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petroleum or oil or gas PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 219 petroleum or oil or gas PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Investigating the Influence of Residual Elements on the Mechanical and Microstructural Performance of Reduced activation ferritic/martensitic (RAFM) steels in Fusion Reactors

The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement aims to reduce CO₂ emissions by 68% from 1990 levels by 2030, with particular emphasis on high-impact sectors such as industry and transportation, especially the steel industry. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Gong, Prof P Withers, Dr T Flint
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Surface and Skies of Venus (MPhil)

2 year MPhil . We don’t know how the planet Venus – Earth's near-twin in size and mass – has evolved so differently. Today, the surface is scorching hot and the skies are full of acid. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JG Greaves, Dr S Sarkar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Plasma photonics optical devices for next-generation high power lasers and radiation sources

Optical elements of next generation exawatt to zettawatt lasers will require new optical elements to manipulate their intense laser pulses. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Jaroszynski, Dr BE Ersfeld
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on Nucleation in Solid-State Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys

Host. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University. Location. Clayton campus, Melbourne, Australia. Duration. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof CR Hutchinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Antiresonant hollow core optical fibre precision coils

Supervisory Team. Professor Austin Taranta and Dr. Leonard Budd. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Taranta
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Graphene-based silicon photonic photodetectors for mid-infrared wavelengths

Supervisory Team. Dr Milos Nedeljkovic and Professor Callum Littlejohns. This project’s aim is to explore the integration of graphene with Silicon Photonic circuits to create fast and sensitive photodetectors for the mid-infrared (mid-IR) region, a key wavelength range for detecting gases and molecules. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Nedeljkovic
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-Generation UV-Visible Guiding Hollow-Core Fibres

Supervisory Team. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Gregory Jasion and Professor Francesco Poletti. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Experimental Measurement and Modelling of Turbulent Dispersed Multiphase Flows using Computer Vision and Machine Learning

Supervisory Team. Dr. John Lawson. This PhD tackles the challenge of understanding turbulent emulsions, which is crucial for developing cleaner, more efficient industrial processes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Lawson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrating hollow-core fibres with photonic integrated circuits

Supervisory Team. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Yongmin Jung, Professor Austin Taranta and Professor Callum Littlejohns. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Chemistry of Energetic Coordination Compounds

This PhD project aims at fundamental research into the discovery of novel energetic materials. Results will inform solutions to challenges posed by current requirements to remove heavy metals and perchlorate from energetic materials such as propellants, explosives and pyrotechnics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P P Portius
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Integrating advanced source models for improved airport noise assessment

Supervisory Team. Dr Sergi Palleja Cabre, Emeritus Professor Rod Self and Dr Daniel Constantinos Amargianitakis. This PhD project focuses on improving aircraft noise prediction for emerging technologies at early design stages. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Palleja Cabre
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Pushing the Boundaries of Light: Fabricating the Next Generation of Hollow Core Fibres

Supervisory team. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Ghafour Amouzad Mahdiraji and Professor Francesco Poletti. This project focuses on developing novel Hollow core fibres designs using cutting-edge fabrication techniques. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Low-loss mid-infrared microstructured optical fibers

Supervisory team. Principal Research Fellow, Tonglei Cheng and Associate Professor, Lin Xu. Mid-infrared (MIR) optical fibers are critical for applications such as environmental monitoring, biomedical diagnostics and chemical sensing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Cheng
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Voltage Waveform and Harmonic Modelling for Enhancing Distribution Grid Hosting Capacity by Ensuring Power Quality Standards

Summary of the proposed. The United Kingdom has set legally binding climate targets, committing to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and leading the global charge for carbon neutrality. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MNI Iqbal
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Heat networks that support the national grid

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

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