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Development of a miniaturised plug-and-play in-situ plasma measurement instrument for small satellites

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr. Taiwo Raphael Tejumola and Prof. Andrea Cammarano. This project aims to design and develop “PlasmaCube,” a real-time plasma measurement payload for CubeSats using Langmuir probe principles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Tejumola

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

AI-driven silicon photonics circuits design

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Professor Goran Mashanovich, Dr. Milos Nedeljkovic and Dr. David Rowe. This PhD applies AI to inverse design, a method that works backwards from desired performance to generate efficient photonic circuits. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Mashanovich

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

EPSRC CDT in 2D Materials of Tomorrow (2DMoT)

The University of Manchester

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in 2D Materials of Tomorrow

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

EPSRC CDT in 2D Materials of Tomorrow (2DMoT)

University of Cambridge

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

Discovery of new inorganic materials for net zero applications

University of Liverpool

Department of Chemistry

The experimental discovery of new inorganic materials shows us how crystal structure and chemical composition control physical and chemical properties. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Rosseinsky, Dr L Daniels

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

Multi-level topology optimization of architected metamaterial structures

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Haris Moazam Sheikh. About the project. Mechanical metamaterials are engineered structures with extraordinary properties driven by geometry, not composition. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Sheikh

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

Material platforms for low-loss photonic integration in the UV-VIS spectrum

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Thalia Dominguez Bucio and Prof Frederic Gardes. Explore advanced material platforms for UV-VIS photonic integrated circuits. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Dominguez Bucio

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

Silicon devices for nonlinear photonics and applications

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Prof Anna Peacock & Dr Meng Huang. Closing date 31 October 2026. This project seeks to develop compact and power efficient nonlinear silicon photonics devices for use in wide ranging applications such as telecommunications, medicine and spectroscopy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Peacock

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

Photonic fibres for renewable energy

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Pier Sazio, Dr Peter Horak and Prof Mike Zervas. This project repurposes photonic fibre technologies—central to global telecoms—for renewable energy applications, including solar generation and low-cost storage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Sazio

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

AI directed materials discovery and atomistic modelling

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Pier Sazio and Dr Ioannis Zeimpekis. About the Project. This project develops chalcogenide glass materials for optical and electronic applications using cleanroom fabrication and AI-driven simulations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Sazio

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Mid infrared metaoptics and diffractive optical computing

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

This project focuses on designing and fabricating novel photonic computing devices using chalcogenide glass materials such as sulfur (S), selenium (Se) and tellurium (Te). Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Sazio

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Metasurface technology for next-generation automotive sensing and 3D facial recognition

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Xu Fang and Dr Eric Plum. This project will develop metasurface-engineered optical systems for next-generation automotive and biometric sensing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Fang

20 September 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Integrated polysilicon photonics

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Anna Peacock and Prof David Thomson. This project seeks to develop a simple, low-cost laser materials processing procedure to fabricate high quality polysilicon photonic platforms that will ease issues associated with optoelectronic integration. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Peacock

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

Modelling and Optimisation of Mechanical Behaviour in Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) Additive Manufacturing

University of Staffordshire

School of Digital, Technology, Innovation & Business

Summary of the proposed research. Additive Manufacturing (AM) also known as three (3D) dimensional printing, particularly Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) has emerged as a transformative technology in the production of functional components and prototypes across different industries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MF Fahad

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

Magnetodydrodynamic waves in the solar atmosphere

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Applied Mathematics

State-of-the-art high-resolution ground- and spaced-based telescopes routinely observe magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves that are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R von Fay-Siebenburgen

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

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