PhD Studentship in Computer Science

Award Summary

100% fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £19,237 (2024/25 UKRI rate). Additional project costs also provided.

Overview

The School of Computing at Newcastle University expects to offer three full time PhD studentships on a subset of the following projects:

• Enhancing Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning with Incentives
• Building a Trusted Smart Home Ecosystem with Zero Trust Principles
• Analysing and Visualizing Brain-Heart Interactions in Health and Disease Using Visually Explainable AI
• Physics-Informed Data-Driven Techniques for Secure and Safe Autonomous Systems
• Adaptive Trajectory Optimization of 6G-Endable Drones Integrating Multi-Access Edge Computing for Border Surveillance
• Promoting AI Literacy through Interactive Visualisations
• Disparity Correction in Machine Learning for Healthcare
• Design and Implementation of Computation and Communication Efficient Distributed Machine Learning Frameworks for Edge AI

For further information about the projects and how to apply, please visit our school website. 

Prospective Students are encouraged to contact potential supervisors for more information on specific projects. Applicants can apply for more than one project.

Number Of Awards

3

Start Date

01 October 2025

Award Duration

4 years

Application Closing Date

28 February 2025

Sponsor

EPSRC

Supervisors

Please see details on school website for supervisor details.

Eligibility Criteria

A minimum 2:1 Honours degree or international equivalent in a subject relevant to the proposed PhD project (such as mathematics or theoretical physics) is our standard entry, however we place value on prior experience, enthusiasm for research, and the ability to think and work independently. Excellent Analytical skills and strong verbal and written communication skills are also essential requirements. A Masters qualification is not required if you have a minimum 2:1 degree or can evidence alternative experience in a work or research-based project. If you have alternative qualifications or experience, please contact us to discuss.

For EPSRC DLA applications we are following the EDEPI competency-based framework. Please read and complete this document as your Personal statement, and upload this with your application. Applications which do not include this document will not be considered. Further details can be found here.

Home and international applicants (inc. EU) are welcome to apply and if successful will receive a full studentship. Applicants whose first language is not English require an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills.

International applicants may require an ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) clearance certificate prior to obtaining their visa and to study on this programme. 

How To Apply

Apply through the University’s Apply to Newcastle Portal 

Once registered select ‘Create a Postgraduate Application’.  

Use ‘Course Search’ to identify your programme of study:  

• search for the ‘Course Title’ using the programme code 8050F
• research area: Computer Science
• select ‘PhD Computer Science’ as the programme of study

 You will then need to provide the following information in the ‘Further Details’ section:  

• a ‘Personal Statement’ (this is a mandatory field) – Use this template.
• the studentship code: use relevant project code e.g. COMPDLA01 in the ‘Studentship/Partnership Reference’ field.
• when prompted for how you are providing your research proposal – select ‘Write Proposal’. You should then type in the title of the research project from this advert. You do not need to upload a research proposal.

You must submit one application per project, you cannot apply for multiple projects on one application.