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industrial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 587 industrial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Engineering Biology for Sustainable Isoprenoid Production

Background. Isoprenoids represent one of the largest and most diverse classes of natural products, with applications spanning nutrition, health, Pharma and industry. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Fraser, Dr G Enfissi, Dr LP Perez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Robot skill acquisition, transfer and augmentation for indusrial automation

Project overview. We are recruiting a self-funded PhD student to join an EPSRC project, STAMAN. Though the studentship will not be provided, attending conferences, consumables, and industrial engagements will be funded and supported. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Robotics for circular economy and sustainable manufacturing

Project overview. We are recruiting a self-funded PhD student to join an EPSRC project, STAMAN. Though the studentship will not be provided, attending conferences, consumables, and industrial engagements will be funded and supported. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC CDT in Inorganic Materials for Advanced Manufacturing (IMAT)

The Inorganic Materials for Advanced Manufacturing Centre for Doctoral Training (IMAT CDT) is an EPSRC-funded multi-disciplinary programme. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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PhD Project: Synthesis and application of meta-stable chemicals in novel tandem reactions

This project will investigate the atom-efficient functionalisation of key renewable feedstocks, which have been identified by the industrial partner BASF to be of potential commercial significance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Tighe, Prof K Hellgardt
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI Enabled Supply Chain Resilience in Food Manufacturing

This PhD will develop AI-enabled methods to assess and monitor supply chain resilience in food manufacturing, moving beyond traditional self-reported supplier assessments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Birse
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Design, construction and testing of recombinant protein production systems for industrial biotechnology applications.

Details of the Project. The production of recombinant biopharmaceuticals, e.g., antibody fragments and growth hormones, is a billion-dollar industry, with many therapeutic proteins being expressed in the bacterium Escherichia coli [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr DB Browning
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Improving Defect Detection Reliability in Ultrasonic Testing through Artificial Intelligence

About the Project. Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) is a cornerstone of modern Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) across industries such as aerospace, energy, and automotive. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Mohseni, Dr R Vithanage
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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AI-Enabled Integrity Monitoring for Affinity Biosensors: Ensuring Trustworthy Measurements for Clinical and Industrial Deployment

  Research Group: Healthcare Engineering
Affinity biosensors have demonstrated great promise for real-time diagnostics, bioprocess monitoring, environmental sensing, food safety, and point-of-care healthcare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Nasr Esfahani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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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Mechanical and Tribological Interactions at the Skin–Deodorant Interface

This MSc by Research project will investigate the fundamental mechanical and tribological interactions occurring at the skin–deodorant interface. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M B Bryant
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC - Predicting the performance of recycled HDPE for sustainable bottle packaging

Recycled plastics are essential to reducing the environmental impact of packaging, but their wider use is limited by variability in composition, processing history, performance, and contamination. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T McDonald
 20 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EngD Use of Sustainable and Fire Retardant Polymer Damping Materials and Recycling Methods for Marine Applications sponsored by TODS Technology

Imagine a greener world where composite materials are both multifunctional and sustainable – in this EngD you will design, develop, and engineer next-generation marine materials targeting key functional, structural, and environmental requirements now and into the future. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Trask, Prof J Barton
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Particle-droplet collisions – fundamentals to application

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Fluid Dynamics is now recruiting to this fantastic PhD opportunity in partnership with Danone, Proctor & Gamble and Nestle. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Bayly
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Advanced Materials Processing for Disposal Mixed Oxide Nuclear Wasteforms

  Research Group: Nuclear Materials
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has established the Plutonium Ceramics Academic Hub (PuMaS) at the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Harrison, Prof J Turner
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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