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Fully Funded PhD: CO₂ Conversion, Reactor Design and Process Integration

Project description. The successful capture of CO₂ is only useful if the captured material can then be handled, converted or used in a practical and economically sustainable way. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Donnellan
 7 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD: Novel Cryogenic Energy Storage and CO₂ Capture

Project overview. The transition to a renewable electricity system will require large-scale energy storage technologies which are safe, scalable and not restricted to particular geographical locations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Donnellan
 7 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Model-based control for improved downstream processing of recombinant proteins.

Since 1986, mAb manufacturing has shifted from low-titre processes (<0.5 g/L) to intensified and perfusion systems exceeding 10 g/L, creating severe downstream processing bottlenecks. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Whelan
 15 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Model-supported design of scalable cost-effective tangential flow filtration (TFF) purification for the biomanufacture of viral vectors.

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a pivotal vehicle for in vivo gene therapy due to its non-pathogenic nature and tissue-specific tropisms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Whelan
 15 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in Intelligent Safe Environments for Robotic and Autonomous Systems in the Nuclear Industry

Background. The nuclear industry is increasingly seeking to deploy robotic and autonomous systems were possible to reduce worker exposure to hazardous environments, improve productivity and enhance operational resilience. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Nefti-Meziani, Dr S Davis
 11 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Experienced Coach: An exploration of the coaches learning pathways and developmental influences

Coaching has been established as a Human Resource Development initiative. However, coaching practice and research to-date has been focusing more on executive/leadership coaching outcomes, coaching effectiveness, to understand the ingredients of success factors of coaching. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Rajasinghe
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The role of diversity training in an era of business and socio-economic uncertainty: Managing migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace in UK organisations

In an era marked by business volatility and socio-economic uncertainty, it is widely suggested that diversity training could support the creation of a supportive climate of all migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace to contribute collectively to organisational goals (CIPD, 2017; Herring and Henderson, 2015). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Mitsakis
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Trauma-Informed Practice and Employment Participation: Transforming Organisational Responses to Workplace Trauma

This PhD project examines how trauma-informed organisational practices can enhance employment participation and transform workplace experiences for trauma-affected professionals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Nachmias
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Technology Dependence and Consumer Vulnerability in Digital Marketing Ecosystems

As digital platforms increasingly mediate individuals' consumption experiences, it has become crucial for marketing and public policy research to understand how individuals' continuing dependence on such platforms affects their agency and vulnerability (Borenstein, & Taylor, 2024; Laamanen et al., 2025; Stewart et al., 2024; Yadav et al., 2025). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Afreh, Dr B Abina
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Regulatory Efficiency and Strategic Adjustment under Multiple Banking Constraints

Banks operate under multiple binding regulatory constraints, most notably capital and liquidity requirements designed to ensure resilience to economic shocks. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Baldwin
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reframing Workplace Well-being: Compassionate Leadership and the Organisational Experience of Trauma Survivors

This PhD project critically examines how Compassionate Leadership can enhance organisational support for trauma survivors and contribute to the development of sustainable workplace wellbeing mechanisms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Nachmias
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Quantifying AI Fatigue and its Impact on Workplace Performance and Safety

This PhD research positions AI fatigue as a measurable psychosocial risk emerging when artificial intelligence is embedded into everyday workflows. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr EC Chen
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Public Sector Governance and Financial Resilience in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming organisational operations across both private and public sectors. In the public sector, AI offers significant opportunities to improve efficiency, service delivery, and data-driven decision-making. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Nguyen
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Organisational Capability and Social Value in Net-Zero Construction

The transition to net-zero built environments represents a major challenge for the construction sector. Although significant progress has been made in developing low-carbon technologies and regulatory frameworks, the delivery of net-zero buildings often falls behind policy ambition. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Raiden
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Orchestrating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Resource-Constrained Contexts

