PHD STUDENTSHIPS  

Funded PhD Studentships are currently available for projects in our School. Studentships usually cover the cost of fees and a stipend (living expenses). 

Eligibility: Northern Ireland, Great Britain and Republic of Ireland candidates only. International candidates should NOT apply for this PhD opportunity.

Application deadline: 23.59 on Friday 30 January 2026 (UK Time)

Anticipated start date: 1 October 2026

Full project details, eligibility criteria and the application procedure are available at the links below. 

Discipline/Program	Project title
Architecture	Reimagining Postwar Public Housing Estates in the UK: Collaborative Futures
Archaeology and Palaeoecology	The role of metalwork and metalwork production in Irish Early and Middle Bronze Age society
Archaeology and Palaeoecology	Taphonomy and scale resolution for sedimentary aDNA: understanding landscape change and catchment ecologies in multi-peirod landscapes
Archaeology and Palaeoecology	Making Visible the Pregnant Women of Medieval Ireland and Scotland
Civil Engineering	Layer by Layer: Strengthening 3D Printed Concrete with Basalt Composites
Civil Engineering	Avalanche dynamics from micromechanical first principles
Civil Engineering	Understanding the environmental impact of constructing the built environment
Civil Engineering	Reverse-Osmosis Deslination – addressing the water stress through renewable energy
Civil Engineering	Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges
Civil Engineering	High-Entropy Alloy-Infused Cementitious Composites: A Circular-Economy Approach to Corrosion Mitigation and Service-Life Extension (HEA-CIRC)
Civil Engineering	Selection of clay sources for developing next generation supplementary cementitious
Geography	Remapping medieval Irish urbanism: digitally integrating spatial, historical and material evidence of Ireland’s early urban evolution

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For all PhD Opportunities in the School of Natural and Built Environment, visit:

https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/?school=School%20of%20Natural%20and%20Built%20Environment

If you have any questions, please contact us at: pgr.snbe@qub.ac.uk