risk engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 167 risk engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Advanced CFD, Multiphysics Modelling, and AI for Energetics Processing

This project will develop advanced computational and experimental tools to support the safe, efficient, and scalable manufacture of materials critical to UK and European security, with a particular focus on resonant acoustic mixing (RAM) - a relatively novel and increasingly important class of process equipment attracting growing industrial interest across multiple sectors. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Windows-Yule

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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CFD Study of Fires in Mechanically Ventilated Nuclear Compartments

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Fire remains a major risk in nuclear power plants (NPPs). Fire safety research therefore plays an important role in developing fire simulation tools for risk assessments in nuclear facilities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Dembele

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Computer Science & Mathematics - Example topics include person identification using gait-based approaches, AI for clinical assessment, and applications in areas such as ophthalmology and mobility analysis.

Liverpool John Moores University

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

We are seeking motivated and self-funded PhD students who are excited to work at the intersection of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and real-world impact. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LT Topham

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Ensuring Well-Being in the Age of Generative AI

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Generative AI is rapidly transforming diverse sectors, yet its implications for well-being remain underexplored. Beyond productivity gains, concerns are emerging around heightened performance expectations, reduced autonomy, and career uncertainty in AI-augmented environments. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SR Rafi, Dr AU Ullah

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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From Waste to Resource: Circular Economy Approaches to Post-Disaster Recovery Logistics

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes generate enormous volumes of waste, much of which is landfilled at high environmental and economic cost. Read more

Supervisor: Dr NF Fernando

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Developing Onboard Tactile Sensors for Humanoid Robots for Safer Human Robot Interaction

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Humanoid Robots are a state-of-the-art technology with potentially unprecedented social and industrial benefits [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CS Strathearn, Dr ES Sobolewska

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Artificial intelligence techniques for illness detection by using MRI

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr. Sasan Mahmoodi and Professor Brigitte Vollmer. Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) affects babies' brains during the childbirth due to shortages of oxygen. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Mahmoodi

14 October 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leveraging AI hardware for accelerating HPC applications (in collaboration with AWE)

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC)

This aim of this research will be to explore leveraging the wide range of AI-focussed accelerator architectures for traditional, scientific computing, HPC applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Brown

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Exploring the benefits of creative play spaces for young children with familial links to neurodivergence and their families through digital storytelling

Teesside University

The Institute for Collective Place Leadership

This practice-based PhD will co design, test, and evidence digital storytelling (DS) approaches that support very young children at familial risk of neurodivergence (ND) and their caregivers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AL Liguori

15 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Accelerating and derisking amorphous form development for low bioavailability drug candidates

University of Strathclyde

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences

*Please note this project is only open to UK applicants*. Are you seeking the opportunity for an industry demand-led PhD project at the interface of science and engineering, working in a cutting-edge research facility?. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Robertson

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Using advanced machine learning strategies to map early osteoarthritis changes and predict disease progression in preclinical models.

Universities of Kent and Greenwich

Medway School of Pharmacy

Research Group: Collaborators: Professor Gianluca Tozzi g.tozzi@greenwich.ac.uk and Dr Peter Soar p.soar@greenwich.ac.uk

I am pleased to offer the opportunity for a self-funded PhD student to join my research team within the Medway School of Pharmacy. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Ashraf

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

University of Sheffield

Offshore Wind CDT

Research Group: Dynamics Research Group

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: Dr T Rogers, Dr P Xu, Dr H Laalej

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 167 risk engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

risk engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 167 risk engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Advanced CFD, Multiphysics Modelling, and AI for Energetics Processing

CFD Study of Fires in Mechanically Ventilated Nuclear Compartments

Computer Science & Mathematics - Example topics include person identification using gait-based approaches, AI for clinical assessment, and applications in areas such as ophthalmology and mobility analysis.

Ensuring Well-Being in the Age of Generative AI

From Waste to Resource: Circular Economy Approaches to Post-Disaster Recovery Logistics

Developing Onboard Tactile Sensors for Humanoid Robots for Safer Human Robot Interaction

Artificial intelligence techniques for illness detection by using MRI

Leveraging AI hardware for accelerating HPC applications (in collaboration with AWE)

Exploring the benefits of creative play spaces for young children with familial links to neurodivergence and their families through digital storytelling

Accelerating and derisking amorphous form development for low bioavailability drug candidates

Using advanced machine learning strategies to map early osteoarthritis changes and predict disease progression in preclinical models.

AI Enabled Supply Chain Resilience in Food Manufacturing

Research Opportunities in Built Environment

Entrepreneurial Finance and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

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