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process engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 648 process engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Research Studentship in Understanding the Evolutionary Behaviour of Adiabatic Shear Bands (ASB) in Ti-CP and Ti64

Research Studentship in the Influence of Build Parameters on the Dynamic Behaviour of Additively Manufactured Materials. 3.5-year D.Phil. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Eakins
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Trustworthy Human-AV collaboration for nuclear transportation

About the studentship. Reference. 2627-OCT-CATE21. Closing date for applications. 3 June 2026. Start date. 1 October 2026. Transportation of nuclear material at Sellafield Ltd faces a critical scalability challenge, requiring operations to increase from monthly to daily while maintaining safety standards. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AM Hamoud
 28 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Power Converters for Renewable Energy Powered Railway Grid

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
This project focuses on the design and control of power electronic converters for connecting renewable energy into railway grid. It aims to evaluate solutions to key technical challenges currently facing the rail industry as it transitions towards power electronic converter–based electrification schemes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Zhao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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People-Led Net Zero: Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing

The Centre for People-Led Net Zero (P-LNZ) has three, fully funded, three-year PhDs available to commence before October 2026. The aim of P-LNZ is to accelerate the UK’s transition to Net Zero using systems approaches. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof LBN Newnes
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-supported early stage design of certifiable systems for safety critical, disruptive technologies

Sustainability for future aviation is exceptionally challenging requiring development of disruptive technologies for a highly safety critical application. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Jones, Dr B Stephen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Adaptive and AI-based Control Strategies for Grid and Market Integration of Renewable Energy Resources

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
The integration of renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and hydropower, poses challenges for grid stability and energy market operations due to their variability and intermittency. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof U Cali, Dr E Hosseinzadeh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Machine Learning-Guided Synthesis of Graphene Aerogels for Supercapacitors

Graphene aerogels are ultra-light and highly porous carbon materials with strong potential for high-power energy storage applications such as electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MF Vasheghani Farahani, Prof I Kinloch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Construction, characterisation and analysis of results from a liquid fingerprinting system using ultrasound

There is a need to be able to identify liquids in situ using small samples and with high reliability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Chakraborty
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Enhanced Robotic Unfolding for Sustainable Textile Recycling – with a Focus on Energy Minimisation

The textile industry is a significant contributor to global environmental waste, with millions of tons of discarded fabrics being sent to landfills annually [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Duran
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Single-turbine scale quantification of wake turbulence (Ref: AURA26-CK2)

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: Prof C Keylock, Dr J Su
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding how electrical communication can regulate metabolic cycles in bacteria biofilms

Project Overview. A biofilm is a robust form of bacteria colony resistant to antibiotics. They have significant impacts on a multitude of industries impacting health and industrial processes such as in food production and water security. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr G Barrett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Gel brain and body - What if intelligence does not arise from a brain controlling a body, but from a electroactive hydrogel that computes and moves simultaneously?

Project Overview. Life begins as a single cell. At this stage, there is no distinction between brain and body, no predefined controller, and no specialised architecture for computation or actuation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Enabled Integrity Monitoring for Affinity Biosensors: Ensuring Trustworthy Measurements for Clinical and Industrial Deployment

  Research Group: Healthcare Engineering
Affinity biosensors have demonstrated great promise for real-time diagnostics, bioprocess monitoring, environmental sensing, food safety, and point-of-care healthcare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Nasr Esfahani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Water Management-Desalination and Wastewater Treatment

  Research Group: Water Engineering and Natural Environment
Water management is very important in many countries in the world. Out of many aspects of water management, freshwater production by desalination technologies (thermal and membrane) and wastewater treatment by various technologies are the most important ones. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Mujtaba
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Waste to Energy and Renewable Energies – Design of Hybrid Energy Systems

The advancement and economic development of any nation depends mostly on its energy structure. As the world population keeps increasing, the demand for electricity also rises. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Mujtaba
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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