Entrepreneurial ecosystems are central to productive entrepreneurship, most ecosystem studies are more likely to focus on well-resourced contexts in developed economies (Brown and Mason, 2017; Autio et al., 2018). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Aluko
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multi‑Source Visual Nudges: A Visual Marketing Approach to Influencing Regenerative Tourism Behaviour in UK Heritage Sites

Heritage tourism contributes significantly to the UK economy, generating £145.8 billion in 2023. However, this economic value is accompanied by escalating environmental pressures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Abdullah
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Managing Presenteeism and Sickness Absence in UK Higher Education: A Mixed‑Methods Study

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are central to UK social and economic sustainability, contributing >£130bn annually and employing >440,000 people. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Whysall
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Leveraging Situation Awareness for Human-AI Collaboration to Achieve Operational Excellence in SMEs

Small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly rely on digital technologies and AI‑enabled systems to improve efficiency, resilience, and decision‑making. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Yeong
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Involution-Driven Competition and Global Production System Resilience: Evidence from the Electric Vehicle Industry

In recent years, the global electric vehicle (EV) industry has experienced intense price-based rivalry, rapid capacity expansion, and aggressive cost compression, particularly among Chinese manufacturers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Shan
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating the influences and drivers of gambling participation and associated harms

Gambling participation has expanded significantly in recent decades, driven by digital platforms, targeted marketing, and shifting social norms (Wardle et al., 2024). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Adeniyi
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Impact of Climate Change on Firm Performance and Asset Pricing: Machine Learning and Text-Based Analyses

Climate change has become a central strategic and regulatory issue for firms worldwide (Barnett, 2023). Firms increasingly disclose climate-related information in annual, sustainability, and integrated reports, reflecting their climate awareness, risk perceptions, and transition strategies (Acheampong et al., 2025). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Nguyen
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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IFRS Sustainability Reporting Standards and corporate financial policies

The increasing demand for transparency, comparability, reliability and decision usefulness of sustainability information has led to the development of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) S1 and S2. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof Y W Wang
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Human-AI Decision Making: Trust, Bias and Organisational Accountability

As AI tools become routine in finance, healthcare, logistics, recruitment, performance evaluation and public services, organisations face a compound challenge. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Nwagboso
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Hexa‑Helix Coopetition for Sustainable Destination Management

Tourism remains one of the world’s most economically significant sectors, driving employment, investment and local development across diverse regions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Abdullah
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Gendered Identity Work in Marketing Professions: Performance, Authenticity, and Career Trajectories in the Digital Age

As marketing work in emerging economies becomes digitalized, performance-oriented, and visibility-driven, it is crucial for marketing research to understand how marketers build and perform gendered identities to provide innovative products and services, meet various stakeholders expectations and progress their careers (Alzahrani et al., 2026; Saxena, 2025; Varma et al., 2023). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Afreh, Dr B Abina
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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FDI in Africa and the role of Formal and Informal Institutions

In recognition of the benefits of foreign direct investment (FDI) – an important channel through which resources, human capital and technological progress are transferred between countries – understanding the determining factors of FDI is an important issue from a developing country perspective. Read more
 Supervisor: Ms M Stack
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Emotional Labour in Project Delivery Teams

While project management scholarship has traditionally emphasised technical coordination, scheduling and risk, comparatively little attention has been paid to the relational and affective dimensions of project work. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Nwagboso
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing climate change solutions with simulation in the fashion industry

Climate change is a global threat to humanity today. Many models have been developed to predict global warming and Greenhouse gas emissions, with one example being the EN-ROADS climate simulator. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Takou
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Context, Informality and the Practice of Project Management

Project management scholarship has long assumed a relatively stable institutional backdrop around formal structures, codified methods, and predictable operating environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Nwagboso
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Building Antifragile Supply Chains: Leveraging Digital Technologies to Transform Disruptions into Opportunities

Global supply chains are increasingly exposed to complex disruptions, including pandemics, geopolitical tensions, climate-related events, and technological change. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Taheri, Prof A Takou
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only