rf PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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.

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.

Applications are invited on the theme described below, as part of The University of Sheffield’s Communications Research Group and the Advanced Radio Technology Centre.

Superconducting RF Crab cavities for the Future Circular Collider

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute

Dr G Burt

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

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.

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.

University of Lancaster, Cockcroft Institute, United Kingdom. Superconducting RF Crab cavities for FCC. Supervisory team. G Burt Lancaster University.

RF transceiver IC design for satellite communications

University College London
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Prof A Demosthenous

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

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.

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.

Applications are invited for a fully funded EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD Studentship to work with Professor Andreas Demosthenous, UCL Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, on RF IC design.

EPSRC iCASE PhD Studentship on Additive Manufacturing of Novel Metal Microwave Components for Space Applications

Heriot-Watt University
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Prof J Hong

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

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.

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.

An EPSRC iCase Studentship with Renishaw Plc. RF/microwave components are essential for telecommunications and radar systems.

Development of a new optical sensor that combines plasmonics, RF photonics, interferometry and deep learning

Ariel University
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Group: Electrooptics Group

Prof S Sternklar, Dr Yuri Gorodetski

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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.

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.

When light interacts with the environment, one or more of its properties change. These properties include. amplitude, phase, wavelength and polarization.

RF and mm-wave imaging using optical modulation

University of Exeter
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Prof E Hendry, Dr N Stone

Application Deadline: 31 December 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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.

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.

Joint supervisors. Prof Euan Hendry, Prof Nick Stone. External partner. Prof Chris Lawrence (QinetiQ). ***. Radiation in the mm-wave band is intrinsically safe, non-ionising and non-destructive.

Additive Manufacturing of Novel Metal Microwave Components for Space Applications - An EPSRC iCase Project with Renishaw Plc. UK

Heriot-Watt University
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Prof J Hong

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

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.

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.

RF/microwave components are essential for telecommunications and radar systems.

Next Generation SDR Architectures and Subsystems

University of Sheffield
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Mr E Ball

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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.

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.

Applications are invited on the theme described below, as part of The University of Sheffield’s Communications Research Group and the Advanced Radio Technology Centre.

PhD in Additive Manufactured Antennas and Arrays for 5G Automotive Communication Technologies

Cranfield University
Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS), Shrivenham Campus

Dr I L Morrow, Dr A Tsourdos

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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.

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.

Underpinning future automotive wireless communications equipment will be cost-effective, small form factor, low power (yet high performance) reconfigurable antenna array systems.

UK/EU DTP PhD on Microwave Health Care Technologies

Heriot-Watt University
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Dr D Anagnostou

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

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.

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.

We are seeking excellent and self-motivated students who are familiar with one or more of the following. RF Circuits, Radar, RFID, Wi-Fi, Sensors, Microwaves, Antennas, Programming, Embedded Systems, Machine Learning.