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industrial engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 462 industrial engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention (PSI CDT)

Surgery is recognised as an “indivisible, indispensable part of health care” but the NHS struggles to meet its rising demand. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Scalable and Interpretable Time Series Machine Learning for Industrial Systems

Modern manufacturing, engineering and automotive systems generate vast volumes of time series data at high speed. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MB Middlehurst, Prof S Konur
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD 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  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Research Associate / Doctoral Candidate (m/f/d) “Model Predictive Control and Digital Twin for Filtration Processes”

The Chair of Process Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (Freising campus, School of Life Sciences) is seeking a research associate / doctoral candidate (m/f/d) for the “Development of a digital twin and model predictive control for filtration processes”. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Briesen
 30 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrating Experimental Advances with Machine Learning for Digital Transformation in Materials Performance Evaluation and Structural Integrity

The UK is leading the global fight against climate change, with a commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Sui, Dr T Fry, Prof M Whiting
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC supported EngD: Thermodynamics of Aerosols: Understanding VLE & Phase Transitions for Aerosolised Systems

Consumer products in the form of aerosols comprise product bases, with a range of physical and chemical properties blended with propellant(s) in a range of base. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Leeke
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Active noise control of automotive tyres (Ref: AAE-DOB-2518)

Automotive vehicles are becoming heavier with wider tyres to support this weight. Above a speed of around 30 miles per hour, the noise produced by the tyres is the dominant source. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D O'Boy, Dr M Martinez Garcia
 10 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Human-Inspired Cognitive Control for Autonomous Robotic Manufacturing (Ref: SF-JO-2026)

The ‘what’. This project will develop cognitive control architectures that enable robots to adaptively plan and execute complex manipulation tasks involving deformable materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Oyekan
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reinforcement Learning Swarm Systems for Autonomous Manufacturing in Unstructured Environments (Ref: SF-JO-2026/3)

The ‘what’. This PhD will develop reinforcement learning-driven swarm robotic systems that enable multiple robots to collaborate autonomously in unstructured and dynamic manufacturing environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Oyekan
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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“Atomic layer deposition of transparent conducting electrodes for silicon-based tandem photovoltaics”

The capacity of photovoltaic (PV) installations now exceeds 1.5 TW peak worldwide due to the success of silicon-based solar cell technologies which account for >95% of production. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Pain, Prof JD Murphy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-based modelling of perforated surfaces in complex flows for noise control

Supervisory Team. Dr Long Wu. This project uses physics-informed machine learning to model how perforated surfaces contribute to noise reduction in complex flows. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Wu
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ultrasonic detection and monitoring of challenging defects in composite pipes

Supervisory Team. Michal Kalkowski and Prof Michele Meo. Pipelines are the gold standard of long-range resource transport. Their integrity is paramount to the health of the environment, while remote automated monitoring with minimal intervention is essential for sustainability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MK Kalkowski
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding Iron Transport and Flow Assisted Corrosion in PWR Secondary Systems

We are offering an exciting PhD opportunity in partnership with EDF Energy to investigate iron transport mechanisms and flow assisted corrosion (FAC) within the secondary circuit of Pressurised Water Reactors (PWRs). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof F Scenini, Dr N Stevens
 12 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC CDT in 2D Materials of Tomorrow (2DMoT)

The Centre for Doctoral Training in 2D Materials of Tomorrow (2DMoT) is a 4-year PhD programme providing the students with the knowledge and skills for cutting edge, cross-disciplinary research in the science and applications of two-dimensional materials - a new class of advanced materials with potential to transform modern technologies, from clean energy to quantum engineering. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in 2D Materials of Tomorrow (2DMoT)

The Centre for Doctoral Training in 2D Materials of Tomorrow (2DMoT) is a 4-year PhD programme providing the students with the knowledge and skills for cutting edge, cross-disciplinary research in the science and applications of two-dimensional materials - a new class of advanced materials with potential to transform modern technologies, from clean energy to quantum engineering. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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