battery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 82 battery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Decoding Carbon Disorder for High-Performance Graphene Conductive Additives

Project description. Lancaster University is pleased to offer a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme, focused on understanding the structure-property relationships of graphene-based conductive carbons for next-generation battery electrodes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr XH Hua

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

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Toxicity and Ecotoxicity Assessment of Batteries

University of Birmingham

School of Metallurgy & Materials

Are you a big picture thinker, concerned about sustainability and impacts on both human health and the environment? Would you like to explore how to make… Read more

Supervisor: Dr J E Edge

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

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Advanced on-board state estimation of large format lithium iron phosphate battery packs for off-highway applications (Ref: AAE-AF-2610)

Loughborough University

Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

We are seeking an outstanding and motivated PhD candidate to join an exciting, industry engaged research project focused on advanced state estimation and diagnostics for lithium-ion battery packs in off-highway applications. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Fly, Dr T Steffen

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Composite Materials with integrated ‘‘massless’’ energy storage for use in civil and mobile applications such as electric vehicles, drones, and composite planes

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Nowadays in electric cars, batteries, contribute a large part of the vehicle's weight, which means additional footprinting and load bearing function. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Koutsonas

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

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Cell casing design for assembly, disassembly and crash safety

University of Warwick

WMG

In order to meet the UK Net Zero Strategy, automotive manufacturers are adopting electrification in their fleet and the adoption of end-of-life principles. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Carnegie, Prof D Hughes, Mr R Beaumont

19 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Developing a coordinated control for hybrid ac/dc microgrids with renewable sources-battery storage under dynamic generation and load conditions

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Due to the ongoing high penetration of renewable energy sources into the grid, the energy landscape is going through a major transformation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JA Ahmed, Dr F Kahwash

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

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Unravelling Local Structure in Disordered Rocksalt Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries

Lancaster University

Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry at Lancaster University is pleased to offer a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme, focused on understanding the local structure and ion ordering in high performance materials for lithium ion batteries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Griffin

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

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PhD in physical chemistry: sustainable electrodes for next-generation energy storage

University of Reading

School of Chemistry

Project Overview. We have a vacancy for a PhD student working in the area of physical chemistry. While lithium dominates current battery technology, there is considerable drive to move away from lithium salts to more abundant or lower cost alternatives. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Hallett

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

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Advanced Simultaneous Wireless Information and PowerTransfer (SWIPT) systems for future generation IoT systems

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

In the upcoming era of sixth-generation (6G) networks, it is predicted that a wide range of low-power devices will have the capability to efficiently sense their surroundings and transmit data on a large scale. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C H See, Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin

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

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PhD in Enhancing next generation Li-ion prototypes

University of Warwick

WMG

Research Group: Battery Research Materials and Cells (BMAC)

The PhD project will focus on the development and characterization of next generation Li-ion battery prototypes using the WMG pilot line facilities for… Read more

Supervisor: Prof LP Piper

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

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Guarantee-Driven Mapping: Coordinated LiDAR-Vision Robots for Dense 3D Reconstruction

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Jovan, Dr A Durrant

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

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Faraday Institution PhD Studentship: Sustainable and Scalable Sodium-Ion Cathodes for Future Energy Storage

Imperial College London

Department of Chemical Engineering

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship at Imperial College London in the Department of Chemical Engineering in collaboration with WE Soda. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Magda Titirici

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

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We have 82 battery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

battery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 82 battery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Decoding Carbon Disorder for High-Performance Graphene Conductive Additives

Toxicity and Ecotoxicity Assessment of Batteries

Advanced on-board state estimation of large format lithium iron phosphate battery packs for off-highway applications (Ref: AAE-AF-2610)

Composite Materials with integrated ‘‘massless’’ energy storage for use in civil and mobile applications such as electric vehicles, drones, and composite planes

Cell casing design for assembly, disassembly and crash safety

Developing a coordinated control for hybrid ac/dc microgrids with renewable sources-battery storage under dynamic generation and load conditions

Unravelling Local Structure in Disordered Rocksalt Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries

PhD in physical chemistry: sustainable electrodes for next-generation energy storage

Operando Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Hydrogen, Clean and Sustainable Energy

Designing the Resilient Lunar Power Grid

Advanced Simultaneous Wireless Information and PowerTransfer (SWIPT) systems for future generation IoT systems

PhD in Enhancing next generation Li-ion prototypes

Guarantee-Driven Mapping: Coordinated LiDAR-Vision Robots for Dense 3D Reconstruction

Faraday Institution PhD Studentship: Sustainable and Scalable Sodium-Ion Cathodes for Future Energy Storage

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