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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Hybrid Machine Learning & Finite Element Solvers for UQ in PDE Models

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
In forward uncertainty quantification (UQ), one aims to understand how uncertainty in model inputs affects predictions of quantities of interest associated with model solutions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Powell
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Uncovering nonlinear dynamics for complex power systems

The University of Manchester
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Power systems are going through unprecedented changes, driven by the need for decarbonisation but also due to other technical, economic, and social reasons. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Papadopoulos, Prof J Milanovic
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Harnessing Electrostatic Effects in Organic Synthesis

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
How can chemical reactions be made faster, more selective and more sustainable? This PhD project will explore how electrostatic interactions can be used to control chemical reactivity and enable the development of next-generation catalytic methods for organic synthesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M James
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Machine Learning for Scalable Bayesian Computation

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
Bayesian methods allow us to combine mathematical models with data while quantifying uncertainty, and are widely used across science and engineering. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Cotter, Dr T Waite
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Quantum Properties of Single Adatoms on 2D materials

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The project is dedicated to experimental studies of metal adatoms on the surface of 2D materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RG Gorbachev, Prof S Haigh
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Power-pool design in high-stakes transboundary water–energy-food systems

The University of Manchester
Department of Civil Engineering and Management
To reduce emissions, lower costs, and improve services, countries are interlinking their power networks with neighbouring countries into ‘power-pools’, and eventually into energy markets (like in Europe, USA). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Harou, Dr EMC Martínez Ceseña, Dr RC Chan
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] From Solid to Flow: Understanding Yielding in Soft Materials

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Yield-stress materials are everywhere. in foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, coatings, construction materials, pastes, inks and many advanced manufacturing processes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Pereira da Fonte, Prof A Juel
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Unlocking the secrets of our Universe, including the mystery of dark matter and dark energy, may depend on the fabrication of small ultra-sensitive devices, held in the palm of one's hand. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JM Mcdonald, Prof C Englert
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Next generation Large Hadron Collider beauty Experiment

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at CERN is preparing for its Upgrade II programme, which will operate during the High-Luminosity LHC era and deliver unprecedented datasets for precision studies of flavour physics, CP violation, and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CP Parkes, Dr I Polyakov
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mechanics of disordered elastic foams

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
Foam-like elastic structures are found in many natural and artificial materials, from sponges, plant cells, and animal bones to highly compressible rubber foams. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Jones, Prof W J Parnell
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] PhD in Physics of Fluids and Soft Matter

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Research in Physics of Fluids and Soft Matter is focused on the dynamics of complex systems, from bubble flows to soft tissues, encompassing both curiosity-driven and industrially relevant phenomena. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Juel, Dr D Pihler-Puzovic, Dr F Box, Dr RT Tank
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Super-Resolution of 4D Flow MRI for Cardiovascular Disease using Machine Learning

The University of Manchester
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Flow MRI (phase-contrast MRI magnetic resonance imaging) is a powerful and non-invasive imaging technique that measures blood flow in time and space. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Manchester, Dr A Skillen
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Self-supervising Heart AI to Detect Obstruction Without Stress

The University of Manchester
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited heart disease, affecting 1 in 500 people. In many patients, the thickened heart muscle intermittently blocks blood flow out of the heart but – in a proportion of patients (up to 35%) - does so only under conditions of physical exertion. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Costen, Prof AC Crean
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Computational Design of Sigma-Hole Organocatalysts: From Molecular Interactions to Predictive Catalyst Discovery

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
How can some of chemistry’s weakest molecular interactions be transformed into powerful tools for controlling chemical reactivity?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Trujillo , Dr M James
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Skyrmion and polyskyrmion dynamics in liquid crystals

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Skyrmions, and in particular torons, can be generated in chiral nematic liquid crystals by temperature variation, which can either be achieved by use of a hot stage or more precisely localised by laser irradiation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Dierking, Dr F Box
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Machine Learning-Assisted Multi-Scale Modelling, Design and Optimisation of Flexible Green Ammonia Production Systems

