471 verified europe scholarships & phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now, concentrated in United Kingdom and Netherlands. The soonest deadline is 27 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by TU Delft, University of Manchester and Max Planck Society. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
TU Delft · Netherlands
This PhD explores how small modular nuclear reactors could respond more flexibly to changing electricity demand and renewable generation. The focus is on power-cycle design and thermal storage. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
TU Delft · Netherlands
TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position in foil drone research. The project develops unmanned vehicles that operate both in air and water using hydrofoil dynamics, studying how such dual-domain drones can transition between flying and foil-borne operation efficiently and autonomously.
University of Sheffield · United Kingdom
This Sheffield ECOSOLUTIONS project considers how chemical regulation might remain effective across changing social, economic and environmental conditions. It uses futures analysis rather than assuming one predicted outcome.
Wageningen University & Research · Netherlands
This Wageningen PhD investigates genome evolution and chromosome architecture in understudied unicellular eukaryotes. It is hosted by the Laboratory of Microbiology and the Genome Evolution and Diversity in Eukaryotes research group. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Earlham Institute · United Kingdom
This Earlham Institute doctorate investigates how genome sequences determine DNA replication origins. It combines computational prediction with synthetic-biology experiments in yeast.
Uppsala University · Sweden
The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University invites applications for a PhD student position in geophysics. Uppsala operates one of the longest-running geoscience programmes in Europe, and its geophysics activities span solid-Earth geophysics, geophysical imaging of subsurface structure, and studies of crustal processes combining seismic, potential-field and electromagnetic methods with quantitative modelling.
Earlham Institute · United Kingdom
This ARIES project at Earlham Institute investigates how long grassland fungal communities take to recover after disturbance. It combines soil ecology with sequencing and collaboration with Rothamsted Research.
Wageningen University & Research · Netherlands
Wageningen University & Research invites applications for a PhD position developing green facades for building insolation and enhanced urban diversity. The project studies how vegetated facade systems affect building heat loads and urban microclimates, and how different plant systems support urban biodiversity, connecting green-infrastructure engineering with ecology.
Heriot-Watt University · United Kingdom
A 4-year fully funded EPSRC CDT focusing on industrial decarbonisation and the green industrial revolution, led by Heriot-Watt University.
University of Birmingham · United Kingdom
This 4-year PhD/EngD project aims to design refractory high-entropy alloys (HEAs) resistant to irradiation damage for advanced modular nuclear reactors (AMRs).
Wageningen University & Research · Netherlands
Wageningen University & Research advertises a PhD position on impact evaluation of climate policies in agricultural and forest landscapes, within the EU Horizon project PolicyForClimate. The project assesses how climate policies - from payment schemes to regulation - change land-use decisions and emissions across agricultural and forest landscapes, combining econometric impact evaluation with land-systems modelling and case studies across Europe and partner regions.
TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position on indoor thermal natural variation for heat resilience, within the NWO-funded Nature 4 Homes programme. Conventional comfort standards assume near-uniform indoor temperatures, yet naturally ventilated homes show large spatial and temporal variation during heatwaves - variation that may actually be tolerable, or even beneficial, when managed well.
Lund University · Sweden
Lund University invites applications for a doctoral student in industrial design with a focus on strategic design. The project examines design as a strategic resource in organisations and society, studying how design competence shapes decision-making, innovation processes and long-term organisational direction.
University of Twente · Netherlands
This ITC doctorate develops spatial-statistical methods for combining IoT measurements, remote sensing and field observations to understand diseases in tree crops. Cocoa farms in Ghana provide a central application.
King's College London · United Kingdom
Joint PhD scholarships offered by the King's Doctoral College for joint PhD programmes between King's College London and international partner universities.
Uppsala University · Sweden
Employed PhD position in laser spectroscopy at Uppsala University's Department of Physics and Astronomy (ref UFV-PA 2026/2816). Monthly doctoral salary. Deadline: 20 November 2026.
Earlham Institute · United Kingdom
Earlham Institute is offering a doctorate on the gene-expression events that establish lateral root founder cells. The project combines biological recording circuits with single-cell analysis.
Cranfield University · United Kingdom
Cranfield University is offering an EPSRC-supported doctorate on how legumes affect nitrogen availability in regenerative arable rotations. The research connects soil processes with crop performance and greenhouse-gas mitigation.
University of Manchester · United Kingdom
Fully funded four-year CRUK Manchester Institute PhD in leukaemia biology, October 2027 intake. Tax-free stipend GBP 21,113-23,294 per year plus fees. Deadline: 6 November 2026, 17:00 GMT.
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) · Spain
Fully funded PhD at ICIQ developing light-driven oscillatory micromotor systems with autonomous and collective dynamics.
Uppsala University · Sweden
Employed PhD position in limnology at Uppsala University (ref UFV-PA 2026/2846): process-based modelling of phytoplankton succession in lakes. Deadline: 25 November 2026.
Chalmers University of Technology · Sweden
Fully funded four-year PhD at Chalmers University developing machine learning decoders for scalable quantum error correction within the QuBriC MSCA network.
University of Birmingham · United Kingdom
This 4-year PhD project focuses on reactivity in supramolecular materials and related mechanochemistry projects, in collaboration with Dstl.
University of Manchester · United Kingdom
A fully funded PhD in the Department of Materials focusing on microstructurally informed modelling of metal fragmentation.