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EPSRC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 411 EPSRC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Rogers, Dr P Xu, Dr H Laalej
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-assisted grading of end-of-life wind turbine composite materials for a circular economy

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield.  The successful applicant will undertake six months of training with the rest of the CDT cohort at the University of Hull before continuing their PhD research at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Maguire, Dr T Rogers, Prof C Ó Brádaigh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD in satellite quantum communication

The Edinburgh Mostly Quantum Lab (EMQL) offers a PhD position in satellite quantum communication. Quantum communication allows for unconditionally secure encryption of messages. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Fedrizzi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in experimental quantum networking

The Edinburgh Mostly Quantum Lab (EMQL) offers a PhD position in photonic quantum networking with photonic telecom cluster states. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Fedrizzi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing Novel Tools for the Analysis of Local Order using Total Scattering Data (TScat)

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LO Owen, Prof K Christofidou, Dr G Perez, Dr A Belozerov
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Space weathering of satellite components

Start date. October 2026. Aim. This project aims to evaluate the damage induced by long duration space weathering processes, such as solar wind irradiation, of materials commonly used for space craft structural and instrumental components. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Daly, Dr D Maclaren, Dr J Einsle
 12 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Thermo-mechanical behaviour of titanium alloys under process-representative conditions for predictive modelling of linear friction welding

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Chapman, Prof C Siviour
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Sensors for Ultra Thin Membranes

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Gower, Dr CT Tipton
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating chronic inflammation caused by asbestos-like fibres as a driver of mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a devastating cancer causatively linked to asbestos exposure. Asbestos fibres can persist in the body for many years, causing chronic inflammation which contributes to malignant transformation of mesothelial cells in the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Jackson-Jones, Dr L Unterholzner
 7 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Atmospheric Plasma Polymer Coatings and Sensor Integration for Harsh Energy & Defence Environments

Are you passionate about developing novel research and keen to shape the future of energy transfer technologies in areas such as, laser interactions, plasma physics, RF technologies, materials science and engineering? The project will focus on developing novel plasma coating for photodiode devices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Mckay, Dr I Sandall
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Augmented Reality Enabled Asynchronous and Cross-Perspective Human Communication

Applications are invited for a fully funded, multidisciplinary PhD in Psychology and Computing Science at the University of Stirling, focussing on the use of Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for asynchronous communication in multi-user teams. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Goutcher, Dr KS Swingler, Prof P Hibbard, Dr J Asher
 26 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Impact of climate change on integrity of engineered lighthouse structures

The ocean is the world’s greatest carbon sink. The ongoing rise of atmospheric CO. 2. will impact ocean CO. 2. absorption, increasing its acidity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Burnside, Dr K Dobson
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD in Electrical Engineering - 2D semiconductor devices for low-power digital and AI applications

Start date. Flexible between October 2026 and January 2027 . Project summary . AI’s energy demands are growing at an unprecedented rate, leading to a predicted sixfold increase in data centre energy usage within the next 10 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Moran
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) Gas transport in compacted bentonite in high salinity environments

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT . This 4-year PhD studentship at the University of Strathclyde provides an annual stipend of £26,000. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Pedrotti, Prof A Tarantino
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Enhanced economics of gigawatt scale offshore wind farms through high-fidelity wake modelling

Optimising wind turbine layout and foundation design is critical to enhancing the economics of large-scale offshore wind energy projects. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Stallard, Dr P Ouro
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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