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We have 110 low carbon PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Life Cycle Assessment of Alkaline Waste Treatment Pathways for Sustainable Cementitious Materials

The University of Manchester

Department of Civil Engineering and Management

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 Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Community resilience and cascading climate impacts

The University of Manchester

Department of Civil Engineering and Management

Critical infrastructures are central to the function of society, with interdependencies between systems which brings risks of disruption in one sector impacting on another. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Mander, Dr R Wood

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

Matheuristic for Multi Vehicles Green Inventory Routing Problem with product substitution by considering customer satisfaction

Monash University Malaysia

Engineering and Information Technology

This project aims to develop matheuristic algorithm which combines mathematical programming and metaheuristic methods to solve bi-objective of multi vehicles green inventory routing problem with one way product substitution by considering customer satisfaction (MVGIRP-PS). Read more

Supervisor: Dr LW Wong

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

Energy Efficient Processing of Thermoplastic Composites

University of Edinburgh

School of Engineering

Energy Efficient Processing of Thermoplastic Composites Lightweight composites are growing rapidly across industries due to a powerful combination of performance benefits, economic incentives, and environmental pressures. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Roy, Dr K Kamenev

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Optimising energy conversion in a plasma boiler through molecular modelling

University of Strathclyde

Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Improving the energy efficiency of heating and cooling processes is an essential step towards decarbonisation and climate change mitigation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Jorge, Dr E Brightman

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

Hydrogen Permeation and Degradation in Structural Materials for Energy Applications

University of Birmingham

School of Metallurgy & Materials

As the UK drives towards its Net Zero targets, hydrogen is becoming increasingly recognised as a key enabler of a low-carbon energy system. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Pickering, Dr D Reed

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

Dye Release Self-Lubricating Bearings for Reduced Waste and Inspections

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Engineering

Join our diverse and inclusive team to transform the future of aviation as part of the UK’s EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Net Zero Aviation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SH Hutt, Prof RO Pullin, Dr A Clarke, Dr P Prokopovich

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Smouldering propagation in timber

University of Edinburgh

School of Engineering

This industrial focussed project will generate fundamental insights into the propagation of smouldering combustion. Timber and bio-based materials are increasingly found in applications within the built environment and industrial systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Law, Dr R Hadden

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

Steel recycling in a circular economy: modelling future scrap flows, quality, and technologies for improving electric arc furnace steelmaking (UK/US/EU)

University College London

Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering

Context and project summary. The global steel industry accounts for more than 7% of global GHG emissions. Reducing emissions from steel production is one of the key engineering challenges of the 21st century. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LG Gast

18 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

AI-Human Co-Working Models for City-Scale Energy-Saving Transformation in Existing Building Stock

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The decarbonisation of the built environment presents a major challenge for local governments, particularly in cities with large, aging housing stocks and diverse community needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Zhu

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Computational Modelling and AI-Based Digital Twins for Hydrogen and Energy Storage in Petroleum and Energy Infrastructure

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Amir Siddiq

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Selective Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methane

University of Sydney

School of Chemistry

Methane emissions represent one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time. Over a 20-year period, methane has a global warming potential 86 times greater than that of CO2 on a per-mass basis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Yuen, Prof T Maschmeyer

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

Development of Shape-stabilised PCMs from Agricultural Waste for Clean Energy Applications

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Agriculture contributes to the world's economic growth by accounting for 4 % of the global gross domestic product (The World Bank, 2023). Read more

Supervisors: Dr CCP Costa Pereira, Dr D Sun

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Heat networks that support the national grid

University of Reading

School of the Built Environment

Heating accounts for about 37% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the UK (DESNZ 2024). Decarbonisation of heat is, therefore, critical to meeting national net zero carbon targets. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Shahrestani, Prof S Smith

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Micromechanics of Gas Transport and Fracturing in Caprock and Clay Barriers for geological storage of CO₂ and geological disposal of nuclear waste (fully funded for candidates with UK citizenship or EU citizenship with pre-settled or settled status)

University of Strathclyde

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Project Overview. Clay-rich rocks such as mudstones and shales are widely used as natural and engineered barriers to gas flow—whether to seal geological storage sites for carbon dioxide, contain radioactive waste, or isolate energy gases such as hydrogen or methane. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Tarantino, Dr M Pedrotti

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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