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automation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 90 automation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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
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PhD position available in Machine Learning and Automation of Polymer Nanogel Discovery for Mitochondria Delivery

Imperial College London
Department of Chemistry
PhD position available in Machine Learning and Automation of Polymer Nanogel Discovery for Mitochondria Delivery. Start date. Oct 2026. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof KJ Jelfs, Dr R Greenaway
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Advanced Manufacturing, Automation and Metrology (Ref: SF-MEME-26-001)

Loughborough University
Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Join a world-leading Engineering School pushing the boundaries of intelligent, sustainable and high-precision manufacturing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Kinnell
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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
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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
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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
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The “self-driving” laser

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Ben Mills and Dr James Grant-Jacob. This PhD will help build the next revolution, the “self-driving” laser, a new class of intelligent light sources that think for themselves. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Mills
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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PhD position available in High-Throughput Biological Screening Platforms for Mitochondrial Genome Engineering

Imperial College London
Department of Chemistry
PIONEER (Programmable In-Organelle Nucleic-acid Entry, Expression and Retention) is an ambitious UK research consortium from Imperial College London, the University of Bristol, and the University of Glasgow, funded through the UK’s Advanced Research and Innovation Agency’s (ARIA) Precision Mitochondria programme, with a single bold goal. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Kamaly
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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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
 Supervisor: Dr L Z Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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