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process engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 639 process engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Membranes for carbon dioxide conversion for environmental and space exploration applications

University of Strathclyde

Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

The conversion of carbon dioxide to useful products is essential not only on Earth for reaching net zero targets, but also for space exploration and future planet colonisation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Neagu, Dr V Inglezakis

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

Optimising Sustainable Bioplastic Supply Chains: Modelling Nanocellulose Production in the UK

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Plastics production and disposal generate around 1.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, with an estimated 6.1 million tonnes entering oceans. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Islam, Prof P Mativenga

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

Advanced CFD, Multiphysics Modelling, and AI for Energetics Processing

University of Birmingham

School of Chemical Engineering

This project will develop advanced computational and experimental tools to support the safe, efficient, and scalable manufacture of materials critical to UK and European security, with a particular focus on resonant acoustic mixing (RAM) - a relatively novel and increasingly important class of process equipment attracting growing industrial interest across multiple sectors. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Windows-Yule

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

New methods for removal of pollutants from water

University of Strathclyde

Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Emerging pollutants have been linked to adverse effects in humans and wildlife, such species e.g. metaldehyde as a persistent pesticide, as well as pentabromobiphenylether, 4-nonylphenol, C10-C13 chloroalkanes and di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, which are listed as priority hazardous substances by the EU (refs. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Fletcher, Dr L Lue

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

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

Plastic upcycling using renewable hydrogen sources

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 I Graca, Dr C Fernandez-Martin, Dr A McCue

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

Pathways to a Circular Bioeconomy: Strategic Systems Modelling for Sustainable Biomass Valorisation into Biofuels

Imperial College London

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Overview. Applications are invited for a fully funded four-year PhD studentship under the prestigious EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA), co-sponsored by Arup. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Katsou

11 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Intelligent Proprioceptive Anthropomorphic Robotic Hands

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Robotic hands and grippers are pivotal in robotic handling or interactions with objects, and similarly, a robot can intelligently manipulate an object. Read more

Supervisor: Dr BJ Jamil

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

Developing cold plasma sterilisation system for lumened medical devises and complex space instruments

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Minkwan Kim and Prof Andrea Cammarano. This project tackles the critical challenge of sterilising narrow channels in medical and space instruments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M K Kim

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

Designed by Machines, Inhabited by Humans: Synthetic Empathy and AI Architecture

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Architectural design is increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence (AI), with generative models such as Midjourney and DALL-E, and parametric BIM tools assisting designers in the creative process. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Moustaka, Prof A Antonacopoulos

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

Intelligent Nanofabrication for Nanophotonics

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Kevin MacDonald, Dr Ben Mills and Prof Nikolay Zheludev. Focused ion beam (FIB) milling is a key enabling technology in physical sciences research and industrial micro/nanotech manufacturing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K MacDonald

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

Learning based control systems for additive manufacturing

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Bing Chu & Dr Thomas Andritsch. This project explores learning based control systems for additive layer manufacturing (3D printing) in electrical engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Prof B Chu

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

Molecular ion beams: from spacecraft propulsion to ion beam etching

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Charlie Ryan and Alex Wittig. Ready to revolutionize microfabrication? Traditional gallium ion sources limit ion beam flexibility, but Ionic Liquid Ion Sources (ILIS) unleash a vast variety of ions for precision etching. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Ryan

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

Engineering Developable Biopharmaceuticals

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2025/26. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D B Brockwell, Prof S E Radford

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

Printing the un-printable: Machine Learning-driven 'Active' Slot-die Coating for the Precision Manufacture of Complex Functional Materials

University of Sheffield

EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more

Supervisors: Prof JR Howse, Dr M J Jones, Prof G Panoutsos, Dr M Keimer

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

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