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A-Z of Research Opportunities
Completing a postgraduate research degree at Queen's University offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. During your time here, you will carry out research that has an impact on people across the globe.
For guidance on how to complete your application for postgraduate research follow our Steps to Apply before you submit an application.
If you require any further support, please contact:
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences – askAHSS@qub.ac.uk
- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences – askEPS@qub.ac.uk
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences – askMHLS@qub.ac.uk
- Queen's Business School – askAHSS@qub.ac.uk
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| Project name | School | Funding | Subject | Status | Sort | Timestamp |
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| Wolfson FundSchool of Natural and Built Environment Funding Funded Application deadline 15 May 2026 | School of Natural and Built Environment | Funded | | Open | 1 | 1778842800 | | Data-Driven Decisions: Transforming Urgent Care Patient Outcomes and Resource Allocation for the Northern Ireland Ambulance ServiceSchool of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Laura Boyle Supervisor Dr Laura Boyle Funding Funded CAST Studentship with NI Ambulance Service Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Mathematics and Physics | Funded | Mathematics | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Paediatric T&O Theatre Optimization Through Epic Data Analytics: Trauma Impact Modelling and Scheduling Optimization for RBHSC with Regional ApplicationSchool of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Adele Marshall Supervisor Professor Adele Marshall Funding Funded CAST Studentship Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Mathematics and Physics | Funded | Mathematics | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Hybrid Co-packaging of a PIC with Miniature Free-Space Optical ElementsSchool of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Hybrid integration, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Glass manufacturing Dr Hamza Shakeel Supervisor Dr Hamza Shakeel Funding Funded DFE Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Funded | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Reconfigurable Holographic Metasurfaces for Electromagnetic Wave ManipulationSchool of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antennas, metamaterials, metasurfaces, holography, programmable antennas, microwaves Prof Okan Yurduseven Supervisor Prof Okan Yurduseven Funding Funded UKRI IDLA Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Funded | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Early Parenting and Inequality: Understanding Community Initiative/Support Programmes leading to Children’s School ReadinessSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Parenting, School readiness, Community Led Initiatives, Social Health Inequalities, Child developmen Dr Aideen Gildea Supervisor Dr Aideen Gildea Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | From conflict to collaboration: exploring simulation as a tool for culture change in healthcareSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Simulation-based learning, workplace civility, organisational culture, healthcare teams, conflict ma Dr Billiejoan Rice Supervisor Dr Billiejoan Rice Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Medication Use During Pregnancy and Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes for Children.School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Pregnancy, medication, outcomes, neurodevelopment, cerebral palsy Dr Claire Kerr Supervisor Dr Claire Kerr Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Promoting Equity in Chronic Kidney DiseaseSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Health inequities, kidney disease, mixed methods Dr Clare McKeaveney Supervisor Dr Clare McKeaveney Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Mindfulness as a psychosocial Palliative care intervention for military Veterans with a life-limiting condition: the PALLVET Study.School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Palliative care, Mindfulness, Military Veterans Dr Clare McVeigh Supervisor Dr Clare McVeigh Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Development of an educational intervention to engage Nursing and Paramedic students in Palliative Care Simulation: the NURSPALS studySchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Palliative care, Nursing, Paramedicine, Simulation Dr Clare McVeigh Supervisor Dr Clare McVeigh Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Empowering Better Patients with AISchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Healthcare, artificial intelligence, patient Dr Clare McKeaveney Supervisor Dr Clare McKeaveney Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Beyond Step Counts: Building Confidence and Wellbeing Around Physical Activity Through Community-Based WearablesSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Community wellbeing Chronic illness Wearable technology Exercise psychology Digital health Dr Gillian Prue Supervisor Dr Gillian Prue Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Transition of care from hospital to homeSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Home Care; life-limiting conditions; social care; community nursing Dr Julie Doherty Supervisor Dr Julie Doherty Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Midwives, Motivations and Machines: Exploring Professional Values and Expectancies in the Adoption of AISchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Midwives, Motivations, Artificial Intelligence and Education Dr Janine Stockdale Supervisor Dr Janine Stockdale Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Physical activity for children and young people with kidney diseaseSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Physical activity, children, young people, kidney disease Dr Karen McConnell Supervisor Dr Karen McConnell Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Physical activity for children and young people with disabilitiesSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Physical activity, children, young people, disability Dr Karen McConnell Supervisor Dr Karen McConnell Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Building Confidence, Empowering Learners, Shaping Practice: Advancing Bioscience Education for HealthcareSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Bioscience Education