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energy engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 818 energy engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Computational Mechanics and Data-Driven Modelling of Composite Materials

  Research Group: Mechanics
Fibre-reinforced polymer composites are widely popular across aerospace, automotive, energy, and sports engineering thanks to their high specific properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bikos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI optimisation via robust and sustainable fusion of perception sensors’ data in Intelligent Vehicles.

Automated Systems in the field of intelligent transportation (from vehicles to drones and beyond) have made significant progress in the last 10 years, for example reaching the level of services like ‘Robot-taxis’ by Waymo, Cruise, Pony.ai in different countries. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Donzella
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-generation ultrahigh density spin electronic devices

  Research Group: Energy and Elecrochemistry
Supervisory team. Professor Iris Nandhakumar. This project combines two-photon 3D lithography (Cardiff) with electrodeposition (Southampton) to fabricate 3D magnetic nanowires hosting controllable “flying” domain wall qubits. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I S Nandhakumar
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do giant storms form, and how is heat redistributed across the atmospheres of fast-rotating planets?

Supervisor. Dr Joao Manuel Mendonca. What drives Jupiter’s powerful jets and giant storms? Use advanced three-dimensional climate simulations to explore how clouds and turbulence shape giant planets’ weather. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Mendonca
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Next-generation miniaturised optical sources

Supervisors. Dr Massimiliano Guasoni and Dr Lin Xu. Broadband light sources could transform how we diagnose disease, detect hazards and monitor our environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Guasoni
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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State-of-the-art constraints on the most powerful accreting black holes in the Galaxy

Supervisor. Professor Poshak Gandhi. A single stellar-mass black hole can outshine a million suns. What is the mechanism for energy extraction in black holes, 10 times more efficient than nuclear fusion. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Gandhi
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Simplified Coherent Optical Technologies for Next-Generation Passive Optical Networks

Supervisors. Professor Periklis Petropoulos, Dr Hilmi Othman. Coherent optical transmission is emerging as a key technology for beyond-50G passive optical networks. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Petropoulos
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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What causes the brightest eruptions from supermassive black holes?

Supervisory team. Dr Philip Wiseman. The most energetic, luminous events in the Universe seem to come from supermassive black holes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Wiseman
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Spin Effects for Catalysis

About the Project. Spin effects offer a new way to understand and control catalytic reactions. This PhD project will investigate how electron spin, catalyst magnetism and spin-polarised charge transfer influence catalytic activity, selectivity and reaction pathways in energy-relevant chemical transformations. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Xu Zhichuan Jason Xu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Silicon devices for nonlinear photonics and applications

Supervisory Team. Professor Anna Peacock and Dr Meng Huang. About the project. This project will develop compact, energy-efficient nonlinear silicon photonic devices for telecommunications, spectroscopy, imaging, and sensing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Peacock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Source-Independent Protection for Inverter-Dominated Power Networks

This fully funded 3.5-year PhD studentship is open to home students only. It covers home tuition fees and a tax-free annual stipend at the standard UKRI rate. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Liu Liu
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Application of Artificial Intelligence to Fluid Mechanics: Reduced-Order Modelling and Data-Driven Flow Analysis

Prof. Xuerui Mao's research group at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic PhD student in the field of fluid mechanics, machine learning, and data science. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Mao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chemistry PhD — Fully Funded

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a graduate research university on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, bringing together talented researchers and world-leading faculty from more than 100 countries in a fully English-taught environment. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Applied Physics PhD — Fully Funded

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a graduate research university on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, bringing together talented researchers and world-leading faculty from more than 100 countries in a fully English-taught environment. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2027) Sustainable Ammonia Production through Thermocatalytic Nitrogen Conversion

Ammonia is emerging as a promising carbon-free energy carrier and a critical feedstock for global food production. However, conventional ammonia synthesis via the Haber-Bosch process is highly energy-intensive and contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Chong
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)