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Competition 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 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.

This studentship has been developed by the University of Liverpool in partnership with Aircraft Research Association Ltd.

Aerospace Engineering: Fully Funded EPSRC DTP PhD Scholarship: Active Control methods in Nonlinear Aeroelasticity

Swansea University
College of Engineering

Dr S Jiffri

Application Deadline: 31 May 2020

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 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.

Subject areas. Aerospace Engineering, Control. Start date. July 2020. Project description.

Developing the Dielectric Barrier Discharge Surface Plasma Actuators to Improve the Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics Performances of Aerofoil

Brunel University London
Mechanical Engineering

Dr TP Chong

Application Deadline: 26 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (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 research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

Brunel University London (BUL) is recruiting to EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) PhD studentships effective 1 October 2020.

Interplay between the translation of upstream open reading frames and ribosome nascent chain-associated factors to control gene expression in eukaryotic cells

The University of Manchester
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Dr M Pool, Prof G D Pavitt

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.

Eukaryotic mRNAs typically contain one open reading frame that is translated into protein. However many mRNAs contain additional upstream ORFs (uORFs) that regulate protein expression by controlling the flow of ribosomes to the main ORF, often by regulated reinitiation.

Atomic level structure and magnetic properties of MRAM

University of York
Department of Electronic Engineering

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Nanoscience

Prof Y Xu

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.

As a new generation solid-state memory technology, the Magnetic Radom Access Memory (MRAM) is one of the most promising technologies for data storage, which storages data as a spin state rather than electrical charge.

Photovoltaic Engineering: Revolutionary Technologies for Silicon Solar Cells

Australian National University
Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering

Dr K C Fong, Prof A.W. Blakers

Applications accepted all year round

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.

Solar photovoltaics and wind currently constitutes more than 60% of global annual net new generation capacity. We are on the pivotal point of a massive revolution in favor of renewable energy sources.

Developing the Dielectric Barrier Discharge Surface Plasma Actuators to Improve the Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics Performances of Aerofoil

Brunel University London
Aerospace Engineering

Dr TP Chong

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.

In the aerospace industry, great emphasis is always placed on the lifting components to achieve high-lift, low-drag and low-noise performances.

DARPA Subterranenan Challenge - Vision for Robotics and Autonomous Systems group position

Czech Technical University
Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Assoc Prof K Zimmermann

Application Deadline: 31 May 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.

Research of our group is mainly driven by the participation in DARPA Subterranean Challenge (SubT) - a series of robotic contests organised by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which reflects the requirement of increasing safety and efficiency of underground search-and-rescue missions.

Ice accretion on wind turbine blades

Kingston University
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing

Dr Y Lin, Prof J Wang

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 abundant wind resource in cold and high altitude regions in the world is attractive for the increasing demand for renewable wind power production.

Household Financial Forecasting and Planning: Biases and Support Tools (Advert Reference: SF19/BL/MOS/GONUL)

Northumbria University
Faculty of Business and Law

Dr S Gonul, Prof D Onkal, Prof M Thomson

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.

Arguments about money are a major cause of conflict in many households.

Advanced 2D Materials for Quantum and Bio Nanotechnology

Queen Mary University of London
School of Physics and Astronomy

Dr J Mol

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 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.

Nanostructured advanced 2D materials offer a unique platform for studies that are at the cutting edge of physics, chemistry and material science.

Optimisation trade-off between wing scale stiffness tailoring for improved aeroelastic load reduction and panel scale fibre steering for buckling

University of Bath
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dr A Rhead, Dr D Cleaver, Prof R Butler

Application Deadline: 11 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition 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 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.

Supervisory team. Dr Andrew Rhead, Dr David Cleaver, Prof Richard Butler. Project enquiries. Dr Andrew Rhead [email protected] PROJECT.

Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics of Novel Propellers

University of Bristol
Mechanical Engineering

Prof M Azarpeyvand

Application Deadline: 1 June 2020

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 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.

There is an opening for a PhD student to work on aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance of novel propellers.

Bio-inspired morphing solutions for aeroelastic problems

University of Liverpool
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Materials Engineering

Dr S Fichera, Prof J-Y Chang

Applications accepted all year round

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.

This project is part of a 4-year Dual PhD degree programme between the National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) and the University of Liverpool (England).

PhD studentship in aerodynamics and aeroacoustics: Development of the next generation of silent aerospace propulsion configurations (in collaboration with a major European industry)

University of Nottingham
Faculty of Engineering

Dr D Chronopoulos, Dr X Mao, Dr R Jefferson-Loveday

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 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.

We are seeking applications from highly motivated, enthusiastic candidates for a PhD position to start as early as possible. This 3-year PhD studentship will cover tuition fees and an EPSRC standard tax-free stipend.