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electric vehicle PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 18 electric vehicle PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Artificial Intelligence Empowered Electric Vehicle Motor Drive System

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Electric vehicle development has been a hot topic around the world. This PhD programme will develop artificial intelligence based design and control methods to optimize eletromagnetic performance and sustainablity of electric vehicle motor drive system. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Zhao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing Resilience Strategies for Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Networks: Dynamic mobile charge station deployment planning using spatial optimisation (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-01)

This project focusses on Electric Vehicle chargepoint networks and their vulnerability to severe multi-hazard weather events. These networks represent critical infrastructures for everyday life, and they need to be proactively protected to ensure their resilience to climate change impacts. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Morton, Dr Y Ali
 9 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Involution-Driven Competition and Global Production System Resilience: Evidence from the Electric Vehicle Industry

In recent years, the global electric vehicle (EV) industry has experienced intense price-based rivalry, rapid capacity expansion, and aggressive cost compression, particularly among Chinese manufacturers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Shan
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Enabled Acoustic Emission System for Industrial Condition Monitoring (Ref: AAE-EZ-2512)

This research project focuses on the development of an advanced AI-driven system specialised in interpreting Acoustic Emission (AE) data, which aims to facilitate real-time monitoring of critical industrial components, such as electric vehicle batteries and hydrogen fuel cells. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Zhang
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD 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

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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Passive Cooling for Thermal Management of Batteries for Next Generation Urban Electric Vehicles

Project Summary. This project investigates a novel Phase Change Material (PCM) jacket system for improving the thermal management of Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) used in next-generation urban electric vehicles (EVs). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Moghimi-Ardekani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Lubricants for Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Energy Systems

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
A fully funded PhD studentship is available in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds for the 2026/27 academic year. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr f Motamen Salehi, Prof A Morina, Dr J Armitage, Dr PP Parsaeian
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Physical-Layer Insecurities of Cyber-Physical Systems

  Research Group: Cyber Security
Modern digital systems are increasingly integrated with the physical world. Examples include power grids, autonomous vehicles, and space systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Kohler, Dr LC Cordeiro
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Transport Electrification and Integrated Energy Systems for Net-Zero

1. Overview. The transition to net-zero requires rapid decarbonisation of the transport sector alongside deep integration with electricity, heat, and hydrogen systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr WH Hua
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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4 Year GTA - Bio-Derived Carbonate Materials for Circular Chemical Manufacturing: Titanium Complexes for CO2 Valorisation

Open to UK applicants only. The School of Chemistry has fully-funded Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) studentships available for UK applicants, starting in September 2026. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Kilpatrick, Prof S Bull
 22 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Flight dynamic modelling and parameter identification of Single Engine (SE) Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Air Mobility Aircraft

Background. Uncrewed Aerial Systems and their larger cousins, Advanced Air Mobility vehicles represent the next stage of evolution of aviation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Govdeli, Dr O Ariff, Dr A Bahr Ennil
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced digital signal processing for condition monitoring for rotative electrical machines

The production of electric energy from wind technology has experience great advances in the later years. It is estimated that the potential of wind energy in the world is between 20.000 x 106 and 50.000 x 106 MWh/year, whereas the energy consumption is about 15.000 x 106 MWh/year. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FVS Vedreno Santos,, Dr S Papadopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mechanical/Materials Engineering Science: Electro-active and magneto-active elastomers for smart vehicle applications

Key Information. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and any application submitted in Welsh will be treated no less favourably than an application submitted in English. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof Mokarram Hossain Hossain, Prof Eduardo de Souza Neto de Souza Neto
 22 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unmanned aerial vehicle thrust optimization with ducted propeller in various flight modes

A clear resurgence in ducted fan research in recent years can be noticed due to the growing interest in UAV/MAV (Unmanned/Micro Aerial Vehicle), PAV (Personal Aerial Vehicle) and electric propulsion. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Volkov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Propeller-Wing Wake Interactions for Urban Air Mobility Systems

  Research Group: Bio-Inspired Fluid-Structure Interaction Laboratory
Would you like to continue your academic journey with a PhD in Aerospace Engineering? A 3.5-year fully funded PhD studentship (competition-funded) is available in the group of Dr Chandan Bose within the Aerospace Engineering division, School of Metallurgy and Materials, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Birmingham. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Bose
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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