Healthcare Pedagogy Clinical Decision-Making Inclusive Learning Innovation in t Dr Katherine Rogers Supervisor Dr Katherine Rogers Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Supporting the emotional well-being of families of children with acquired brain injurySchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Brain Injury, Children, Young adults, Professor Mark Linden Supervisor Professor Mark Linden Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Early learning support interventions for caregivers of children with Cerebral Palsy: A feasibility studySchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Cerebral Palsy; Child Disability; Development; Early Learning Support; Parenting Dr Oliver Perra Supervisor Dr Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Supporting cognitive development of preterm infants through caregivers’ interventionsSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Preterm Birth; Infancy; Development; Early Learning Support; Parenting. Dr Oliver Perra Supervisor Dr Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | Prevention is better than cure- evidence based strategies to enhance physical activity among adolescent girls to optimise peak bone mass and prevent osteoporosis in later lifeSchool of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Physical activity, bone health, teenage girls Dr Susan Clarke Supervisor Dr Susan Clarke Funding Unfunded Application deadline 30 April 2026 | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Unfunded | Nursing & Midwifery | Open | 2 | 1777503600 | | AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship with National Museums NISchool of Arts, English and Languages | PHD Linguistics Prof Joan Rahilly Supervisor Prof Joan Rahilly Funding Funded AHRC Application deadline 20 April 2026 | School of Arts, English and Languages | Funded | Linguistics | Open | 2 | 1776639600 | | Developing Effective Monitoring Frameworks and Tools for Interventions that Target Attitudinal and Behavioural Changes and Inform the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and GirlsSchool of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | PHD Professor Dirk Schubotz Supervisor Professor Dirk Schubotz Funding Funded DfE Funded Application deadline 17 April 2026 | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | Funded | | Open | 2 | 1776380400 | | Social Infrastructure- The Role Community Anchor Organisations OverviewSchool of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | PHD Professor Kathryn Higgins Supervisor Professor Kathryn Higgins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 April 2026 | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | Funded | Social Work | Open | 2 | 1776121200 | | Developing Measurement Tools for Community-Academic Partnerships: Building Capacity, Sustainability, and Replication Across PlaceSchool of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | PHD Professor Kathryn Higgins Supervisor Professor Kathryn Higgins Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 14 April 2026 | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | Funded | Social Work | Open | 2 | 1776121200 | | Development of a novel screening platform for identification of drug targets in oesophageal cancerSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Kienan Savage Supervisor Professor Kienan Savage Funding Funded FMI Application deadline 10 April 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Open | 2 | 1775775600 | | Investigating prostate cancer treatment, outcomes and inequalities in Northern Ireland using routinely collected health records.School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Epidemiology, statistics, prostate cancer, death Professor Chris Cardwell Supervisor Professor Chris Cardwell Funding Funded Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence (ProEx) Application deadline 10 April 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Open | 2 | 1775775600 | | Investigating the therapeutic potential of targeting a novel bioactive peptide, T14, in Diabetic Retinal DiseaseSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Diabetes, Alzheimer’s Disease, Retina, Retinopathy Dr Karis Little Supervisor Dr Karis Little Funding Funded DfE and NeuroBio Application deadline 10 April 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Open | 2 | 1775775600 | | Inclusive Innovation and Community-Led Circular Economy Strategies for Sustainable ElectronicsSchool of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | PHD MSCA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Dr Gareth Robinson Supervisor Dr Gareth Robinson Funding Funded MSCA Application deadline 1 April 2026 | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work | Funded | Education | Open | 2 | 1774998000 | | Exploring how the interaction between age-related visual decline and cognitive decline impacts driving in older adults in Northern IrelandSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Ageing; cognition; cognitive impairment; vision; visual impairment; driving; policy Dr Emma Cunningham Supervisor Dr Emma Cunningham Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 31 March 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Open | 2 | 1774911600 | | Trustworthy Federated Learning enabled Predictive Analytics for Sustainable Nutrient and Carbon Management in Intensive Livestock SystemsSchool of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI, machine learning, computer vision, federated learning, LLMs, environmentally sustainable farming Prof Sean McLoone Supervisor Prof Sean McLoone Funding Funded SUSTAIN CDT Application deadline 20 March 2026 | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Funded | Computer Science | Open | 2 | 1773964800 | | Supply Chain Resilience Assessments and Strategies for ImprovementSchool of Biological Sciences | PHD food security, supply chain resilience, supply chain mapping, artificial intelligence, industrial co Dr Nick Birse Supervisor Dr Nick Birse Funding Funded BBSRC via Samworth Brothers Application deadline 20 March 2026 | School of Biological Sciences | Funded | Biological Sciences | Open | 2 | 1773964800 | | Molecular Glue Modelling with AlphaFold3School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | PHD Professor Christopher Scott Supervisor Professor Christopher Scott Funding Funded FMI Application deadline 19 March 2026 | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences | Funded | Medicine | Open | 2 | 1773878400 | | De novo enzyme design for biosynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Dr Meilan Huang Supervisor Dr Meilan Huang Funding Funded BioAID Doctoral Training