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Winds and Waves in the Alpine Mountains ORR_BAS_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. Mountains (or "orography") have a substantial effect on the atmospheric circulation. This includes atmospheric disturbances known as orographic gravity waves, generated by the winds flowing over orography. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Orr
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unsteady flow and surface loading around a wall-mounted porous cylinder in a turbulent boundary layer

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Elias Arcondoulis and Dr Chaitanya Paruchuri. This project investigates the fundamental unsteady flow physics and surface-loading mechanisms acting on wall-mounted porous cylinders subject to turbulent boundary layers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Arcondoulis
 5 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Postreproductive maternal care and the evolution of sex differences in lifespan MAKLAKOV_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific background. Why do some animals continue to live long after they have stopped reproducing? Classical evolutionary theory predicts that they should not. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Maklakov
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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What causes the brightest eruptions from supermassive black holes?

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Philip Wiseman. The most energetic, luminous events in the Universe seem to come from supermassive black holes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Wiseman
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the evolution of how plants perceive changes in the environment MILLER_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific Background. Plants modify the concentration of calcium ions in their cells in response to different environmental stimuli and stresses. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Miller
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Spectra to Marine Litter: Multispectral Imaging and AI for Aerial Detection and Monitoring MACKIEWICZ_ARIES27_CASE

University of East Anglia
School of Computing Sciences
Scientific Background. Marine litter threatens ocean health and the coastal livelihoods that depend on it. Scalable automated methods to detect, classify and quantify litter are needed to improve understanding of its sources, pathways and impacts, yet reliable monitoring at scale remains challenging. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Mackiewicz
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Polarization effects in antiresonant hollow core optical fibres

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Professor Austin Taranta, Dr. Gianluca Guerra and Dr Gregor Jaison. About the project. Dive into the mysterious world of polarization in antiresonant hollow core fibres, where conventional wisdom is turned on its head, and unexpected phenomena emerge every day. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Taranta
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advancing predictive models for battery interfaces through quantum and AI-driven atomistic simulations

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Professor Chris Skylaris. Help shape the future of energy storage by developing predictive models of battery interfaces. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C K Skylaris
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hyperuniform disordered metasurfaces for solar-thermal energy conversion

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Professor Marian Florescu. Harnessing structural disorder to control light offers a new route to highly efficient solar-thermal energy conversion. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Florescu
 26 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Electrifying Chemical Reactors for Net Zero: Flow, Heat and Particle Dynamics in Next-Generation Reactors

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Nader Karimi and Dr Temistocle Grenga. About the project. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Karimi
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Geometric diodes for RF energy harvesting and integrated circuits

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Professor Kees De Groot. Geometric diodes are electronic components with a non-linear current-voltage characteristics which is caused by an asymmetric geometric restriction. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K De Groot
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Robust Control of Magnetically Levitated Wind Turbines

University of Bath
Department of Mechanical Engineering
This project is one of a number in competition for a studentship from the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AJB Justi Bertolin, Prof P Keogh
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deciphering the Formation, Emplacement, and Ore-Forming Processes of the Rogaland Anorthosite Complex, Norway VUKMANOVIC_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. Anorthosites represent one of the most unique and widely debated rock formations in Earth's crust. They are characterised by their almost monomineralic plagioclase composition, making them unusual among intrusive bodies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z V Vukmanovic
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Attentive Ear: AI to Decode Listening Fatigue from Wearables

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Stefan Bleeck and Christoph Tremmel. About the project. Listening in noisy environments is mentally exhausting, but human physiological responses move at fundamentally different speeds. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Bleeck
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Circular lifecycle knowledge for aerospace titanium

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Professor Bo Chen, Dr Benjamin Cameron, and Dr Andrew Hamilton. Can high-value titanium waste become aerospace-grade feedstock again? This project will develop a traceable pathway from titanium scrap to requalified feedstock using advanced powder metallurgy, materials passports and lifecycle data. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Chen
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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