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Optimising Rail Grinding Practice for Premium Rail Materials (British Steel CASE Award)
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
Railway grinding is currently carried out using bespoke trains equipped with a series of vitrious bonded grinding stones that are used to remove material from the railway track. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Lewis
Open Day(s)  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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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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RAEng/Rail Safety and Standards Board Project on Understanding Autumn Low Adhesion Effects
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
This project sponsored by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering and a range of railway industry stakeholders… Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Lewis
Open Day(s)  30 June 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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High speed photography to investigate surface wear and fatigue in railway rail and wheel steels
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
A novel high speed photography technique is being developed at Sheffield which will give new insight to the very earliest stages of railway rail and wheel surface modification during contact. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher
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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Predicting heave in mudstone excavations for high speed rail
University of Bath Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Project team. Dr Kevin Briggs. Informal queries should be directed to Dr Kevin Briggs (k.m.briggs@bath.ac.uk). Project. This PhD will apply geotechnical and engineering geology knowledge to the real-world challenge of predicting ground heave during infrastructure construction. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Briggs
 25 April 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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 (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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EMI and IEMI Resistant Signalling and Communication Systems for High Speed Rail
University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Electrification of transportation is becoming a recent focus in the global effort to cut the carbon emissions across all sectors, and many countries are rolling out national schemes to electrify their railway systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L X Zhang, Prof K Li
 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 (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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Operational Research / Evolutionary Computation/ Optimisation for Energy Supply Chain
Liverpool John Moores University Faculty of Engineering & Technology
Candidates are invited to apply for a full PhD scholarship in the area of Operational Research / Evolutionary Computation/ Optimisation for Energy Supply Chain. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Nguyen, Dr B Matellini
 18 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Stability assessment for sustainable and resilient tunnelling using AI
University of Leeds Faculty of Environment
The demand for fast commuting between densely populated cities has increased over the last 30 years. The need of such infrastructures has risen along with the technological advancement and the environmental advantage to cars and social benefits that encounters. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Paraskevopoulou, Prof A Cohn
 22 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential 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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Use of Advanced Robotics to augment Railway Maintenance and Operations
Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Reference number. SCEBE-20-023-CHSF. Background. It is recognised that advanced robotics will have an increasingly important part to play in the competitive future of Railway Maintenance and operations, and this work builds on the previous successful published work at GCU. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Harrison, Dr M Mata, Prof B Alkali
 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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A study on the measurement of lateral resistance in railway tracks
Central Queensland University School of Engineering & Technology
Currently, the Design Neutral Temperature (DNT) is used to maintain track in a stable condition (neither buckling nor breaking) throughout the year, with the DNT based on the ambient temperature range of the region. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N. K Mandal
 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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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential 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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Assessing the Techno-economic and Environmental Feasibility of E-Fuels/Synthetic Fuels for Low Carbon Transport in UK and Globally
University of Nottingham EPSRC CDT in Resilient Decarbonised Fuel Energy Systems
Decarbonisation of transport is essential to achieve the UK’s stated goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. E-fuels, which include a range of synthetic fuels produced by combining renewable hydrogen and captured CO. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Jon McKechnie, Assoc Prof R Irons
 30 April 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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 (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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Valuating railway hazard management using nowcast wave overtopping data
University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Civil Engineering
This high impact interdisciplinary PhD aims to assess the value of implementing a newly developed wave overtopping monitoring system to the transport operations and subsequent rail services of an infamous piece of coastal transport infrastructure in the southwest of England. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Dawson
 30 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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 (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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Prognostics and predictive analysis incorporating AI and stochastic modelling approach in the railway industry
Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Reference number. SCEBE/21SF/004/BA. Aim & Scope. A PhD opportunity in the railway industry. The railway industry is challenged with retrofits of smart condition technology to collect wide range of data information towards performance, availability and reliability improvement. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Alkali, Prof D McGlinchey, Dr O Niculita
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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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Pervasive sensing for transport drainage management
University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
Impaired railway drainage infrastructure can cause flooding, with inherent safety, environmental and financial impacts. Intelligent sensors and instrumentation offer the potential to effectively manage drainage assets and associated risks. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Nichols
 31 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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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University of Reading, PhD Opportunities
University of Reading Graduate School
Each year, the University of Reading awards over £8 million of funding in research studentships to home/EU and international students and these great opportunities are open to high quality students for funded research in a wide range of subject areas. 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.

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Pushing the limits of acoustic sensing with optical fibres
University of Southampton Optoelectronics Research Centre
In the last decade Nanotechnology has increasingly attracted researchers' attention and funding from all over the world. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Brambilla, Dr A Masoudi
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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 (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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