We have 321 economy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

With the increasing demand for the provision of buildings and infrastructure and at the same time reducing material and energy supplies available usage, the adoption of a circular economy offers one viable solution to address these challenges. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SP Coates, Dr JA Ferriz-Papi

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

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Business and Management Skills for the Space Economy

Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow School for Business and Society

Glasgow Caledonian University, The Glasgow School for Business and Society. Glasgow School for Business and Society | Glasgow Caledonian University | Scotland, UK (gcu.ac.uk). Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Edgar

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

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Circular Economy and Smart Manufacturing: Examining the influence of the circular economy as a driver of smart manufacturing technology adoption in the UK food sector

University of Portsmouth Faculty of Business and Law

Applications are invited for a fully-funded three-year PhD to commence in October 2024. . The PhD will be based in the Faculty of Business and Law, and will be supervised by Professor Chris Simms, Dr Aldo Stornelli and Dr Gul Kaner. . Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Simms, Dr A Stornelli, Dr G Kaner

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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LITAC - Marine Biomaterials: A Sustainable Alternative to Cellulose for Advancing the Textile and Fashion Circular Economy

University of Leeds Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour

The application of marine materials - such as seaweed and marine algae - as sustainable textile solutions is a research area that is in the early stages of its development. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr EH Hur, Dr N Sergeeva

Open Day(s) 4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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QUADRAT DTP: Assessing the Feasibility of a Hydrogen Economy in Scotland: Implications for Water Resources and Environmental Sustainability

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. The concept of a hydrogen economy has been gaining traction in recent years as a potential accelerator towards decarbonization and achieving net-zero carbon societies [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Haro Monteagudo, Prof J McKinley

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Reverse Logistics and Inclusive growth in circular economy, are we ready yet? (Ref: RDF24/BL/MOS/MA)

Northumbria University Faculty of Business and Law

Although most of the research on logistics and supply chain management has focused on forward logistics (e.g., Ma et al., 2022), the area of reverse logistics (RL), which involves the supply chain process of moving products from end customers to retain/recapture value for circular economy, is gaining increasing attention and importance (Govindan and Solemani, 2017). Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Ma, Dr S Yawar, Dr A Small

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Innovating for a Sustainable Future: The Crucial Role of SMEs in Fostering Green Economy and Achieving Net Zero Emissions

Edinburgh Napier University The Business School

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in achieving net zero targets. They contribute significantly to the global economy and are responsible for a large portion of greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Sawang

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

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Understanding and Supporting Labour Migration in the Digital Economy

University of St Andrews School of Computer Science

Modern economies have become increasingly dependent on the service sector and the information economy. The workers involved in these sectors have had to adapt to increasingly automated scheduling and digital mediation of their labour. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Jacques

1 March 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Structural design in a circular economy: building from stocks of new or reused components (Project Code: CIV-02-Fairclough)

University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

This project will develop new optimization-based digital design tools to facilitate the transition to net zero in structural design, targeting both current construction techniques and future circular economy paradigms. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Fairclough, Prof M Gilbert

24 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Twin transitions: how can veterans in the North East of England engage with the net zero economy?

Teesside University Centre for Social Innovation

Most service leavers need to work upon leaving the military (Walker, 2013), and the vast majority do so successfully and contribute positively to the civilian workforce (Deloitte, 2016; Iversen and Greenberg, 2009). Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Armstrong

5 February 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Enabling transitions to a sustainable Natural Economy in Scotland; identifying and challenging the glass ceilings on the pathways to sustainability

SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College PHD Opportunities

Funding. This PhD project is part of a competition funded by SRUC. This opportunity is open to UK and International students and provides funding to cover tuition fees at the UK rate, plus a stipend to support living costs. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Glenk

14 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Analysing a Sustainable Business Model for a Circular Economy Environment applying the System Dynamics Modelling Technique

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

This project involves developing a methodology for analysing and modelling more sustainable business models for organisations (offering both products and services) and which are seeking to take advantage of a dynamic circular economy environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JE Munive Hernandez

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

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AI-based Perception-aware Visual Contents Processing for Sustainable and Carbon-neutral Digital Economy [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Visual Computing

Keywords. digital economy, sustainability, carbon neutrality, perception, visual contents, AI, deep learning, computer vision. Aims and Methods. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Qin, Prof P Rosin

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Reimagining the technology-based circular economy: generating opportunities from waste electrical and electronic equipment

Ulster University - Belfast Campus Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Research Group: Art and Design

This project focuses on developing sustainable design solutions and offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop new approaches dealing with waste electrical and electronic equipment sustainability problems which can include policy-driven solutions, new technology or knowledge transfer schemes, new information sets in design and engineering, and innovation in the circular economy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof I Montgomery, Dr P Dunlop

26 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Platforms and Political Economy of Digital Childhood

Deakin University Faculty of Arts and Education

Deakin University – School of Education - Research for Educational Impact (REDI). We are currently seeking expressions of interest to undertake research at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, based at the Centre’s Deakin University node. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Sefton-Green

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

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We have 321 economy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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We have 321 economy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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