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waste management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 26 waste management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Fully Funded PhD Positions in Circular Economy & Sustainable Waste Management

Are you passionate about designing sustainable systems, reducing environmental impact, and creating circular solutions for communities?. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  India PhD Programme
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(SATURN CDT) Developing advanced cementitious sealing materials for deep borehole disposal of high-level nuclear waste

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Deep borehole disposal (DBD) is rapidly emerging as a credible and potentially superior alternative to a mined & engineered deep geological repository, or GDF (geological disposal facility) as it is known in the UK. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K P Travis, Dr B Walkley, Prof F Gibb, Mr J Beswick
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing Socially Inclusive Business Models for Circular Economy Adoption in the Construction Supply Chain

The transition to a circular economy in the construction industry is often framed as a technical or environmental challenge, focusing on material innovation, waste management protocols, and economic viability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TO Olawumi, Dr CM Moobela
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advancing Sustainable Concrete Production through Industrial Solid Waste Utilisation and Carbon Sequestration

This project will focus on the utilisation of industrial solid wastes in concrete formulations by implementing advanced carbonation techniques and further developing methods to enhance reaction mechanisms. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Unluer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Sustainability Ph.D.

RIT’s Ph.D. in sustainability solves real-world challenges and optimizes sustainable systems across tech, business, energy, and more. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Open uncontrolled burning of plastic waste – measuring / modelling prevalence, emissions and impacts on climate change and human health exposure

Solid waste management remains a major sustainability challenge globally, and especially in the Global South, where substantial quantities of (uncollected) waste are often set in fire as a means of disposal or resource recovery. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CV Velis
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(SATURN CDT) Decarbonising nuclear infrastructure through CO2-absorbing and crack-free concrete

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. Nuclear power generates about 15-20% of the UK’s electricity, producing radioactive waste that must be securely contained over long timescales. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GS Sang, Dr FG Giorgi, Dr M Patel, Dr X Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A framework for construction waste minimisation in lean projects – a life cycle approach

Construction waste can take many forms including holding excess inventory of materials, unnecessary movements of construction operatives and vehicles to/from/within a site, idle time between operations, defective work etc. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Papadopoulou, Dr S Ahmed
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A curious example of hierarchical aggregation: computational modelling, theory and a practical application

The system to be studied involves, as a first step, the reversible binding of small molecules to form a complex. These complexes in turn come together to create aggregates, each aggregate containing ca. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Masters, Dr C Avendano
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD in Intelligent Safe Environments for Robotic and Autonomous Systems in the Nuclear Industry

Background. The nuclear industry is increasingly seeking to deploy robotic and autonomous systems were possible to reduce worker exposure to hazardous environments, improve productivity and enhance operational resilience. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Nefti-Meziani, Dr S Davis
 11 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Breaking the Forever Cycle: New Technologies for PFAS Removal

Per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their emerging alternatives have become some of the most challenging contaminants of the 21st century. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Fletcher, Dr G Craig
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Circular hybrid manufacturing involving metal binder jetting process

This PhD project will ignite an exciting new research area for the sustainable production, consumption and recycling of metallic materials for use in Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes, in particular binder jetting process. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bhaduri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A novel approach to the circular production of sustainable powders for metal additive manufacturing

3 Year Self funded project. This PhD project will ignite an exciting new research area for the sustainable production, consumption and recycling of metallic materials for use in Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Bhaduri, Dr MR Ryan, Dr FL Lacan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integrating Machine Learning and Carbonation Treatments for Sustainable Waste-Derived Cementitious Materials

The construction industry’s transition to net zero demands new materials that reduce both waste and CO₂ emissions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Unluer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Waste Utilisation for Sustainable Resource Recovery and Carbon Capture

This project will involve the development of a novel approach that combines waste utilization and carbon capture technologies to address pressing environmental concerns and promote sustainable resource management. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Unluer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only