273 verified phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now. The soonest deadline is 27 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by TU Delft, Stockholm University and University of Manchester. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
The Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research at the University of Cambridge offers a 4-year fixed-term PhD studentship in placental biology. The studentship is based within the Centre's network of laboratories spanning the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and clinical departments, and provides an annual stipend of GBP 22,000 together with payment of university fees for the full four years.
✓ Fully Funded£22,000/year + university fees covered
Magdalen Vernon PhD Studentship at the University of Reading, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences. funded at the Home-fee rate for 3 years starting September 2027. Maintenance stipend £22,437 plus £1,000 per year Research Training Support Grant and tuition-fee support. Reference: DRC27-001. Deadline: 4 December 2026.
Partially FundedGBP 22,437 per year (maintenance allowance)
The Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network recruits new doctoral researchers through a joint process with ELLIS. Official MP-AIX sources disagree on whether the cutoff is 23:59 CET or Anywhere on Earth. Confirm the time in the live application portal. Applicants can apply without IELTS - German doctoral hiring assesses English through documents and interview.
Max Planck School of Biomedical AI (BMAI) · Germany
The Max Planck School of Biomedical AI (BMAI) offers 25 fully funded three-year PhD positions at leading German research institutions. Interdisciplinary research at the interface of AI and life sciences. Application deadline: 1 December 2026. Applicants can apply without IELTS - German doctoral hiring assesses English through documents and interview.
PhD at University of Edinburgh on molecular engineering of water treatment membranes using computational methods and machine learning. Competitive funding available. Deadline: 2 March 2027. Self-funded applications are accepted. A full studentship for this project is not guaranteed.
Partially FundedCompetitive funding may be available for 3
Fully funded PhD fellowships in Quantum Science and Technology at IMPRS-QST and Munich Quantum Valley. Next application period: 15 Oct 2026 - 15 Jan 2027.
The MRC North West programme supports doctoral research in medical sciences. Hosted by University of Manchester in Manchester. Apply by 27 November 2026.
The University of Southampton recruits doctoral candidates to the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network BlueOcean, focused on robotic monitoring and data processing for seafloor change. The network develops autonomous platforms, sensing technologies and data pipelines to observe and understand seafloor dynamics - from habitat change to geohazards - training a cohort of doctoral researchers across European partner institutions.
Prestigious Horizon Europe funded doctoral training networks offering fully funded PhD positions in engineering across Europe. Generous salary and mobility allowances.
MSCA doctoral network SPARK PhD position in numerical photonics at University of Namur. Gross salary ~€3,000/month plus mobility and family allowances. Deadline: 15 Nov 2026.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) · Norway
This NTNU position applies artificial intelligence to monitoring ship traffic. Hosted by Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Apply by 2 November 2026.
This Inland Norway PhD fellowship connects bioinformatics and machine learning with the diagnosis of infection and antimicrobial resistance. Job classification code 1017 must not be treated as a stipend amount.
✓ Fully FundedNOK 550,800/year gross (Norwegian state salary plan 17.510, code 1017)
This Agder PhD fellowship investigates the use of Norwegian professional language in workplaces. Hosted by University of Agder. Apply by 9 November 2026.
✓ Fully FundedNOK 550,800/year gross (Norwegian state salary plan 17.510, code 1017)
The University of Exeter offers a fully funded PhD studentship on 2D materials-reinforced multifunctional coatings for built environments. The project develops coatings reinforced with two-dimensional materials to improve durability, functionality and environmental performance of surfaces and structures in the built environment.
The ORCRIST project at Wageningen develops faster, accurate three-dimensional radiation calculations for clouds and wildfire plumes. The PhD links atmospheric physics, GPU computing and machine learning. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
This FNS doctorate investigates how AI processing can be distributed across embedded devices, edge infrastructure and the cloud while meeting communication and computing constraints. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Within Future Network Services, this PhD develops methods for understanding risks to 6G infrastructure and network operations. The work supports planning, network evolution and disaster recovery. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
The University of Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD candidate in access, actors and accountability, studying the role of researchers in AI governance. The project examines how knowledge produced by researchers enters AI governance processes, which actors gain access to regulatory arenas, and how accountability arrangements shape whose expertise counts when AI systems are governed.
✓ Fully FundedEUR 3,204 - EUR 4,051 gross per month
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) invites applications for a PhD position on the acoustic performance of timber structure connections, within the QUIET-ARC project. Timber construction is expanding rapidly as a low-carbon alternative to concrete and steel, but the acoustic behaviour of timber connections - where beams, panels and floors meet - remains hard to predict, limiting both comfort and code compliance.
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) invites applications for a PhD position on advanced epitaxial growth for indium-phosphide (InP) based photonic integrated circuits. The doctoral project works with a state-of-the-art Aixtron epitaxy reactor to grow InP, InGaAsP and InAlGaAs heterostructures that form the active building blocks of integrated photonic devices.
TU Delft is recruiting a doctoral researcher to coordinate AI agents managing radio, transport, computing and service resources in future 6G networks. The position belongs to the Future Network Services programme. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
✓ Fully Funded€3,204–€4,051 gross per month, depending on doctoral year.
The University of Liverpool is advertising a funded doctorate on context-aware metabolite annotation. It builds on Integrated Probabilistic Annotation to reduce reliance on simple mass matching.
