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process engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 648 process engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Fluid flow in subsurface reservoirs with application to CCUS

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 A Sharifi, Dr R Rafati, Dr A Martinez-Felipe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Applications of Electrokinetic Stabilisation to Treat Subsidence in Low-rise Buildings

Fine-grained soils pose significant challenges to the construction industry in the UK and globally. These soils are known for their problematic characteristics such as shrink-swell and compressibility behaviours, which can cause subsidence and excessive settlement to buildings’ foundations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E N Ngezahayo, Prof I Jefferson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Designing many-body quantum echoes for quantum computation assisted structure determination

Supervisory Team. Dr Christian Bengs. In this project, you will explore the design of many-body quantum echoes that amplify structurally sensitive data for quantum computation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CB Bengs
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Quantum Technologies for Early Detection of Dementia

Supervisors. Professor Liudi Jiang L.Jiang@soton.ac.uk. Professor Michael Hornberger M.Hornberger@soton.ac.uk. Project Title. Quantum Technologies for Early Detection of Dementia. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L. Jiang
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Water treatment with membranes in Scotland: how to improve their lifespan?

Mankind cannot survive without potable water. Despite this, our potable water resources are becoming more polluted due to human activity (e.g., mining, industry and agriculture), rendering them unfit for consumption. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Semião
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Bio-inspired control of non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers for efficient low-noise aerofoils

Supervisory Team. Professor Jae-Wook Kim. This project aims to study and identify the beneficial effects of using bio-inspired geometry on aerofoils, enhancing aerodynamic efficiency and reducing the noise generated from non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J.W. Kim
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-driven silicon photonics circuits design

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)
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Event-based computing for real-time computer vision systems

Supervisory Team. Dr Firman Simanjuntak and Prof Mark Zwolinski. This PhD project develops ultra-low power, DVS-free computer vision hardware by creating event-based chips using nanofabrication. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Simanjuntak
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Enhancing X-ray micro-CT scanners through hardware and software

Supervisory Team. Dr Philip Basford and Prof. Simon Cox. Would you like to work with state-of-the-art hardware and innovative software, using your skills to improve world-leading imaging techniques?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Basford
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI and machine learning for the monitoring of neurodegenerative conditions - Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease

  Research Group: Healthcare Engineering
A number of self-funded PhD project positions are available in the theory and application of biologically-inspired “white box” machine learning algorithms to the assessment, differentiation, and monitoring of neurodegenerative conditions including Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Nonlinear Dynamics Vibration Attenuation: Shock and Vibration Mitigation in Rotary Steerable Tools

Key Information. Open to. UK and international applicants. The funding providers. Faculty of Science and Engineering and D-Tech (UK) Ltd. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Saber Azizi, Dr H Haddad Khodaparast
 6 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of an advanced, microfluidic cardiovascular in vitro model to assess toxicity

There are a lack of trained toxicologists globally and the skills required by toxicologists are changing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Johnston, Prof V Stone, Assoc Prof S Peyman
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Physics-Informed, Explainable, and Uncertainty-Aware AI for polymer extrusion modelling

Polymer extrusion is a fundamental stage in polymer processing, producing polymeric materials for a wide range of applications including packaging, construction, and healthcare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Abeykoon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Regulation of neuronal excitability using IgG targeting of ion channels and GPCRs

Academic Supervisor. Ewan Smith. Academic Institution. University of Cambridge. Industrial Partner. Maxion Therapeutics  . Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E St John Smith
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding Sustainable H2 Production via Nonthermal Plasma Catalysis Using Advanced Spectroscopy techniques

Achieving the UK Net Zero strategy necessitates sustainable zero-carbon hydrogen (H₂) production. Conventional thermal catalytic methods for H₂ production (e.g., water gas shift reaction) requires conditions of temperatures exceeding 500 °C and high pressures. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Xu, Dr D Lewis, Prof C Hardacre
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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