Programme - UKRI Application deadline 16 March 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemistry | Open | 2 | 1773619200 | | AI-Driven Discovery and Engineering of Novel Enzymes for Biogas Mitigation and UtilisationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | PHD Professor David Rooney Supervisor Professor David Rooney Funding Funded BioAID Doctoral Training Programme - UKRI Application deadline 16 March 2026 | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Funded | Chemical Engineering | Open | 2 | 1773619200 | | Sustainable Agriculture Beneath Space-Based Solar Power RectennasSchool of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Space-based solar power (SBSP); Microwave power transmission; Rectennas; Thermal energy recovery Dr Neil Buchanan Supervisor Dr Neil Buchanan Funding Funded DFE Application deadline 13 March 2026 | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Funded | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Open | 2 | 1773360000 | | Causal Discovery for Robust Virus Signature DetectionSchool of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence, bioscience, health Prof Hui Wang Supervisor Prof Hui Wang Funding Funded BBSRC Application deadline 13 March 2026 | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Funded | Computer Science | Open | 2 | 1773360000 | | Post-adoption reunions and rejections: A critical analysis of identity rights and inter-generational impacts in Northern IrelandSchool of Law | PHD adoption identity rights inter-generational impacts Northern Ireland Dr Alice Diver Supervisor Dr Alice Diver Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 10 March 2026 | School of Law | Funded | Law | Open | 2 | 1773100800 | | DfE Fully Funded PhD StudentshipsSchool of Law | PHD DfE, global, business, economic, environment, justice, sustainable, tech, AI, rural development School of Law Academic Staff Supervisor School of Law Academic Staff Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 10 March 2026 | School of Law | Funded | Law | Open | 2 | 1773100800 | | A Critical Examination of the Role of Forensic Medical Examination in the Investigation and Prosecution of Rape in Northern IrelandSchool of Law | PHD Forensic prosecution rape Northern Ireland Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden Supervisor Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden Funding Funded Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 10 March 2026 | School of Law | Funded | Law | Open | 2 | 1773100800 | | Public Consultation and Policy-MakingSchool of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Politics; Political science; Policy; Public consultation; Democracy; Government Dr Jamie Pow Supervisor Dr Jamie Pow Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 9 March 2026 | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Funded | Politics | Open | 2 | 1773014400 | | AI-Driven Spectrum Modelling for 6G Wireless NetworksSchool of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, AI, ML, quantum, NTN, WiFi, spectrum modelling, sharing, coexistence, wireless communication Prof Simon Cotton Supervisor Prof Simon Cotton Funding Funded DFE Application deadline 9 March 2026 | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Funded | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Open | 2 | 1773014400 | | Advanced Thermomechanical Modelling for Predictive Deformation Control in Composite Injection OvermouldingSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Composite injection overmoulding, thermomechanical modelling, finite element analysis, computational Dr Ali Aravand Supervisor Dr Ali Aravand Funding Funded Application deadline 2 March 2026 | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Funded | Aerospace Engineering | Open | 2 | 1772409600 | | Advanced Thermomechanical Modelling for Predictive Deformation Control in Composite Injection OvermouldingSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Composite injection overmoulding, thermomechanical modelling, finite element analysis, computational Dr Ali Aravand Supervisor Dr Ali Aravand Funding Funded Application deadline 2 March 2026 | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Funded | Mechanical Engineering | Open | 2 | 1772409600 | | Self-Healing Artificial Muscles for Sustainable Soft RoboticsSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Self-healing polymers | Artificial muscles | 3D printing | Graphene nanocomposites | Soft robotics | Dr Oana Istrate Supervisor Dr Oana Istrate Funding Funded Application deadline 2 March 2026 | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Funded | Aerospace Engineering | Open | 2 | 1772409600 | | Self-Healing Artificial Muscles for Sustainable Soft RoboticsSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Self-healing polymers | Artificial muscles | 3D printing | Graphene nanocomposites | Soft robotics | Dr Oana Istrate Supervisor Dr Oana Istrate Funding Funded Application deadline 2 March 2026 | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Funded | Mechanical Engineering | Open | 2 | 1772409600 | | Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics for High Speed Multimaterial Flows: Direct Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian MethodsSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Computational fluid dynamics, numerical methods, high performance computing, fluid mechanics Professor Ben Thornber Supervisor Professor Ben Thornber Funding Funded Application deadline 2 March 2026 | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Funded | Mechanical Engineering | Open | 2 | 1772409600 | | Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics for High Speed Multispecies Flows: Nodal Discontinuous Galerkin HydrodynamicsSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Computational fluid dynamics, numerical methods, high performance computing, fluid mechanics Professor Ben Thornber Supervisor Professor Ben Thornber Funding Funded Application deadline 2 March 2026 | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Funded | Aerospace Engineering | Open | 2 | 1772409600 | | Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics for High Speed Multispecies Flows: Nodal Discontinuous Galerkin HydrodynamicsSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PHD Computational fluid dynamics, numerical methods, high performance computing, fluid mechanics Professor Ben Thornber Supervisor Professor Ben Thornber Funding Funded Application deadline 2 March 2026 | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Funded | Mechanical Engineering | Open | 2 | 1772409600 |
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