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PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 202 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Ultrasonic detection and monitoring of challenging defects in composite pipes

Supervisory Team. Michal Kalkowski and Prof Michele Meo. Pipelines are the gold standard of long-range resource transport. Their integrity is paramount to the health of the environment, while remote automated monitoring with minimal intervention is essential for sustainability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MK Kalkowski
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Symmetry-Based Control of Quantum Dynamics: from Quantum Sensing to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Supervisors. Prof. Malcolm H. Levitt mhl@soton.ac.uk. Christian Bengs c.bengs@soton.ac.uk. Giuseppe Pileio G.Pileio@soton.ac.uk. This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Levitt
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Silicon photonic sensors for early detection of paediatric sepsis

Supervisory Team. Dr. David J Rowe and Professor Goran Mashanovich. This PhD project focuses on developing silicon photonic sensors that can detect early biomarkers of sepsis in children - quickly, accurately, and at the point of care. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Rowe
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-Generation UV-Visible Guiding Hollow-Core Fibres

Supervisory Team. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Gregory Jasion and Professor Francesco Poletti. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Shadow tomography for in-context quantum machine learning

Supervisors. Srinandan Dasmahapatra sd@ecs.soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Dasmahapatra
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution with 5G Technology Integration

Supervisors. Dr Chao Xu cx1g08@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CX Xu
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Embodied Quantum Information Flow for Collective Intelligence in Robotic Swarms

Supervisors. Dr Mohammad Soorati m.soorati@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Soorati
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum computing and optimisation for large-scale energy system planning under uncertainty

Supervisors. Dr Hongyu Zhang hongyu.zhang@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HZ Zhang
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reconfigurable origami phononic metamaterials for on-chip quantum acoustics

Supervisors. Dr Tanmoy Mukhopadhyay T.Mukhopadhyay@soton.ac.uk. Dr Susmita Naskar S.Naskar@soton.ac.uk. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Mukhopadhyay
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Brain-inspired security primitive for secure hardware in space

Supervisory Team. Dr Firman Simanjuntak and Dr Basel Halak. Memristors mimic how the brain learns—offering low-cost, secure, and energy-efficient computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Simanjuntak
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fibre laser based mid infrared sources and their applications

Supervisory Team. Dr. Lin Xu and Prof. Sumeet Mahajan. This project focuses on developing high-power, short-pulse fibre lasers at near-infrared wavelengths and converting them to the mid-infrared using advanced nonlinear optics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Xu
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Experimental Measurement and Modelling of Turbulent Dispersed Multiphase Flows using Computer Vision and Machine Learning

Supervisory Team. Dr. John Lawson. This PhD tackles the challenge of understanding turbulent emulsions, which is crucial for developing cleaner, more efficient industrial processes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Lawson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrating hollow-core fibres with photonic integrated circuits

Supervisory Team. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Yongmin Jung, Professor Austin Taranta and Professor Callum Littlejohns. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Integrating novel ground investigation techniques for efficient wind farm foundation design

Supervisory Team. Prof. Susan Gourvernec and Dr Jamie Crispin. Recent advances in geophysical site surveying and machine learning have enabled the generation of synthetic Cone Penetration Test (CPT) data at arbitrary locations in a potential wind farm. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Gourvernec
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Anchoring our future - floating offshore wind turbine foundations

Supervisory Team. Jamie Crispin, Dr Katherine Kwa and Prof. Dave White. New, efficient design methods are urgently needed to unlock deeper waters for offshore renewable energy infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Crispin
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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