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Measuring marine light pollution in coastal waters and the polar night
University of Strathclyde Department of Physics
Background. Light pollution is one of the fastest growing sources of anthropogenic disruption of the environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D McKee
 19 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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New Antiferroelectrics: Exploring Hybrid-improper Mechanisms to Design and Prepare Functional Materials
Durham University Physics
The increasingly diverse demands of emerging technologies means that research to design and optimize new functional materials is a top priority. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E McCabe
 30 April 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Nanomaterials as White Light Emitters for Low Cost Lighting
University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences
White-light emission (WLE) from semiconductor nanostructures is presently a research area of intense interest especially where the primary objective is to replace conventional light sources by environmentally friendly materials in order to minimize energy costs and therefore the global energy consumption for lighting. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hickey, Dr W Martin
Open Day(s)  Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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CO2 capture and utilisation
University of York Department of Chemistry
Starbons are mesoporous carbonaceous materials which can be prepared from polysaccharides obtained from waste biomass by simple extraction, expansion and pyrolysis procedures without the need for a template and which use no expensive or toxic materials in their preparation. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M North
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Functionalised Metal-Organic Cages for Biomolecule Encapsulation
The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry
In contrast to the plethora of examples of metal-organic cages that encapsulate, stabilise and activate small molecules a limited number of cages capable of encapsulating biomolecules have been reported. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Riddell, Dr L Natrajan
 31 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Assessing High Latitude Atmosphere-Ionophere Coupling: Ionospheric impacts of SSWs at high latitudes
University of Birmingham Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Sudden Stratospheric Warmings (SSWs) are severe climatic events in the upper atmosphere, where the accumulated effect of planetary wave breaking results in a weakening of the stratospheric polar vortex, sometimes resulting in a reversal of the stratospheric zonal wind. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Themens , Dr S Elvidge
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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TUSAIL - 15 PhD positions in modelling of industrial particle systems
University of Edinburgh
The European Training Network TUSAIL (Training in Upscaling particle Systems. Advancing Industry across Length-scales) invites applications for 15 PhD positions. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.

 Horizon 2020 Programme

Horizon 2020 Programme

Horizon 2020 Programmes are research projects funded by the European Union’s current Framework for Research and Innovation. PhD opportunities are often funded as part of the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions which promote international training and research collaboration. The UK Government has pledged to support ongoing Horizon 2020 projects after Brexit.

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Greener solvents for industrial polymers
University of York Department of Chemistry
Introduction. A number of industrially relevant polymers such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are particularly difficult to recycle, partly because of the solvents and conditions needed to dissolve them. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M A Bates
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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PhD in snow microphysics
University of Reading Department of Meteorology
The formation and evolution of ice particles (snowflakes) in clouds is an important problem in atmospheric physics. Ice particles in clouds influence the radiation budget of the earth. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Westbrook
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Microbial activity on glaciers and ice sheets: an integrated modelling and empirical approach.
Queen Mary University of London School of Geography
  Research Group: Earth Surface Science
Glaciers and ice sheets are important microbe-dominated ecosystems, that are undergoing rapid changes due to climate change. Supraglacial (glacier surface) ecosystems contain organisms from all three domains of life, which drive carbon and nutrient cycling, and cause ice darkening, thus enhancing ice mass loss. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Bradley, Dr A Jungblut, Prof K Heppell
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

This supervisor does not yet know if funding is available for this project, or they intend to apply for external funding once a suitable candidate is selected. Applications are welcome - please see project details for further information.

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Why is catalase so fast? A preliminary network hypothesis to explain ultra-fast enzyme-catalysed reactions
Queen Mary University of London Institute of Dentistry
Biochemistry’s reductionist framework underpins much of today’s biomedical practice. But is it right? Consider the classical view of enzyme catalysis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Milgrom
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Amine solvent degradation in CO2 capture
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
CO2 capture and storage is believed to be a promising option for controlling CO2 emissions in the short to medium term. Several methods exist for CO2 capture, with amine capture being the most promising commercial technology at the present time. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof K Hughes
Open Day(s)  Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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New light-responsive electrolytes for energy conversion
Aberdeen University School of Engineering
In this PhD project, we will develop new electrolytes with high ionic conductivity to increase the efficiency of fuel cells and batteries. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Martinez-Felipe, Mr J Cavanagh
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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