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production and is increasingly recognised as a potential carbon-free energy carrier and hydrogen vector. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Li, Dr S Xu
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Circular Desalination: Membrane-Enabled Water Recovery and Brine Valorisation

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Freshwater scarcity is increasing global reliance on desalination, but conventional technologies can be energy intensive and generate concentrated brine requiring careful management. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Raveendran Nair, Dr P Pillai, Dr J Li
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Blistering Across Scales

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
This project seeks to uncover the fundamental principles that govern blister formation in thin elastic structures. Blisters appear in a remarkable range of contexts, from voids that undermine the reliability of advanced semiconductor devices to the delamination of thin composite layers under compression. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Pihler-Puzovic, Dr F Box, Prof A Juel
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Impact of microplastics on soil organic carbon storage: column experiments and process-based modelling

The University of Manchester
Department of Civil Engineering and Management
Impact of microplastics on soil organic carbon storage. column experiments and process-based modelling. Microplastics are now found in soils worldwide, particularly in agricultural land where plastics are widely used in food production, wastewater reuse and land management. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Babakhani, Dr MHM Hadi Mosleh, Prof MS Sedighi
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Autonomous Layout Synthesis for High-Density Power Electronics PCBs

The University of Manchester
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Power electronics is the technology behind converting and controlling electrical energy — stepping voltages up or down, switching between AC and DC, and regulating power flow using fast switching devices rather than bulky transformers and resistors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Zhang, Dr J Apsley
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Probing the foundations of quantum mechanics with ultracold quantum sensors

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Quantum sensors based on atom interferometry are used as accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers, and there is increasing interest in using them for fundamental science. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Harte, Dr PM Millington
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Engineering Topology, Magnetism and Correlations in Moiré Quantum Materials

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Two-dimensional quantum materials are creating new opportunities to design electronic states that have no direct counterpart in conventional solids. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bahramy, Prof R Slager
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Recombinant protein production in microalgae

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
The development of microalgae into alternative expression platforms for therapeutic recombinant protein production has long been hampered by the low productivity of protein expression, particularly when nuclear genes are employed. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Theodoropoulos, Dr J Pittman
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Bio-Inspired Robotic Burrowing: Penetration and Anchorage in Real Soil

The University of Manchester
Department of Civil Engineering and Management
Can a robot weaken the soil in front of it without losing the grip that drives it forward? Bio-inspired burrowing systems could enable mobile, low-disturbance investigation of the shallow subsurface, reaching locations that are difficult to access using drilling, trenching or conventional vertical probes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr X Xu, Dr A Weightman, Dr J Shang
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Heavy-flavour physics at the LHCb experiment

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Particle physics aims to study the smallest constituents of matter and their interactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MDC De cian, Dr C Fitzpatrick
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Superfluid Helium Films for Next-Generation Cryogenic Hydrogen Masers

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Hydrogen masers are quantum devices that employ laser-like amplification of microwaves produced by the hyperfine splitting in hydrogen. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Jones, Prof S Weinfurtner
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Physics-Grounded Learning of AI Agents for Designing Vaccine Reactors

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Artificial intelligence is increasingly used in engineering design, but researchers still decide which simulations to run, whether results are physically credible, and what to investigate next. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Basha, Prof J Lawrence
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Higgstory of the Universe

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Higgs boson might hold the answer to the deepest questions in fundamental physics. Current measurements at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) create unprecedented sensitivity to deviations from the Standard Model. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Englert, Dr PM Millington
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] First Physics and AI-enhanced scientific discovery with the DarkSide-20k direct dark matter experiment

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
This PhD project will give you the opportunity to carry out some of the first physics exploitation of the DarkSide-20k dark matter observatory, a next-generation international experiment being constructed 1.4 km beneath a mountain at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Central Italy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D D Price, Dr ARY Ritchie Yates
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Analysis of Spatial Time Series Data using Random Matrices

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
Are you excited by the challenge of turning massive, complex data into rigorous statistical insight? We invite applications for a PhD project at the intersection of high-dimensional probability, random matrix theory, and spatio-temporal statistics, with applications in climate science, epidemiology, neuroimaging, finance, and sensor networks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bhattacharjee, Dr E Alsusa
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