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EPSRC - Topological and other types of Photonics Devices for Sensing, Modulation and other applications

Topological or meta-structured surfaces are known to achieve remarkable sensing and resonances such as super-blackbody, extraordinary point and bound in continuum. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Loh
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Diffractive Optical Neural Networks for Intelligent Vision and Computing

Artificial intelligence is transforming how machines see and interpret the world, yet most AI systems remain fundamentally electronic. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Cuong Dang Huy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Towards Gigabit Embedded ReRAM

The advent of large AI models has worsened the long-standing von Neumann bottleneck issue. A high-speed, high-density embedded memory may provide a possible solution by enabling the entire AI model to be stored on-chip, thus reducing the reliance on external memory. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof DS Ang Ang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Safe Embodied AI for Human-Robot Collaboration and Humanoid Robotics

Embodied AI is rapidly transforming the future of robotics by enabling robots to perceive, reason, learn, and interact with the physical world. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G. Hu Hu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Intelligent Nanophotonics Sensor for Health and Screening

This PhD project aims to develop a new nanophotonic platform by exploring new optical resonators and sensing mechanism. The student will focus on the design of nanophotonic sensor and translate it into a drug screening platform or health screening platform. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Y.-C.Chen Chen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CVD Growth of Isotopically Engineered Carbon-Doped hBN Single-Photon Emitters

This PhD develops a new chemical vapour deposition (CVD) route to wafer-scale, quantum-grade hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) for room-temperature single-photon emitters, the building blocks of quantum communication and photonics. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Tay, R.Y. Tay
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Adaptive Indoor Soundscape Augmentation

This PhD research explores how AI can be used to create healthier and more productive open-plan offices by improving their acoustic environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W.S.Gan Gan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Scalable 'Sense-then-Stimulate' tACS for Personalized Alcohol Craving Intervention

Alcohol Use Disorder affects over 600,000 people in the UK, contributes to 25,000+ deaths, and costs £52 billion annually. Current treatments carry ~70% relapse rates, and a critical opportunity is being missed. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Mandali
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Addressing Healthcare Inequality: Mitigating Nocebo Effects and Improving Medication Adherence in Minoritised Ethnic Groups

A major challenge in modern healthcare is patient non-adherence to prescribed medication, often driven by the experience of distressing side effects. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Webster, Dr C Wood
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The Systemic Link: Characterising Neurovascular Breakdown in Mixed Vascular and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology.

Despite the global burden of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), disease-modifying treatments remain. elusive. Traditional research has focused on amyloid-beta (Aβ) and tau protein, yet the. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Howarth, Dr J Berwick
 14 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reducing Weight stigma and its health impacts

Obesity is one of society’s greatest challenges with 2/3rds of UK adults living with overweight or obesity. Weight stigma (anti-fat attitudes, weight-based prejudice and discrimination) is experienced by 54% of adults. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Wood, Dr N Buckland
 20 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI Methods for the Design and Optimization of Wide-Bandgap CMOS Power Electronics

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in  the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and supervised by Dr Mahsa Mehrad and Dr. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Mehrad, Dr A Tawfik
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Intelligent Coordination Framework for Residential Energy Assets in Net-Zero Homes

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Shanker Prabhu, Dr Hongjie Ma and Dr Shamsul Masum. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Prabhu, Dr H Ma, Dr S Masum
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Hybrid Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Multi-Vector Energy System Optimisation

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Shamsul Masum, Dr Anton Hettiarachchige Don and Dr Edward Smart. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Masum, Dr A Hettiarachchige Don, Dr E Smart
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Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Analysis of Bio-Inspired Flexible Wings

Bio-inspired flight has attracted increasing attention in recent years, particularly through the study of bat wings, which demonstrate remarkable aerodynamic performance, agility, and efficiency at low flight speeds. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Lin
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