waste management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 44 waste management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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

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Evaluating the feasibility of social, economic, and environmental sustainability strategies for explosive waste management in small manufacturing facilities - PhD

Cranfield University

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Sustainability in explosive waste management remains a critical yet understudied challenge, particularly for small-scale, remote manufacturing facilities that often lack the resources and infrastructure of larger defence or industrial operations. . Read more

Supervisors: Ms T Temple, Dr F Persico, Prof F Coulon

2 September 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(SATURN CDT) Developing advanced cementitious sealing materials for deep borehole disposal of high-level nuclear waste

University of Sheffield

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

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

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

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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

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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

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Long-Term Risk Modelling for Nuclear Safety

University of Strathclyde

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Are you interested in using mathematics, data, and AI tools to solve real-world safety problems? This PhD scholarship offers the chance to work on challenging research with clear societal value. Read more

Supervisors: Prof E Patelli, Dr M D A De Angelis

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

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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)

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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

4 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(SATURN CDT)Simulation of particle agglomeration, attrition and breakup for nuclear waste transport and retrieval processes

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The safe retrieval, transport and processing of radioactive waste slurries is one of the most significant engineering challenges in nuclear decommissioning. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Fairweather, Dr L F Mortimer

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

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Utilisation of textile waste for enhanced biogas production (Ref: ABCE-SECC-TR)

Loughborough University

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Large amounts of textile waste are generated worldwide during their manufacture and as post-consumer waste. Textile recycling is difficult as a variety of fabric materials are used in production, and most of it ends up in landfills or get incinerated. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Radu, Dr H Bandulasena

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Thermal Energy Storage Integration with High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors: Optimising Fleet Size, Uranium Utilisation, and Waste Minimisation for the UK

The University of Manchester

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Nuclear power plants are conventionally operated as baseload assets, yet coupling HTGRs with large-scale thermal energy storage (TES) could fundamentally alter this paradigm. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Bodel, Prof R Taylor, Dr L Stamford

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Lean Construction and Whole-Life Information Management Through Integrated Digital Twins (Ref: ABCE-EBE-ZH1)

Loughborough University

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

The UK construction industry is undergoing a digital transformation, with growing pressure to deliver projects more efficiently, sustainably, and transparently across the entire building lifecycle. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Hu

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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(SATURN CDT) Decarbonising nuclear infrastructure through CO2-absorbing and crack-free concrete

University of Liverpool

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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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(SATURN CDT) Robust Structural Validation of Plutonium and Minor Actinide Wasteforms: Bridging Parametric Asymmetry through Bond Valence Analysis and Spectroscopy

University of Sheffield

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Background and hypothesis . The United Kingdom holds the world's largest inventory of separated civil plutonium, alongside significant quantities of minor actinide and fission product wastes from decades of nuclear power generation and reprocessing. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Reeves-McLaren, Dr LB Blackburn, Dr M Baker

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

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We have 44 waste management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

waste management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 44 waste management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Fully Funded PhD Positions in Circular Economy & Sustainable Waste Management

Evaluating the feasibility of social, economic, and environmental sustainability strategies for explosive waste management in small manufacturing facilities - PhD

(SATURN CDT) Developing advanced cementitious sealing materials for deep borehole disposal of high-level nuclear waste

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

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

Sustainability Ph.D.

Long-Term Risk Modelling for Nuclear Safety

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

Advanced Wasteform Development for Challenging Nuclear Waste Streams

(SATURN CDT)Simulation of particle agglomeration, attrition and breakup for nuclear waste transport and retrieval processes

Utilisation of textile waste for enhanced biogas production (Ref: ABCE-SECC-TR)

Thermal Energy Storage Integration with High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors: Optimising Fleet Size, Uranium Utilisation, and Waste Minimisation for the UK

Lean Construction and Whole-Life Information Management Through Integrated Digital Twins (Ref: ABCE-EBE-ZH1)

(SATURN CDT) Decarbonising nuclear infrastructure through CO2-absorbing and crack-free concrete

(SATURN CDT) Robust Structural Validation of Plutonium and Minor Actinide Wasteforms: Bridging Parametric Asymmetry through Bond Valence Analysis and Spectroscopy

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