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  International Railway Benchmarking: to establish a capability and international reputation for the production of objective and independent railway benchmarking data and intelligence
University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering
  Prof ACR Jack, Prof C Roberts
Applications accepted all year round
The Birmingham Centre for Rail Research and Education (BCRRE) is based at the University of Birmingham’s College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and comprises the largest centre for railway education and research in the UK, possibly in the EU.
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  ‘Industrial Relations’: the teenage Railway Queens 1925-1975
University of York Department of English
  Dr T Broughton
Application Deadline: 7 January 2019
WRoCAH funded Collaborative Doctoral Award between Department for English and Related Literature at the University of York and the National Railway Museum, York.
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  Additive Manufacturing of Composites for Railway Switches and Crossings
University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering
  Dr S Kaewunruen
Applications accepted all year round
The University of Birmingham is host to the world-leading Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, a multi-disciplinary group of staff from the Schools of Civil Engineering, Electronic, Electrical & Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials & Metallurgy.
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  Future Railway Systems: Mechatronics and Autonomy for Railway Infrastructure
University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering
  Prof R Dixon, Dr E Stewart
Applications accepted all year round
Railway infrastructure systems (such as track switches and level crossings) rely upon mechanical technology which has changed very little over the last two centuries.
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  Multi-scale materials for vibroacoustic reduction in railway built environments
University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering
  Dr S Kaewunruen
Applications accepted all year round
The University of Birmingham is host to the world-leading Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, a multi-disciplinary group of staff from the Schools of Civil Engineering, Electronic, Electrical & Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials & Metallurgy.
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  Railway Electrification in the Era of Smart Grids
University of Birmingham School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
  Dr P Tricoli, Prof C Roberts
Applications accepted all year round
Electrification of the railway allows for faster, greener, more reliable train journeys, improves passenger services and supports economic growth in Britain.
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  CDT-SIS-493: Investigating the geomechanics of railway ballast reinforced with micro-geogrids
University of Southampton Engineering & The Environment
  Research Group: Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (SIS)
  Dr M J Fernandes De Pinho Lopes, Prof W Powrie
Application Deadline: 14 December 2018
Railway transportation of both freight and people is key to reduce CO2 emissions significantly. There are several advantages of railway transportation; however, minimising track maintenance costs, and finding alternative materials and approaches to improve the performance of railway track is essential.
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  CDT-SIS-492: Investigating the long-term response of geogrid-reinforced ballast under realistic loading conditions
University of Southampton Engineering & The Environment
  Research Group: Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (SIS)
  Dr M J Fernandes De Pinho Lopes, Prof W Powrie
Application Deadline: 14 December 2018
Railway transportation of both freight and people is key to reduce CO2 emissions significantly. There are several advantages of railway transportation; however, minimising track maintenance costs, and finding alternative materials and approaches to improve the performance of railway track is essential.
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  Railway Track Bed Research: Estimating the Limiting Critical Velocity of a High Speed Train
University of Edinburgh School of Engineering
  Prof M Forde, Dr A Giannopoulos
Application Deadline: 31 May 2019
The world-wide demand for construction of high-speed railways is growing. China leads the world followed by Japan. In the UK we are adding capacity to our railway network with the construction of High Speed Two – HS2.
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  Innovative Development of Platform Train Interface Hardware.
Manchester Metropolitan University Faculty of Science and Engineering
  Dr C Johnson
Applications accepted all year round
Reference Number. CIJ-2018-1-PhD. Project Summary. This research will look into developing realistic and adaptable technologies for improving the platform train interface for those with a disability or impairment.
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