industrial engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 463 industrial engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Decision-Theoretic Shared-Autonomy Allocation under Communication Uncertainty for Safety-Critical Remote Robotics

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship in the School of Engineering, Lancaster University, hosted by the Data Science and AI Institute (DSAIL) and funded by an EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award. Read more

Supervisors: Dr ZW Wang, Prof Q Ni

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Synthetic microbial communities for anaerobic digestion of waste to biogas

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

Background. Lignocellulosic plant biomass is the most abundant waste product generated by society, agriculture and industry. By 2025, global cities will generate approximately 2.2 billion tonnes of solid waste biomass per year, with significant impacts upon health and the economy at both local and global scales. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J McDonald, Dr O Eyice

15 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Decoding Carbon Disorder for High-Performance Graphene Conductive Additives

Lancaster University

Department of Chemistry

Project description. Lancaster University is pleased to offer a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme, focused on understanding the structure-property relationships of graphene-based conductive carbons for next-generation battery electrodes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr XH Hua

16 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Printing the un-printable: Machine Learning-driven 'Active' Slot-die Coating for the Precision Manufacture of Complex Functional Materials

University of Sheffield

EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more

Supervisors: Prof JR Howse, Dr M J Jones, Prof G Panoutsos, Dr M Keimer

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Long-term durability of polymeric composites in offshore wind energy applications: An integrated experimental and numerical study

Durham University

Offshore Wind CDT

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. The successful applicant will undertake six-month of training with the rest of the CDT cohort at the University of Hull before continuing their PhD research at Durham University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Ullah, Dr S Szyniszewski

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Electromagnetic Sensing for High-Temperature Microstructural Evolution

University of Warwick

WMG

This PhD redefines electromagnetic sensing by moving beyond magnetic permeability-dominated approaches to establish a conductivity-driven eddy-current framework for tracking microstructural evolution at high temperature. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Davis, Dr F Zhou

25 September 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Integrating Machine Learning and Carbonation Treatments for Sustainable Waste-Derived Cementitious Materials

The University of Manchester

Department of Civil Engineering and Management

The construction industry’s transition to net zero demands new materials that reduce both waste and CO₂ emissions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Unluer

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Microscale Mechanisms: The Influence of Particle Geometry on Aerodynamic Resuspension

University of Bristol

School of Chemistry

Applications are invited for a 4 year PhD studentship starting in Autumn 2026 as part of the EPSRC CDT in Aerosol Science. Project Overview. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M. D. W. Davies Wykes, Dr R. T. Thomas, Dr E. K. Kruger

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fully industry funded PhD Position: Superconducting qubit diagnostics: Unravelling noise sources for maximizing coherence times using nitrogen vacancy (NV) centres in diamond

Heriot-Watt University

Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

Project Description. Quantum computers based on superconducting circuits are lose their quantum properties on short timescales resulting limiting the potential of their applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Kurdi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Real-time 4D Imaging of Transient Multiphase Flows

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Multiphase flows are common in natural and industrial processes, such as fuel injection in high-speed aeroengines (e.g., Scramjets), bubbles in electrolyzers, and blood flows. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Rajamanickam

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Data-Driven Modelling for Low-Carbon Industrial Energy Systems

Monash University Malaysia

Engineering and Information Technology

This project focuses on the development of advanced modelling approaches to support the design and optimisation of 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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We have 463 industrial engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

industrial engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 463 industrial engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Decision-Theoretic Shared-Autonomy Allocation under Communication Uncertainty for Safety-Critical Remote Robotics

Synthetic microbial communities for anaerobic digestion of waste to biogas

Decoding Carbon Disorder for High-Performance Graphene Conductive Additives

Printing the un-printable: Machine Learning-driven 'Active' Slot-die Coating for the Precision Manufacture of Complex Functional Materials

Long-term durability of polymeric composites in offshore wind energy applications: An integrated experimental and numerical study

Electromagnetic Sensing for High-Temperature Microstructural Evolution

Integrating Machine Learning and Carbonation Treatments for Sustainable Waste-Derived Cementitious Materials

Microscale Mechanisms: The Influence of Particle Geometry on Aerodynamic Resuspension

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science

Fully funded EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Cyber Security

Fully funded EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Cyber Security

Quantum Doctoral Programmes

Fully industry funded PhD Position: Superconducting qubit diagnostics: Unravelling noise sources for maximizing coherence times using nitrogen vacancy (NV) centres in diamond

Real-time 4D Imaging of Transient Multiphase Flows

Data-Driven Modelling for Low-Carbon Industrial Energy Systems

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