smart PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Development of a detection system for ocean hydrocarbons based on hollow core optical fibres (HCFs).

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Rand Ismaeel, Francesco Poletti, Natalie Wheeler, Yongmin Jung and Matthew Mowlem (External). Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Ismaeel

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Studentship in Development of a vibration management concept for gas turbine engines

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of future aeroengine technology, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is supported by a bursary and fees (at the UK student rate) provided by the EPSRC, with a generous bursary top-up from industrial funds. EPSRC candidates should fulfil the eligibility criteria for the award. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Schwingshackl

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

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Ocean’s Methane sensing using novel surface plasmon resonance technology

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Rand Ismaeel, Matthew Mowlem. Project description. Ocean monitoring is a critical need, and it is closely related to human survival. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Ismaeel

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Disruptive manufacturing approach to enable safe and high energy batteries

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Chris Holmes, Pier Sazio, Nuria Garcia, Andrew Hector. Project description. Ensuring the safety of lithium batteries is a top priority in battery development. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Holmes

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Intelligent Metamaterials/Metasurfaces for 5G/6G Wireless Networks

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Within the framework of 5G/6G infrastructure, advancements in addressing solutions and service extensions pave the way for innovative technologies like Intelligent Metamaterials and Meta surfaces systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin

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

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A New Lightweight Cryptographic Protocol With Public Blockchain Integration for Privacy Preserving Federated Learning in Resource-Constrained IoT Networks

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr. Khor Jing Huey, Dr. Low Siow Yong, Dr. Michail Sidorov (UoSM). Project description. Federated learning faces security challenges, such as maintaining data privacy and model update integrity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Khor

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Nanofabrication of novel materials for spintronics and energy harvesting

Loughborough University Department of Physics

Society has benefitted from the continued miniaturisation of electronic components to the extent that we now take the availability of portable personal devices such as smart watches, phones, tablets and lighter, faster laptops for granted. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Morrison

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Fully-funded PhD position available in synthetic organometallic chemistry for functional materials at the Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London

Imperial College London Department of Chemistry

Start date. Oct 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Project summary. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Long

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

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Infection-responsive coatings for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Medical care has transformed over the last century with significant improvements in the variety and extent to which various diseases can be treated and/or prevented. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Wylie, Prof C McCoy

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

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Thermo-electric materials for tab cooling of advanced batteries

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Richard Wills, Dr Iris Nandhakumar. Project description. Effective thermal management of lithium-based battery systems is important for optimising cell efficiency, reducing cell degradation and preventing catastrophic failure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Wills

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Perylene diimide dyes for sensing & bioimaging

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

This is a PhD position joint between the University of Birmingham (UK) and the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM – Berlin). Read more

Supervisor: Dr T A Barendt

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

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Control of Membrane Fouling by Vibrations

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Anatoliy Vorobev, Dr Zheng Jiang, Dr Peter Glynne-Jones. Project description. Membrane filtration has emerged as an essential component of industrial processes that involve separation (or purification) of substances. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vorobev

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Wearable multimodal sensors at loaded body interfaces to assist remote healthcare

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Professor Liudi Jiang. Project description. Millions of people globally suffer from various physiological disorders and thus require long term sometimes lifelong rehabilitation and care. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L. Jiang

24 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Microsystems Engineering Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering

The multidisciplinary doctorate degree in microsystems engineering builds on the fundamentals of traditional engineering and science combined with curriculum and research activities addressing the numerous technical challenges of micro- and nano-systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SP Preble

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Perovskite oxide thin films for spintronics and nano-electronics

University of Canterbury School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

Background. Research in our lab focuses on the development of novel functionalities driven by spin and quantum effects in oxide thin films. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Sando

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 225 smart PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

smart PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 225 smart PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Development of a detection system for ocean hydrocarbons based on hollow core optical fibres (HCFs).

PhD Studentship in Development of a vibration management concept for gas turbine engines

Ocean’s Methane sensing using novel surface plasmon resonance technology

Disruptive manufacturing approach to enable safe and high energy batteries

Intelligent Metamaterials/Metasurfaces for 5G/6G Wireless Networks

A New Lightweight Cryptographic Protocol With Public Blockchain Integration for Privacy Preserving Federated Learning in Resource-Constrained IoT Networks

Nanofabrication of novel materials for spintronics and energy harvesting

Fully-funded PhD position available in synthetic organometallic chemistry for functional materials at the Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London

Infection-responsive coatings for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Thermo-electric materials for tab cooling of advanced batteries

Perylene diimide dyes for sensing & bioimaging

Control of Membrane Fouling by Vibrations

Wearable multimodal sensors at loaded body interfaces to assist remote healthcare

Microsystems Engineering Ph.D.

Perovskite oxide thin films for spintronics and nano-electronics

We have 225 smart PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

smart PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 225 smart PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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