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industrial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 582 industrial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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4-year fully funded PhD scholarship in Quantum Optimisation Techniques for Telecommunication Networks

Duration of study. Full time - 4 years fixed term. Starting date. Available from October 2025. Application deadline. No closing date, the position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof AR Ruocco
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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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Advancing Biodegradable Flotation Reagents: Evaluating Non-polar and Hybrid Oil Collectors Across Diverse Mineral Systems

  Research Group: Advanced Mineral Processing Research Group (Department of Earth Science and Engineering)
This PhD project will contribute to the development of more efficient and cost-effective flotation strategies. The project will assess the potential of biodegradable collectors such as gas-to-liquid (GTL) oils and other non-polar reagents as alternative to traditional mineral oil-based collectors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Brito-Parada, Prof S Neethling
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD in Computational Modelling of Battery Interphase Formation

Project overview. We are looking for a highly motivated and talented PhD candidate to join a fully funded four-year research project supervised by Dr Bora Karasulu at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) University of Warwick; and Professor Emma Kendrick at the University of Birmingham. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BK Karasulu
 11 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Identifying high value compounds during a yeast fermentation of food waste

You will work on yeast strain development for use as a fortified strain in the fermentation industry with potential as a standalone product. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D.G Greetham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Designing layered nuclear fuel systems by improved understanding of Cr-X and Cr-Nb-X alloys

Accident tolerant fuel systems are being developed to improve the safety and longevity of nuclear reactors. One promising option is a chromium-based coating applied to the fuel cladding, which can limit oxidation during a loss-of-coolant accident and extend the useful lifetime of the fuel. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Davey
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Faraday Institution PhD Studentship: Sustainable and Scalable Sodium-Ion Cathodes for Future Energy Storage

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship at Imperial College London in the Department of Chemical Engineering in collaboration with WE Soda. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Magda Titirici
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Treating artery disease by blocking harmful messages sent between cells

This fully-funded PhD studentship, supported by Medical Research Scotland (MRS), will be delivered jointly by the University of Aberdeen and Vesiculab Ltd. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Mody, Prof M Delibegovic
 8 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EngD Double Diaphragm Forming for Sustainable Composites Manufacturing sponsored by Syensqo

Double diaphragm forming (DDF) is a promising means of producing sustainable fibre-reinforced composites, offering key advantages over traditional autoclave processing of prepreg sheet materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Harper
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Machine-learning based optimisation of corrosion inhibitor formulations for CO2-containing aqueous environments

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Fluid Dynamics is now recruiting to this fantastic PhD opportunity in partnership with SLB. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Barker
 6 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding and exploiting interactions between defects in diamond

Atomic-scale defects within diamond crystals offer remarkable opportunities for both fundamental physics and the development of next-generation quantum technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M E Newton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Near-wall domain decomposition for turbulence modelling based on RANS-LES

For many years, the resolution of the near-wall turbulent layer is a hot topic in fluid dynamics. Near-wall turbulence modelling is a computationally expensive problem. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Utyuzhnikov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unravelling Local Structure in Disordered Rocksalt Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries

The Department of Chemistry at Lancaster University is pleased to offer a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme, focused on understanding the local structure and ion ordering in high performance materials for lithium ion batteries. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Griffin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Life Cycle Assessment of Alkaline Waste Treatment Pathways for Sustainable Cementitious Materials

The cement and concrete industry accounts for approximately 7% of global CO₂ emissions, driven by limestone calcination and energy-intensive clinker production. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Unluer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development and application of low carbon concrete

Civil infrastructure assets are a nation’s lifeline and vital for societal and economic growth. A key challenge facing the construction industry is to reach Net Zero towards a circular economy and provide cost-effective, sustainable and resilient infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Su
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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