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high performance computing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 149 high performance computing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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A Nature-Inspired Approach Towards the Development of an Intrinsically-Auxetic Polymer

Please note, there is no funding attached to this project. All tuition fees and any other associated costs (including bench fees) must be financed by the student. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SM Mandhani, Prof LS Susmel, Dr EK Kordatos
 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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Multi-level topology optimization of architected metamaterial structures

Supervisory Team. Dr Haris Moazam Sheikh. About the project. Mechanical metamaterials are engineered structures with extraordinary properties driven by geometry, not composition. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Sheikh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Next generation silicon photonic modulators

Supervisory Team. Professor David Thomson and Dr Bharat Pant. This project will focus on research into the next generation of optical data communication technology enabling key applications such as high-performance computing and artificial intelligence to thrive. . Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Thomson
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From ideal to real: Simulation study of laser-plasma imaging performance for future industrial imaging

Department. Physics and Astronomy. Research Group. Accelerator Physics Group. Institution. University of Manchester. Application deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Apsimon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum Reservoir Computing for Photonic and Quantum Materials Modelling

Supervisors. Professor Marian Florescu m.florescu@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Florescu
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ultrafast lasers and high-harmonic generation: Developing compact X‑ray sources for next‑generation imaging

Supervisory Team. Dr Peter Horak and Dr Bill Brocklesby. This PhD offers the chance to exploit advanced computer simulations to drive experiments, pushing the boundaries of ultrafast science and opening new frontiers in physics and biomedical applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Horak
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(SATURN CDT) AI-Assisted Optimisation of Soluble-Boron-Free Small Modular Nuclear Fission Reactor Cores

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. Abundant clean energy for all relies on advanced computational design. Small modular pressurised water reactors that avoid soluble boron can simplify coolant chemistry and reduce environmental impact. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bai, Dr AP Peakman, Prof T Abram
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Machine learning-accelerated quantum chemical modelling of molecular junctions and surface catalytic reactions

We are looking for a highly motivated and talented PhD candidate to join the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) research project of Dr. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Koczor-Benda
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Machine Learning-based Optimisation of Relativistic Laser–Plasma Coupling for Efficient Fusion Ignition

Fusion research has recently reached major milestones, showing that laser‑driven fusion could one day become a practical clean‑energy source. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P McKenna
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nanoscale Quantum Optoelectronic Platforms for Next-Generation Neuromorphic Systems

Supervisors. Professor Dimitra Georgiadou d.georgiadou@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Georgiadou
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unlocking the potential of optimized vertical-axis wind turbine arrays via surrogate-modelling and topology optimization

Supervisory team. Dr. Haris Moazam Sheikh. This project will develop a multi-scale optimization framework using surrogate modelling and topology morphing techniques to overcome the high cost of Vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) design. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Sheikh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The “self-driving” laser

Supervisory team. Dr Ben Mills and Dr James Grant-Jacob. This PhD will help build the next revolution, the “self-driving” laser, a new class of intelligent light sources that think for themselves. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Mills
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Physics‑Informed Learning Meets Classical Model-Based Control for High‑DoF Robot Manipulators

Robotic manipulators with a high number of degrees of freedom epitomize systems whose rich nonlinear dynamics and strict performance requirements challenge both classical control theory and data‑driven methods. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Gaz
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Digital Twins for Sustainable Indoor Built Environments: Enhancing Occupant Wellbeing and Environmental Performance

With people spending the vast majority of their lives indoors, the quality of our homes, offices, and schools has a profound impact on our health, wellbeing, and productivity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TO Olawumi, Dr MJ Jowkar, Dr NF Fernando
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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