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industrial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 587 industrial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Cognitive Human–Robot Collaboration in Industry 5.0 Using Spatio-Temporal Knowledge and Reasoning

The vision of Industry 5.0 places humans back at the centre of manufacturing, supported by intelligent robots that work with people rather than simply replacing them. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Djaid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Large-scale active noise and vibration control system design

Supervisory Team. Professor Jordan Cheer. The main aim of this research project is to develop novel methods that enable active noise and vibration control systems to be applied more efficiently and effectively to large-scale industrial installations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Cheer
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Acoustic Array and Physics-Informed AI for Hydrogen Leak Detection and Localisation

Supervisory Team. Dr Michal Kalkowski and Dr Chao Zheng. This project aims to merge state-of-the-art acoustics, physics-based modelling, and cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) to advance hydrogen leak detection in complex environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Kalkowski
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Pathways to a Circular Bioeconomy: Strategic Systems Modelling for Sustainable Biomass Valorisation into Biofuels

Overview. Applications are invited for a fully funded four-year PhD studentship under the prestigious EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA), co-sponsored by Arup. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Katsou
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PectoCAZy: mining plant pathogens for industrially-relevant enzyme mixtures

This exciting cross-disciplinary project in computational biology and microbiology between the University of Strathclyde and the James Hutton Institute/James… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Pritchard
 3 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of an efficient chemoenzymatic route for site selective antibody-peptide conjugation

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join a fully funded, four-year IBioIC Industrial PhD Programme. This studentship provides a financial package to support your research, including home tuition fees, a tax-free student stipend, and an allocated consumables budget. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Houssen, Dr S Dall'Angelo, Dr I Fotheringham
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship Digital Twin Development for Mechanical Fragmentation in Sustainable Plastics Recycling

Applications are invited for an exciting fully funded PhD studentship at Imperial College London in the interdisciplinary fields of Mechanics of Materials, Process Systems Engineering, and Sustainable Manufacturing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Charalambides
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Financial Modelling and Economic Assessment of Emerging Low-Carbon Industrial Systems

This project focuses on developing financial and economic modelling frameworks to evaluate emerging low-carbon energy systems in industrial applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Chong
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Calibration methodologies for industrial/geophysics granular materials

This PhD project addresses the "calibration problem" in particulate continuum models and particle simulations. Specifically, it focuses on developing robust methodologies for selecting and parameterising contact models, a crucial but challenging task due to the lack of standardised measurement techniques. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Thornton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Advanced CFD, Multiphysics Modelling, and AI for Energetics Processing

This project will develop advanced computational and experimental tools to support the safe, efficient, and scalable manufacture of materials critical to UK and European security, with a particular focus on resonant acoustic mixing (RAM) - a relatively novel and increasingly important class of process equipment attracting growing industrial interest across multiple sectors. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Windows-Yule
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Qubit efficient quantum optimization and applications to industrial problems

Supervisors. Dimitrios Angelakis d.angelakis@southampton.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 D Angelakis
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Radio Frequency and Microwave Sensors for Industrial Applications

Applications are invited to undertake research on radio frequency (RF) and microwave sensors for industrial applications at a PhD level. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Wu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC - Robust beam-shaping and fibre-coupling system for high power diode laser stacks

High-power diode laser stacks are widely used in applications ranging from industrial materials processing to pumping of solid-state lasers and emerging photonic systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Binks
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Physics-Informed, Explainable, and Uncertainty-Aware AI for polymer extrusion modelling

Polymer extrusion is a fundamental stage in polymer processing, producing polymeric materials for a wide range of applications including packaging, construction, and healthcare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Abeykoon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing an optimized pgSIT system to control important agricultural insect pests

This is a co-funded industry PhD studentship embedded in a collaborative partnership between Imperial College London and Agragene Inc., the company holding the pgSIT patent and leading its commercial development. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof AM Meccariello, Prof T Bozkurt, Dr SG Gamez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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