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automation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 78 automation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Developing Advanced Materials and High-Throughput Automation

University College London

Department of Chemistry

Supervisor. Prof Jawwad A. Darr. Start Date. 1st February 2027. Application deadline. 30th October 2026. Duration. 3 years. £23,805 per annum for the academic year 2026/2027. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Darr

30 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Adoption of proprietary home and community automation technologies in support of ageing-in-place

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

This PhD study will investigate the adoption of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) automation technologies used in the home or in the community by people affected by dementia. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Bowers, Dr MO O’Malley

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Home Automation and Dementia Care

University of Worcester

Worcester Business School

Home Automation technologies have evolved significantly in recent years to incorporate all aspects of modern living from climate control, lighting, security, safety monitoring, entertainment and energy conservation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Bowers, Dr S Evans

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Robot skill acquisition, transfer and augmentation for indusrial automation

University of Birmingham

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Project overview. We are recruiting a self-funded PhD student to join an EPSRC project, STAMAN. Though the studentship will not be provided, attending conferences, consumables, and industrial engagements will be funded and supported. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Wang

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Reinforcement Learning Swarm Systems for Autonomous Manufacturing in Unstructured Environments (Ref: SF-JO-2026/3)

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

The ‘what’. This PhD will develop reinforcement learning-driven swarm robotic systems that enable multiple robots to collaborate autonomously in unstructured and dynamic manufacturing environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Oyekan

31 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Automation of fNIRS research by ontological analysis

University of Birmingham

School of Computer Science

Efforts have been made to create guidelines [1] and standards [2] to improve the quality of the fNIRS experimentation and of the fNIRS research in general. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Orihuela-Espina

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

AI, Digitalisation, and the Wellbeing of Academics: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in the Age of Automation

University of Bradford

Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences

Research Group: School of Management

The increasing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies is reshaping academic research workflows, fundamentally altering how academics teach, research, collaborate, and manage their careers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Ueno

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Improving Defect Detection Reliability in Ultrasonic Testing through Artificial Intelligence

University of Strathclyde

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

About the Project. Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) is a cornerstone of modern Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) across industries such as aerospace, energy, and automotive. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Mohseni, Dr R Vithanage

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Towards robotic 2D-IR spectroscopy for biomolecular fingerprinting of cancer

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Healthcare Engineering

Ultrafast 2D-IR spectroscopy is a new variant of Infrared spectroscopy which offers a unique analytical method for characterizing complex biomolecular samples. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Chauhan, Prof N Hunt

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Crop-Agnostic Radar-to-Optical Image Synthesis and Closed-Loop AI Decision Automation for UK Arable, Viticulture and Soft Fruit Production Systems

University of Strathclyde

Agriculture is undergoing a digital transformation, driven by advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Earth Observation and autonomous decision support technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Zabalza

16 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

AI-Driven Cloud Security: Advancing Sustainable and Zero Trust Frameworks through Automation

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

We are seeking a PhD candidate to join our cutting-edge research projects focused on developing innovative solutions to enhance cyber security in cloud environments and edge computing platforms. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Liang

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Advances in Automation to Aid Metabolomics Analysis Using NMR

University of Birmingham

Department of Metabolism and Systems Science

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)

Medical AI: From 3D Imaging and Vision-Language Models to Surgical Robotics and Clinical Agents

University of Birmingham

School of Computer Science

Research Group: Digital Healthcare and Medical Imaging Research Group

Applications are welcome from prospective PhD students, research master students, and visiting scholars who are interested in developing advanced artificial intelligence methods for healthcare. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Z Zhang, Prof JL Lima

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Human-Centred Stability, Control and Decision-Making for Intelligent Transportation Systems

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Are you passionate about intelligent systems, autonomous technologies, and the future of transportation? This PhD opportunity offers the chance to contribute to the development of next-generation control and decision-making technologies that will enhance the safety, efficiency, resilience, and performance of future transportation systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Sohani

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Human-Inspired Cognitive Control for Next-Generation Autonomous Robotic Systems

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Are you passionate about robotics, artificial intelligence, and shaping the future of autonomous systems? This PhD opportunity offers the chance to contribute to the development of next-generation robotic technologies inspired by the remarkable adaptability, intelligence, and decision-making capabilities of humans. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Sohani

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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