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sports engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 14 sports engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Sports Engineering and Human Factors (Ref: SF-MEME-26-005)

Loughborough has a proud history of pioneering the engineering of sports products, demonstrating how sport enhances physical and mental wellbeing and contributes to wider societal and cultural development. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Forrester
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Scholarship, Sheffield Hallam University: Predicting Medal‑Winning Times in Paralympic Sport

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at the School of Sport and Physical Activity, commencing 01 October 2026.  . Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Hext, Dr J Kelley, Dr MK Khurana
 17 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Joint PhD Scholarship: Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia. Project: Predictive Modelling of Football Ball Parameters and Injury Risk during Head Contact Events

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship on the Joint PhD programme between Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Mills, Dr L Foster
 22 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sports acoustics: Impact sound in cricket, golf, baseball and tennis

Supervisory Team. Dr. Giacomo Squicciarini, prof. Tim Waters and Dr. Michal Kalkowski. This project examines how impact sounds in cricket, golf, and tennis reveal the physics and performance quality of each strike. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Squicciarini
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD position available: Biofluid Sampling Technologies for Localized Physiological Measurements (SDC19) as part of ENDOTRAIN MSCA Doctoral Network

PhD position available. Biofluid Sampling Technologies for Localized Physiological Measurements (SDC19) as part of ENDOTRAIN MSCA Doctoral Network. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Güntner, Prof K de Bock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multimodal Sensor Fusion and Large-Language-Model-Driven Muscle Fatigue Wearable Monitoring Systems

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Z Yu, Dr R Li
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Digitally enabled development of sustainable metamaterials to create circular alternatives to current unsustainable parts widely used in industry

Manufacturing causes ~20% of global carbon emissions and ~50% of energy use [e.g. 1]. The UK’s third climate change risk assessment [2] suggests the climate crisis has caused irreversible damage. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Pope
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI for Sustainable and Inclusive Societies (Ref: 2026/LUL/IDT)

Modern society increasingly relies on responsible and explainable AI automation, intelligent systems, and multi-source data to support AI–human collaborative decision-making in complex socio-technical environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Shi
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Opportunity in Brain Biomechanics

Mechanical loading plays a key role in a range of neurological conditions. For instance, brain exposure to mechanical loading in sports and road traffic collisions can damage brain tissue, axons and vasculature, leading to traumatic brain injury (TBI). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Ghajari
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Ultrafast light sources for advanced metrology and spectroscopy based on hollow-core fibers (EPSRC/DLA)

This fully funded 3.5 years PhD project aims to validate and improve a new generation of light sources based on the most recent hollow-core fibers filled… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Belli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Science Research Opportunities at the University of East Anglia

The Faculty of Science is part of Norwich Research Park, one of Europe's leading research centres conducting cutting-edge multidisciplinary research with an annual research spend of over £130 million. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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Dielectric measurements at microwave frequencies for archaeology, environmental sensing and healthcare

  Research Group: Communication Technologies
Measuring the electromagnetic properties of materials - their permittivity and conductivity - has a wide range of interesting and useful applications. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M P Robinson, Dr S Bale
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The AITHYRA International PhD Call in AI for Biomedicine (all genders)

AITHYRA, the Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna will open a call for PhD students in September 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Austria PhD Programme
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PhD Scholarship, Sheffield Hallam University: Evaluating Anthropometry for Fairer Disability Sport Classification

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at the School of Sport and Physical Activity, commencing 01 October 2026.  . Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bullas, Dr A Ruddock, Dr G Penitente
 17 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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