safety PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

Competition 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 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.

The programme of research between the university and Siemens Industry Software NV offers a unique opportunity to gain both academic and industrial experience in vehicle dynamics modelling and test.

University of York
Department of Computer Science

Safety cases in the wild

Dr R Alexander

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 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.

Research areas. Autonomous and self-adaptive systems; Safety analysis, system safety; Safety of autonomous and self-adaptive systems; Software testing.

Edge Intelligence for Safety Assurance of Time Critical Cyber Physical Systems

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Dr S Kabir

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 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.

Cyber-Physical-Systems (CPS) harbor the potential for vast economic and societal impact in domains such as mobility, home automation, energy, agriculture, and delivery of health.

Security-Aware Safety Monitoring of IoT-enabled Smart Environment

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Applied Computing

Dr S Kabir

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 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.

Internet of Things (IoT) is a promising networking paradigm that integrates physical processes with the cyber world to provide useful services.

Data mining techniques for road safety policy making

University of Birmingham
Department of Civil Engineering

Dr H Evdorides

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 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.

Road safety is associated with target setting at policy making lever. Such targets are usually associated with statistical analysis of accident data.

VC International Scholarship in Human-Building Interaction in a Changing Climate (HBICC): Delivering Resilience in Performance, Wellbeing, Health and Safety (eligibility criteria apply)

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Complex Systems

Dr J A Gwilliam, Dr P Eslambolchilar

Application Deadline: 1 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition 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 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.

Buildings account for about one third of greenhouse gas emissions globally. exacerbated by poor maintenance, building systems inefficiencies and other human activities.

Effective infrastructure measures to improve pedestrian safety at unsignalised crossings

University of Birmingham
Department of Civil Engineering

Dr H Evdorides

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 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.

The safety of pedestrians is a critical area for improvement in international programmes. The pedestrian star ratings used by iRAP provide an initial benchmark of safety performance and priority improvements that are cost effective.

Safety and Optimisation of Autonomous Vehicles

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics

Research Group: Mechanical and Process Engineering

Dr JP Li

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 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.

It is increasingly clear that a structured approach using artificial intelligence (AI) components operating within a framework of conventional logic will deliver autonomous vehicles (AVs), which have the potential to benefit the world by increasing traffic efficiency, reducing pollution and eliminating up to 90% of traffic accidents.

“Txt-netting” – using text messages to safety-net patients with low risk cancer symptoms in GP primary care

King’s College London
Health Schools

Research Group: School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Prof P Sasieni, Dr J Waller

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/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 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 from graduates with a BSc (First or Upper Second) or MSc (Merit/Distinction), or equivalent, to work within the Cancer Prevention Group in the Comprehensive Cancer Centre at King’s College London.

How do real-world engineers understand hazards and develop safety requirements for autonomous systems?

University of York
Department of Computer Science

Dr R Alexander

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 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.

Research areas. Autonomous and self-adaptive systems; Cyber Physical Systems; Safety analysis, system safety; Safety of autonomous and self-adaptive systems; Software testing.

How does safety-critical software actually get developed?

University of York
Department of Computer Science

Dr R Alexander

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 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.

Research areas. Automated and Model-Driven Software Engineering; Autonomous and self-adaptive systems; Cyber Physical Systems;. Safety of autonomous and self-adaptive systems; Software engineering; Software testing.

Monitoring Safety Critical Systems’ Situational Awareness (Self-Funded Students Only)

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Complex Systems

Dr N Saxena

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 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.

Safety-critical systems (SCS) are considered prone to high-risk hazards and components’ failure. Any undesirable and unexpected incidents or events can result into severe damage to the system components, serious injury or death to the people, or other environmental losses.

Modelling shared road space: Quantitative examination of the operational and safety characteristics of shared road space types in the UK and Australia

Coventry University
Institute for Future Transport and Cities

Prof S Birrell, Dr A Debnath

Application Deadline: 22 June 2020

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.

Coventry University (CU) is inviting applications from suitably-qualified graduates for a fully-funded PhD studentship. This PhD project is part of the Cotutelle arrangement between Coventry University, UK and Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.

Modelling shared road space: Quantitative examination of the operational and safety characteristics of shared road space types in the UK and Australia

Deakin University
Coventry Deakin Cotutelle

Prof S Birrell, Dr A Debnath

Application Deadline: 22 June 2020

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.

Coventry University (CU) is inviting applications from suitably-qualified graduates for a fully-funded PhD studentship. This PhD project is part of the Cotutelle arrangement between Coventry University, UK and Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.

Developing countermeasures for work-related road safety

Loughborough University
School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Dr M Quddus

Application Deadline: 7 June 2020

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.

Application details. Reference. UKCRIC/Highways. Start date of studentship. October 2020. Closing date of advert. 7 June 2020. Interview date.