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heriot watt PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 51 heriot watt PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Environmentally sustainable creel fisheries (based at Heriot Watt Orkney campus)

  Research Group: Institute of Life and Earth Sciences
Marine regions around the world encounter similar ecological challenges linked to fishing activities, including those arising from fisheries that use passive or static gear such as traps. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Cerbule
 5 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of an advanced, microfluidic cardiovascular in vitro model to assess toxicity

There are a lack of trained toxicologists globally and the skills required by toxicologists are changing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Johnston, Prof V Stone, Assoc Prof S Peyman
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AWE-funded PhD project on ultrafast laser fabricated sensing technologies

  Research Group: Photonic Instrumentation Group (phi.eps.hw.ac.uk)
Ultrashort laser pulses can be used to directly write structural modifications inside dielectric materials. This modification can manifest itself in a variety of ways, one example of which can be a localised increase in the refractive index. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Thomson, Dr CR Ross
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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HW-3-12 Smart Water Engineering for a Waterless Distillery

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Andresen, Dr S Pitchaimuthu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Eddleston Water Natural Flood Management: Assessing Catchment Scale Effectiveness

  Research Group: Institute of Life and Earth Sciences
This PhD will draw on world-leading datasets from the Eddleston Water Project, the UK’s flagship natural flood management living laboratory. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr IP Pattison, Dr L Peskett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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HW-3-9 Catalytic conversion of biomass to synthesis gas for green industrial processing

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Andresen, Dr MO Ojeda
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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HW-3-7 Unlocking Migration Assisted Storage Potential in the UK Continental Shelf

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Andresen, Prof S García, Dr A Jahanbakhsh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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HW-3-6 AI-driven discovery of MOF materials for Direct Air Capture Applications

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Andresen, Prof S García
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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HW-3-5 From Pollution to Resource: Process Modelling for Electrochemical Valorisation of Flue Gas

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Andresen, Prof S García
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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HW-3-2 Lime carbonation systems for carbon dioxide removal

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Andresen, Prof P Renforth
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Remote Object Identification using Quantum-Enhanced Imaging

  Research Group: Single-Photon Group
About the Project. Overview. In recent years, there have been a number of remarkable advances in the use of quantum detection in optical imaging. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Buller
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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IC-3-9 Sustainable Dyes from Recycled Rare Earth Materials

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Fennell, Dr J Hallett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CDT-GIF: BU-3-4 Optimising Stamping Die Geometries to Eliminate Sheet Metal Scrap

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Loukaides
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SU-3-1 Hydrogen Conversion of a Gas Turbine – Optimisation Operating Parameters for Co-Firing

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Dr K Finney
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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SU-2-2 Integrative systems of carbon removal technologies and green hydrogen scale up and standardisation

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Koh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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