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

Characterising air-sea exchange in realistic breaking waves

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Research Group: Environmental Fluid Mechanics

A better understanding of the water-air interface during wave breaking is essential for addressing environmental issues like climate dynamics and CO2 exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Rajamanickam, Dr S Draycott

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

EPSRC supported EngD: Thermodynamics of Aerosols: Understanding VLE & Phase Transitions for Aerosolised Systems

University of Birmingham

School of Chemical Engineering

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)

Airborne Intelligent Monitoring and Quantification of Greenhouse Gases (Ref: AAE-CL-2521)

Loughborough University

Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Methane (CH₄) is the second most significant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO₂), with over 30 times the global warming potential over a 100-year period. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Liu

30 September 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Evaluating the nutritional, cardiometabolic and environmental impact of replacing animal-derived dairy products with plant-based alternatives (Ref: SSEHS/SF-OM26)

Loughborough University

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

The global food system plays a pivotal role in both the prevention of noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, and the mitigation of climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr O Markey, Prof R Hardy , Prof J Lovegrove

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Clean hydrogen production on the move (Ref: CM/SD-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University

Department of Chemistry

Hydrogen will provide a growing pivotal role in the medium to long term global sustainable energy future that will need to produce less emissions and rely much less on oil. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Dann, Dr E Ashton

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Biodegradable biobased block copolymers (Ref: MP-FH-2602)

Loughborough University

Department of Materials

Modern society is heavily dependent on the ubiquitous use of plastics. Global production of synthetic polymers derived from non-renewable petroleum feed-stocks exceeds 350 million tonnes per annum. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Hatton, Dr A Pearce

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

4 Year GTA - Accessing deuterated amine-based pharmaceuticals through new approaches to hydrogen isotope exchange

University of Leicester

Department of Chemistry

Open to UK applicants only. The School of Chemistry has fully-funded Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) studentships available for UK applicants, starting in September 2026. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Pulis, Dr K Suntharalingam

22 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Heat Networks and Infrastructure-Practice Dynamics

University of Reading

School of the Built Environment

Heat networks are set to aid the replacement of natural gas boilers across the UK as part of national decarbonization efforts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Green

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

(MRes) – Development of valid, standardised, and reliable methodologies to assess exercise efficiency (Project ID SAS0223)

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Applied Sciences

Exercise efficiency is a key determinant of endurance performance reflecting the ratio of mechanical work output to metabolic energy expenditure (MacDougall, Falconer, & MacIntosh, 2022; Brooks, Gaesser, & Poole, 2024; Hopker et al., 2009). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bossi, Dr I Gallagher, Prof J Hopker

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

Aerothermal investigation on the effect of in-service burnout on the leakage flows over high-pressure turbine blade tip

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The aero-industry is required to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Therefore, it is important to continuously advance its propulsion technology to reduce its fuel burn and achieve this target by 2050. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Saleh

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

Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions to Ports

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Ports are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions as they commonly move up to 10,000 containers a day from ship to road or rail transport and correspondingly in the reverse direction from land transport onto ships. Read more

Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum

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

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion in Hydrogen Fuel Cells

University of Strathclyde

Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

The Hydrogen Economy will help to shift society away from fossil fuels and contribute to decarbonisation. Electrochemical processes are at the heart of the hydrogen economy providing a means to convert renewable energy into green hydrogen via electrolysis or converting hydrogen into electrical power using fuel cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Lyth

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

Numerical and experimental research on a flexible heat pump system

University of Liverpool

School of Engineering

In the UK, heat constitutes about half of energy consumption. The government plans to install 19 million heat pumps in homes over the coming decades to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Z Yu

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

Modelling of subsea cable flow induced vibration effects in offshore wind farms

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. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Gan, Prof J Gilbert, Prof W Coombs

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

Fate, transport, and impact of microplastics in the environment

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

Supervisors: Dr Y Tanino, Dr A Syed

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

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