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water engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 137 water engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Creep and Durability of Weakly Stabilised Clays (Ref: ABCE-ICM-MF)

Loughborough University

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Traditionally stabilised materials in infrastructure are used near the top of earthworks to create increased performance of the overlying pavement or railway track structures. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Frost, Dr A El-Hamalawi

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

Dynamic Pressurisation for Time-resolved Characterisations

University of Birmingham

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The PhD project aims to develop dynamic pressurisation techniques for real-time crystallography and spectroscopy studies of samples in a liquid environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Sun

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

Towards sustainable desalination by minimizing greenhouse gas emissions

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Advanced Materials Engineering

Climate change and population growth pose a threat to water security worldwide. Sea water desalination is traditionally a promising technology to provide fresh water. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Rahmanian, Prof I Mujtaba

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

Eddleston Water Natural Flood Management: Assessing Catchment Scale Effectiveness

Heriot-Watt University

School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

Research Group: Institute of Life and Earth Sciences

This PhD will draw on world-leading datasets from the Eddleston Water Project, the UK’s flagship natural flood management living laboratory. Read more

Supervisors: Dr IP Pattison, Dr L Peskett

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

Developing and testing new sensors for characterising ocean carbon dioxide uptake

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Adrian Nightingale, Dr Allison Schaap, and Prof Rachael James. Oceans are critical to the changing climate, having absorbed a third of all anthropogenic carbon dioxide; hence monitoring ocean uptake is essential for understanding, modelling, and mitigating climate change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Nightingale

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

Sounds of healthy soil – foundations of acoustic monitoring of soil bioturbation and soil health

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Dr Michal Kalkowski and Dr Siul Ruiz. Soil health underpins numerous processes critical to food security. Current methods for evaluating soil health are local, lab-based, and not scalable. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Kalkowski

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Mathematical modelling of poro-mechanics of soil

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Tiina Roose and Siul Ruiz. Soil is one of the most complex and important self-assembling organo-mineral composites in the world. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T. Roose

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

EPSRC - Neuromorphic Underwater Star Tracking for Navigation and Monitoring

The University of Manchester

Department of Computer Science

Research Group: Neuromorphic Systems

When equipped with an upward-facing camera, underwater vehicles can detect objects above the water surface, from insects to satellites. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A van Schaik, Dr A Marcireau

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

2D materials-reinforced multifunctional coatings for built environments (PhD Engineering)

University of Exeter

College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Porous construction materials, such as concrete, brick, or wood, are widely utilised in built environments due to their structural strength, durability, and thermal mass. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Kovalska

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

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

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

Light-Driven Co-Generation: Integrating Solar Hydrogen Production with Waste-Fed Selective Photooxidation

Monash University Malaysia

Engineering and Information Technology

The global transition towards clean energy has placed green hydrogen (H₂) at the forefront of decarbonisation strategies. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Chong

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

(SATURN CDT) Gas transport in compacted bentonite in high salinity environments

University of Strathclyde

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT . This 4-year PhD studentship at the University of Strathclyde provides an annual stipend of £26,000. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Pedrotti, Prof A Tarantino

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

Unravelling the chemo-mechanical degradation of concrete

Imperial College London

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Why? Concrete, an artificial rock, is the most abundant material humankind has ever created. With approximately 30 billion metric tonnes used each year, it plays a critical role in our infrastructure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Korec

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

Gas Transport in Polymeric Materials for Defence Applications

University of Surrey

School of Engineering

Research Group: Engineering Materials / Centre of excellence in Materials Ageing, Performance and Lifetime Prediction

The sustainable use of polymeric materials is underpinned by ensuring long service life in all industries and applications. Understanding durability requires research into the effects of both manufacturing methods and environmental storage conditions on the material properties and performance over time. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Whiting

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

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