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energy engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 818 energy engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Next generation of flexible hybrid thermoelectric materials and devices

  Research Group: Energy and Elecrochemistry
Supervisory team. Professor Iris Nandhakumar and Professor Steve Beeby. This project aims to develop flexible micro thermoelectric generators that harvest body heat to power wearable electronics, replacing batteries needing frequent recharging. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I S Nandhakumar
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multiscale physics of deformation and failure in polymer networks

Research Studentship in Mechanics and Physics of Soft Materials. Project. Multiscale physics of deformation and failure in polymer networks. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Brassart
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Boundless light: Fibre optic systems unconstrained by glass properties

Supervisors. Professor Periklis Petropoulos, Professor Jayanta Sahu, Professor Frederic Gardes, Professor Natalie Wheeler. BOUNDLESS is a six-year Programme Grant that aims at redefining fibre-optic communications and sensing based on the capabilities of hollow-core fibres. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Petropoulos
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Leading edge protection of turbine blades by design

  Research Group: National Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton (nCATS)
Supervisory team. Professor Robert Wood & Dr Charles Burson-Thomas. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R J K Wood
 29 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Building the future of optical fibre communications

Supervisory team. Professor Periklis Petropoulos, Dr Kyle Bottrill, Dr Hao Liu, and Dr Hilmi Othman. Optical fibre networks power all aspects of modern digital life, enabling AI applications and advanced wireless systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Petropoulos
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nature Inspired Acoustic Sensors & Devices

Acoustics, including sound waves and mechanical vibrations, have diverse applications in science and technology that can impact society at multiple levels from energy management to medicine. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Windmill, Dr A Reid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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What Regulates Star Formation in Distant Galaxies?

Supervisors. Dr. Annagrazia Puglisi, Dr. Sandra Raimundo. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Puglisi
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Programmable Ultrafast Fiber Lasers for Adaptive Multiphoton Microscopy

Supervisors. Dr Lin Xu, Prof Summet Mahajan. This project aims to develop programmable ultrafast fibre lasers for multiphoton microscopy, enabling flexible control of pulse duration, energy and repetition rate. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Xu
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum reservoir computing for photonic and quantum materials modelling

Supervisory team. Professor Marian Florescu. Quantum physics and artificial intelligence are converging to change how complex light-matter systems are modelled and designed. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Florescu
 26 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Part-Time PhD Opportunity in Control Systems and Robotics

Applications are invited for a part-time PhD position within the Control Systems and Robotics Group at The University of Manchester. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Carrasco
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next generation silicon photonic modulators

Supervisors. Professor David Thomson and Dr Bharat Pant. This project develops next-generation silicon photonic modulators for ultra-high-speed, energy-efficient optical communications underpinning AI and high-performance computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Thomson
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nuclear Structural Materials for Extreme Environments

The reliability of structural materials is critical to the safe and sustainable operation of nuclear energy systems. However, extreme environments involving irradiation, high temperatures, mechanical stresses, and corrosive media can progressively alter materials and lead to degradation. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Eason Yi-Sheng Chen Chen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing new strategies for analysing local structure in alloys using a multi-dataset approach (S3.5-CMB-Owen)

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 LO Owen, Prof K Christofidou
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing advanced cementitious sealing materials for deep borehole disposal of high-level nuclear waste (S3.5-CMB-Travis)

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 K P Travis, Prof B Walkley
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Driven fault diagnosis for wind turbine generators (ABDIJALEBIS _U27EMPSFP1F)

Primary supervisor - Dr Abdi Jalebi Salman. Reliability is critical to the continued expansion of wind power, particularly for offshore installations, which already contribute around 10-15% of the UK’s electricity and are central to achieving net-zero targets and ensuring the resilience of national grid infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Abdi Jalebi
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only