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Application guidance

Learn more about the Centre, and the process for applying for a project

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Academic Supervisors

Find out how academics at our partners can submit to the Materials 4.0 project calls!

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Industry Collaborators

Learn about opportunities to fund studentships, collaborate with our academics, or support your staff in a “PhD at work”

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New PhD Projects

Explore the current PhD projects open for application

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FindaPhD

Apply for the PhD project of your choice

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Cohort 4 - 2027 start

Applications are currently closed for the 2026 Cohort 3.

Details of projects for Cohort 4, starting in the autumn of 2027, will be posted here on this page in the coming months. Alternatively, visit our FindaPhD webpage to explore all the 2027 PhD projects further and follow the links to each partner’s application pages.