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running PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 88 running PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Theory of generation of bright attosecond pulses

The creation of the shortest duration, attosecond, light pulses has been celebrated by the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 [1]. The application of such pulses increases the temporal resolution that physical processes, such as electronic dynamics in atoms, molecules and condensed matter, can be observed with. Read more

Predicting and preventing cyclist accidents

Supervisory Team.   Dr Ioannis Kaparias. Project description. Cycling is an increasingly popular mode of travel in cities due to the great advantages that it offers in terms of space consumption, health and environmental sustainability. Read more

Quantifying and measuring the travel time reliability of public transport trips

Supervisory Team.   Dr Ioannis Kaparias. Project description.  Travel time in transport networks is not constant, but entails an element of variability that can be an important source of time losses. Read more

Re-designing roads for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Supervisory Team.   Dr Ioannis Kaparias. Project description. The road transport sector has undergone radical transformation over the last few decades and is expected to continue doing so due to technological developments. Read more

Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: multiphase CFD

Supervisory Team.   Ivo Peters, John Shrimpton. Project description. When a gas surrounded by a liquid film flows out of a coaxial nozzle, the stream can spontaneously deform into liquid shells. Read more

Understanding and Controlling Beam Losses in High-Power X-ray Free-Electron Lasers

Light sources based on electron accelerators have long been of crucial importance for scientific and engineering research in fields ranging from medicine and life sciences to the properties and structure of materials. Read more

AI control of an electromagnetic eddy current particle separator for ore enrichment

There has been significant interest in the dry separation of conducting particles using a rotating magnetic drum [1, 2]. In 2023 the principal supervisors took delivery of a purpose built machine to separate conducting particles from non-conducting material using magnetic fields. Read more

Choose from 20 PhDs in literatures, languages and cultures at Edinburgh

Why take a PhD in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) at the University of Edinburgh?. Doctorate-level study is an opportunity to expand upon your interests and expertise in a community that really values research. Read more

History PhD Programme

The University is rated 69th in the 2014 QS World University Rankings and is in the top ten UK research-intensive universities (latest Research Assessment Exercise). Read more

School of Law - PhD opportunities available

The University of Aberdeen is one of four ancient universities of Scotland. Law was a founding discipline when the University was established in 1495. Read more

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