Our funded doctoral training programmes are sponsored by one of the UKRI research councils and partners across Government, Industry, the NHS and Charities. They focus on your development into an independent researcher, under the guidance of an expert supervision team.
The terminology varies between funder and programme, but they are typically called Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT), Doctoral Training Centres (DTC), Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), Doctoral Focal Award (DFA) or Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA).
Some DTPs/DLAs tend to span many disciplines, others CDTs/DFAs may focus on a specific area of research or interdisciplinary theme. Collectively, with University researchers, each programme offers exciting postgraduate research opportunities at the cutting edge of knowledge and often seeking to address the global challenges of our time. Working with the University Doctoral College and Faculty Teams, these funded doctoral programmes also offer support, a wide range of professional development and skills training aimed at preparing their doctoral graduates to become the next generation of research leaders tackling the critical projects for the future, in whatever career they choose.
A list of the current funded doctoral programmes is given below. Please follow the links for further information on the training opportunities that they offer and application information and deadlines.
For other funding opportunities, please see here .
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DTP/CDT |
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Energy Transfer Skills and Training Hub - EPSRC funded Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics. |
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Global economies, governance and security, population change, social and wellbeing challenges |
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MRC DTP in Translational Biomedical Sciences Cancer, neurological, inflammatory and infectious diseases, anti-microbial resistance and global health |
| Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Resilience Studies |
| Resilient Flood Futures (NERC funded) |
| AI for Sustainability (UKRI funded) |
| Complex Integrated Systems for Defence and Security (EPSRC & MOD funded) |
| Quantum Technology Engineering (EPSRC funded) |
| Maths for our Future Climate (ESPRC Funded) |
| Sustainable Sound Futures (ESPRC funded) - September 2025 entry |
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Oceans and climate; the dynamic earth; interactions of organisms with the global environment |
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Next generation Artificial Intelligence, Machine Intelligence for Nano-Electronic Devices and Systems |
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Defence and Security Mobility DTP Doctoral training for existing and future workers in the Defence and Security sector. |
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Next generation computational modelling |
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Geoscientific and environmental research in oil and gas |
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Prosthetics and orthotics (EPSRC funded) Interdisciplinary science and engineering research for health care needs |
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Sustainable infrastructure systems for transport, water and energy |
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South Coast Biosciences (SoCoBio) DTP (BBSRC funded) Biosciences, biotechnology, sustainable agriculture and food, renewable resources and integrated health |
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Environmental science, engineering, technology development, business and policy |
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South West and Wales (SWW) DTP 1 (AHRC funded) New generation thinkers across the arts and humanities |
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South West and Wales (SWW) DTP 2 (AHRC funded) New generation thinkers across the arts and humanities |
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Theory and modelling in chemical sciences |