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On the simulation of advanced computer networks

University of Bristol

School of Computer Science

Research Group: University of Bristol High Performance Computing Group

The High Performance Computing (HPC) services of today provide the computational density to perform groundbreaking science. These services facilitate the distribution of a problem space across numerous compute units, yielding performance improvements through parallelising the execution of a workload. Read more

Supervisor: Mr JJ Jones

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Embodied Multisensory Navigation for Small Aerial Robots

University of Bristol

School of Civil, Aerospace, and Design Engineering

Research Group: Dynamics and Control

Small aerial robots can reach places that are difficult or unsafe for humans, but reliable navigation remains challenging when GPS is unavailable and vision is degraded by low light, textureless surfaces, dust, smoke, or clutter. Read more

Supervisor: Dr BK Kocer

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

Improving Defect Detection Reliability in Ultrasonic Testing through Artificial Intelligence

University of Strathclyde

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

About the Project. Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) is a cornerstone of modern Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) across industries such as aerospace, energy, and automotive. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Mohseni, Dr R Vithanage

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Autonomous Resilient Architectures:

Imperial College London

Dyson School of Design Engineering

Autonomous Resilient Architectures: design autonomous, fractionated and swarm-style constellation architectures with self-reconfiguration and self-healing capabilities, demonstrated in high-fidelity simulation and CubeSat/robotic prototypes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M-A Cardin

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

Predictive Threat Modelling & AI

Imperial College London

Dyson School of Design Engineering

Predictive Threat Modelling & AI. build ML/AI toolkits and a generative-AI backed simulation testbed to detect, forecast and optimise responses to kinetic, directed-energy and cyber threats to satellite and other critical space systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M-A Cardin

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

Engineering Additive Manufacturing Processes for the Design and Fabrication of Resilient Fusion Reactor Components

University of Bristol

School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

Delivering reliable and economically viable fusion power depends on the ability to design and build reactor systems that operate safely under extreme thermal and mechanical conditions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Zhang

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

Material recovery from end-of-life photovoltaics

University of Birmingham

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Solar energy is playing a key role in meeting growing global energy demands without compromising net zero targets. The UK currently has >20 GW of photovoltaic (PV) panels installed, the vast majority of which are based on crystalline silicon technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Pain, Dr R Sommerville, Dr E H D Driscoll

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

Numerical and experimental research on a flexible heat pump system

University of Liverpool

School of Engineering

In the UK, heat constitutes about half of energy consumption. The government plans to install 19 million heat pumps in homes over the coming decades to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Z Yu

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

Machine learning methods for modelling and optimising CO2 heat pumps

University of Liverpool

School of Engineering

Heat represents nearly half of the world's energy consumption and contributes to almost 40% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Z Yu

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

Digital Engineering

Loughborough University

Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Digital engineering underpins our research in all our thematic areas and is also an area where we lead in the development of the underpinning methodologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Kenny

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Bioengineering and Healthcare Technologies

Loughborough University

Department of Chemical Engineering

Sustainable production of next-generation pharmaceuticals and biologics to meet future healthcare needs is a key area of research at Loughborough. Read more

Supervisor: Dr DJ Malik

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Hydrogen, Clean and Sustainable Energy

Loughborough University

Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Generating clean and sustainable energy is a key global challenge and a real strength of the school, with work spanning fundamental research into novel materials and technologies all the way through to the scale up of these techniques towards industry readiness. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Wagner

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Sustainable and Smart Materials

Loughborough University

Department of Materials

Materials lie at the heart of many of the world’s global challenges from how we generate our future energy, through the sustainable use of resources and the reduction of use of rare materials to designing for recycling. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Hogg

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Laser Frequency Comb Technology for the Extremely Large Telescope

Heriot-Watt University

Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

We are seeking to appoint a talented PhD candidate to join the Ultrafast Optics Group at Heriot-Watt by 1 October 2026 and help us to build cutting-edge laser technology for the world’s largest telescope—the ELT—creating ultra-precise “astrocomb” lasers that will enable some of the most exciting science in modern optical astronomy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Reid

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

Chemical recycling and life cycle assessment of next-generation thermoplastic composites for wind turbine blade manufacture

Loughborough University

Offshore Wind CDT

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Martin-Fabiani, Dr T Radu, Dr F Hatton

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

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