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automotive engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 50 automotive engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Mid-Infrared Hollow-Core Fibres and Lasers

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Lin Xu, Prof. Natalie Wheeler. Help build the future of photonics through a PhD developing mid-infrared hollow-core optical fibres and lasers; technologies capable of solving challenges in laser surgery, gas sensing, and additive manufacturing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Assisted Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Circularity Benchmarking for Next-Generation Vehicles (in collaboration with Chery Car: Omoda & Jaecoo UK Limited) (C3.5-CMB-Meng)

University of Sheffield
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Meng, Prof I Todd
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Single turbine scale quantification of wake turbulence (Ref: AURA27-CK)

Loughborough University
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
To maximise the power output from a wind farm, we need to understand how the wake generated by a single turbine behaves, as this will be responsible for reducing the power output from turbines downwind. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Keylock, Dr Y Li
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fueling Net-Zero: Advanced CFD and Multi-Physics Modelling for Carbon-Free Fuels (Ref: AAE-TH-2612)

Loughborough University
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
The global transition toward a low-carbon economy requires immediate, scalable solutions for industrial power generation. Carbon-free ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen (H2) have emerged as essential fuels; however, their combustion characteristics present significant challenges. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TL Howarth, Dr A Garmory
 1 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-Generation Metal Additive Manufacturing: Enhancing Component Performance through Tailored Microstructures in Laser Powder Bed Fusion

University of Sheffield
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Background. Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) is an advanced metal additive manufacturing technology increasingly used to produce high-value components for aerospace, automotive, energy and biomedical applications. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Mumtaz, Dr K Groom
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Circular hybrid manufacturing involving metal binder jetting process

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Engineering
This PhD project will ignite an exciting new research area for the sustainable production, consumption and recycling of metallic materials for use in Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes, in particular binder jetting process. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bhaduri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A comparative study between binder jetting and powder bed fusion additive manufacturing processes for metallic materials

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Engineering
This PhD project will explore the capabilities of novel metal binder jetting additive manufacturing process for metallic materials, in particular the materials that are compatible for metal injection moulding (MIM) process. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bhaduri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Digitally enabled development of sustainable metamaterials to create circular alternatives to current unsustainable parts widely used in industry

University of Sheffield
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Manufacturing causes ~20% of global carbon emissions and ~50% of energy use [e.g. 1]. The UK’s third climate change risk assessment [2] suggests the climate crisis has caused irreversible damage. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Pope
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Metasurfaces for Machine Vision and Compact Photonics

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Prof Kevin MacDonald, Dr Xu Fang. This project will develop and demonstrate advanced bilayer metasurface optical elements addressing performance trade-offs and constraints (field of view vs. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K MacDonald
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Numerical simulation for thermoplastic composites overmoulding process

University of Sheffield
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
This project aims to develop a numerical simulation model for thermoplastic composites overmoulding process and validate the model using experimental manufacturing data. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Qian, Dr M Ali Aravand
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Optimising the maintenance of Offshore Wind Turbines during life extension (Ref: AURA27-SD)

Loughborough University
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Optimising the maintenance of Offshore Wind Turbines during life extension. Many of the UK’s wind turbines are at, or nearing, the end of their design life at which point there are three options available, to decommission, repower or extend the turbines life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Dunnett, Prof L Jackson, Dr M Martinez Garcia
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Large-scale wind farm-atmosphere coupling: Reduced-order modelling and large-eddy simulation (Ref: AURA27-TH)

Loughborough University
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Offshore wind farms are getting bigger, with some now generating gigawatts of power across hundreds of turbines. At this scale, a wind farm doesn't just capture energy from the wind; it changes the wind itself. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TL Howarth, Dr R Watson, Dr M Bastankhah, Dr H Amini-Kafiabad
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Aeronautics: Turbulence under strain (AE0096)

Imperial College London
Department of Aeronautics
Richard Feynman famously quoted ‘turbulence is the most important unsolved problem of classical physics’. Understanding and modelling turbulent flow physics will unlock a vast potential for optimising many applications of the energy and transportation sectors. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Steiros
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Efficient and Robust Deep Learning based Perception for Autonomous Driving and Robotics

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Today, autonomous vehicle and robotics research is a continuously evolving field and spanning all areas of AI autonomy, including perception, behaviour prediction, motion planning, explainability and safety critical AI systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unconstrained Object Understanding using Deep Learning for Computer Vision in X-ray Security Screening

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
X-ray security screening is widely used to maintain aviation/transport security, and its significance poses a particular interest in future automated screening systems that can be deployed for transportation and border security screening alike. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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