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water engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 138 water engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Salt Precipitation in Porous Media during CO2 Injection

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemical Engineering

Salt formation in porous media is a critical phenomenon influencing a wide range of natural and industrial processes, including subsurface energy systems (e.g., CO₂ storage, geothermal operations), electrochemical devices, soil salinization, and water desalination technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Niasar

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

Modelling and Experiments of Aquifer-Based Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemical Engineering

This PhD project focuses on the development of advanced multiphysics models to investigate aquifer-based compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Niasar

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

AI assisted prediction of aircraft icing and its impacts on aerodynamic performance

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Aircraft icing may occur during the flight when supercooled water droplets within the cloud impinge on the surface where temperature is below freezing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Lin

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

Understanding how electrical communication can regulate metabolic cycles in bacteria biofilms

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. A biofilm is a robust form of bacteria colony resistant to antibiotics. They have significant impacts on a multitude of industries impacting health and industrial processes such as in food production and water security. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr G Barrett

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

Quantum Technologies for GNSS-denied navigation: a Quantum Inertial Navigation Sensor Simulator

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Prof Tim Freegarde timf@soton.ac.uk. Prof Blair Thornton B.Thornton@soton.ac.uk. Project Title. Quantum Technologies for GNSS-denied navigation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Freegarde

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Surface chemistry and gas reactions in hollow-core optical fibres

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Professor Austin Taranta, Professor Natallie Wheeler and Dr. Hesameddin Mohammadi. Hollow core fibres are transforming applications in communications, sensing, and high-power laser delivery. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Taranta

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

BioSoft Sensors: Soft Hydrogel-Based Sensors for Next-Generation Wearable Health Monitoring (Ref: MP-EM-2601)

Loughborough University

Department of Materials

Aim. to advance the development of next-generation wearable sensors that are soft and adaptable to human skin. It aligns with global trends in personalised medicine and smart wearable devices. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Mele, Dr Y Liu

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Net zero housing retrofits - assuring a sustainable low-carbon transition in the domestic sector

University of Reading

School of the Built Environment

The UK has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The UK's 29 million houses represent 14% of total emissions (CCC, 2019), with nearly 90% of these built more than 20 years ago before stricter energy efficiency standards came into force (Ince & Marvin, 2019). Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Mohareb

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

Rethinking Cooling in the Built Environment for a Warming World

University of Reading

School of the Built Environment

Project Overview. As global temperatures rise, the need to keep buildings cool is becoming one of the fastest growing energy challenges of our time. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Jones

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

Molecular‑scale ageing of biochar in soils: evolution of functionality, performance, and implications for carbon credits

University of Edinburgh

School of Chemistry

A PhD studentship is available in the groups of Dr Valentina Erastova, School of Chemistry, co-supervised by Prof Saran Sohi, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with Black Bull Biochar (www.blackbullbiochar.com). Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Erastova

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

Molecular Dynamic Simulation for modelling the corrosion inhibition mechanisms of film forming amine

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

FFA (Film Forming Amines) have been used for decades as corrosion inhibitors in water/steam circuits. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Carbone

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

Parameterising wakes for oceanographic models

Loughborough University

Offshore Wind CDT

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Lloyd, Prof R Dorrell, Dr M Bastankhah, Dr M De Dominicis

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

Application of Satellite Medium Access Control Principles to Underwater Acoustic Communication Networks

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Communication Technologies

Acoustic waves are widely accepted as the most suitable means of communicating underwater, since radio waves suffer from severe attenuation through water. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P D Mitchell

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

Exploiting peptide design in linking hydrogel and spread film properties in the development of novel antibacterial films

The University of Manchester

Division of Pharmacy and Optometry

Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry

This project combines expertise in pharmacy and biotechnology to tune polypeptide/surfactant film properties through the design of novel peptides characterised using advanced physical characterisation techniques and relate the film properties to those of hydrogels. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Campbell, Prof A Saiani, Prof A Miller

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

Improving continuum modelling of transport through foams

The University of Manchester

Department of Mathematics

Foams are used across industries—from aerospace to packaging—providing cushioning during transit, thermal insulation, and structural reinforcement in a range of applications. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R E Hewitt

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

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