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1 plus 3 PhD PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 136 1 plus 3 PhD PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Centrifuge Physical Modelling of Floating Offshore Wind Moorings in Layered Soils

The future of offshore wind energy lies in floating turbines, enabling the capture of wind power in deep waters where conventional foundations (like monopiles and jackets) are not economically viable. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Bowman, Prof C Augarde, Prof C Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EngD: Multi-scale analytical modelling of turning processes for digital optimisation of chip geometry for improved recyclability

Machining is a key part of subtractive manufacturing which is used by almost all industries to shape components and remove unwanted material. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Priest, Dr F Freeman
 14 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Single-turbine scale quantification of wake turbulence

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Keylock, Dr Y Li, Prof MG Guala
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing a Finite Element Based Model for Pellet Relocation in Nuclear Reactor Fuel (HAYNEST_U26EMPAMENTUM)

Primary supervisor - Dr Thomas Anthony Haynes.  Pellet-clad interaction (PCI) is a complicated phenomenon, relatively poorly captured in current commercial fuel performance codes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TH Haynes
 2 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Determining the effects of menopause on the oral microbiome and systemic health

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1st October 2026. Project Description. Menopause is receiving increased scientific attention, including the oral microenvironment changes that occur with female ageing, which may be attributed to hormonal changes during menopause. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Kok
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Accelerating Materials Innovation: Generative AI for Wear-Resistant Alloy Design

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Riccardi, Dr A Espinoza
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Conformable EMAT arrays for inspection of defects in welds

Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) provide non-contact ultrasonic inspection solutions for electrically conducting materials and welded joints. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Edwards
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Miniaturised non-contact ultrasonic inspection of fusion reactors

Significant research is being done into designing fusion. reactors, but with limited consideration of maintenance and inspection. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Edwards
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills is a joint initiative between the University of Leeds and the Swansea University's Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials and will recruit at least 50 students over 5 annual cohorts between the two sites. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Advances in Automation to Aid Metabolomics Analysis Using NMR

We are recruiting a PhD student to integrate data-driven methods with NMR spectroscopy to enhance the characterisation of cell culture media and metabolites, increasing throughput and reducing manual intervention. This is an EPSRC funded Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award PhD project and is co-supervised by Dr. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ludwig
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Polarization effects in antiresonant hollow core optical fibres

Supervisory Team. Prof. Austin Taranta, Dr. Gianluca Guerra, Dr. Gregory Jasion and Dr. Ian Davidson. Dive into the mysterious world of polarization in antiresonant hollow core fibres, where conventional wisdom is turned on its head, and unexpected phenomena emerge every day. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Taranta
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated ultra-high-Q ring resonators

Supervisory Team. Prof James Gates and Prof Corin Gawith. Integrated ring resonators are a key component in photonics and will be an enabling technology in several areas, including the stabilisation of atom trap clocks, rotation sensors and narrow-linewidth lasers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Gates
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Picophotonics: the science of light-matter interactions at sub-nanometre scale

Supervisory Team. Prof Kevin MacDonald and Prof Nikolay Zheludev. Optical imaging and metrology techniques now routinely break the classical diffraction limit on resolution. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K MacDonald
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated solid-state quantum memories for light

Supervisory Team. Dr Patrick Ledingham. About the project. The future Quantum Internet requires efficient devices that store and recall arbitrary quantum states of light. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Ledingham
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Quantum frequency conversion with alkali atoms: linking trapped ions to telecom networks

Supervisory Team. Dr Patrick Ledingham. About the project. The future Quantum Internet requires coherent transfer of quantum states between disparate platforms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Ledingham
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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