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waste management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 24 waste management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Fully Funded PhD Positions in Circular Economy & Sustainable Waste Management

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Centre for International Programs

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

Developing Socially Inclusive Business Models for Circular Economy Adoption in the Construction Supply Chain

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

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

Advancing Sustainable Concrete Production through Industrial Solid Waste Utilisation and Carbon Sequestration

The University of Manchester

Department of Civil Engineering and Management

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

Sustainability Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA

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

Open uncontrolled burning of plastic waste – measuring / modelling prevalence, emissions and impacts on climate change and human health exposure

Imperial College London

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

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)

Advanced Wasteform Development for Challenging Nuclear Waste Streams

Sheffield Hallam University

Engineering and Built Environment

This exciting project will directly support the UK nuclear industry by addressing the management and immobilisation of some of its challenging wastes and by-products ahead of long-term disposal. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AS Scrimshire, Dr SS Samad, Prof PB Bingham

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

A framework for construction waste minimisation in lean projects – a life cycle approach

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

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

Modelling Battery Behaviour During Periods of Disuse

University of Birmingham

School of Metallurgy & Materials

This project offers an opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge modelling research with real-world impact on battery safety, sustainability, and environmental protection. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J E Edge

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

Circular hybrid manufacturing involving metal binder jetting process

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Engineering

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

A novel approach to the circular production of sustainable powders for metal additive manufacturing

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Engineering

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

Integrating Machine Learning and Carbonation Treatments for Sustainable Waste-Derived Cementitious Materials

The University of Manchester

Department of Civil Engineering and Management

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

Waste Utilisation for Sustainable Resource Recovery and Carbon Capture

The University of Manchester

Department of Civil Engineering and Management

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

Development of Novel Thermochemical Heat Storage for Waste Heat Recovery

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The rising demand for sustainable and efficient energy management has brought attention to the vast amounts of waste heat produced by industries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Hosouli

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

Development of Shape-stabilised PCMs from Agricultural Waste for Clean Energy Applications

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Agriculture contributes to the world's economic growth by accounting for 4 % of the global gross domestic product (The World Bank, 2023). Read more

Supervisors: Dr CCP Costa Pereira, Dr D Sun

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

Life Cycle Assessment of Alkaline Waste Treatment Pathways for Sustainable Cementitious Materials

The University of Manchester

Department of Civil Engineering and Management

The cement and concrete industry accounts for approximately 7% of global CO₂ emissions, driven by limestone calcination and energy-intensive clinker production. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Unluer

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

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