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water treatment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 54 water treatment PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Fouling Control of Water Treatment Membranes through Optimal and Sustainable Cleaning Strategies

Membrane fouling – the deposition of organic and inorganic matter on the membrane surface – is a major technical obstacle affecting membrane-based water treatment processes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Romero-Vargas Castrillon, Prof A Lips
 22 June 2025  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Tackling algae and algae-derived challenges in drinking water - PhD

This exciting fully funded PhD, with an enhanced stipend of £24,000 pa, is sponsored by the UK Water Research Industry (UKWIR) and EPSRC. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Carra
 26 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in water chemistry: maximising PFAS forever chemical removal from drinking water

This amazing fully funded PhD opportunity comes with an enhanced stipend of £24,000 per annum and will deliver important outcomes for drinking water quality in the UK. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Jarvis
 26 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Green electrospun nanofiber membranes for water treatment

Access to clean drinking water and sanitation has seen substantial progress in recent time, however there is still a large part of the global population, that live mostly in rural settings, that lack this basic necessity. The UN estimates that globally one in three people do not have access to safe drinking water and two in five people lack basic hand-washing facilities. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof RA D'Sa
 31 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe)

Globally, one in four cities is facing water stress, and the projected demand for water in 2050 is set to increase by 55%. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe)

Globally, one in four cities is facing water stress, and the projected demand for water in 2050 is set to increase by 55%. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe)

Globally, one in four cities is facing water stress, and the projected demand for water in 2050 is set to increase by 55%. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Hybrid Porous Scaffold 2D Materials for Water Purification

NTHU-UoL Dual PhD Programme between National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and the University of Liverpool in the UK is a well-established programme, where students spending 2 years at both institutions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr WS Sharratt, Dr ECM Madenli, Prof Y L Chueh
 31 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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High-Throughout Materials Discovery and Analysis for Water Contaminant Removal

Water scarcity and contamination are among the most pressing global challenges of our time. Approximately 25% of the global population lives in regions experiencing annual water strees, a number projected to rise significantly by 2050. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A I Cooper, Dr I Akpinar
 31 July 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Next Generation Electroactive Membranes (EMs) for Sustainable Water Purification

NTHU-UoL Dual PhD Programme between National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and the University of Liverpool in the UK is a well-established programme, where students spending 2 years at both institutions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ECM Madenli, Prof J Wu, Prof JB Bridgeman
 31 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigation and modification of surface treatments for attracting and capturing microfibres dispersed in aqueous environments

Microplastic pollution is a well-known environmental concern. The continuous increase in the production and use of plastics in various forms in combination with a lack of waste management in their disposal continues to contribute towards contamination. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Batikh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Chemical Engineering: Fully Funded PhD Studentship in the Novel Heterogeneous Catalytic Process for Net-Zero Water Industry

Funding provider: EPSRC  . Subject areas: Chemical Engineering, Catalysis, Water treatment and Net-Zero . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Afsanehsadat Larimi Larimi
 5 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Water-neutral and zero-waste oligonucleotides manufacturing for a sustainable pharmaceutical industry - PhD

This exciting fully funded PhD is developed with the global pharmaceutical manufacturer GSK and has an enhanced stipend of £24,000 per annum. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Alibardi
 26 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Elucidating molecular transport mechanisms through atomistic simulations

Membrane-based processes for water treatment, such as reverse osmosis (RO), hold promise in tackling water scarcity locally and globally. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Romero-Vargas Castrillon, Dr R Pillai
 22 June 2025  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Fully funded PhD Studentship in decontamination of drinking water supplies (removal of dissolved organic carbon) by novel magneto-composite design and processing

This PhD studentship is an exciting, fully funded opportunity to work as part of an internationally renowned scientific and engineering team to develop a new innovative technology to meet and overcome the serious challenges of increasing dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the UK’s drinking water supplies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Aiouache
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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