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Continuous affective control for generative AI

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisor. Dr Zhiwu Huang. How can AI create images that express emotion as naturally and flexibly as people do? This PhD will develop next-generation generative AI that enables continuous, reliable control of emotional expression in images. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Huang

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

Nuclear-spin control of translation and rotation in levitated optomechanics

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisor. Professor Hendrik Ulbricht. ion with experimental researchers working on levitated optomechanics and NMR. You will build skills in quantum and classical dynamics, numerical modelling and magnetic-resonance methods, helping guide future experiments in quantum metrology and information processing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Ulbricht

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Membrane Technologies for Selective Rare Earth Metal Recovery and Recycling

Durham University

Department of Chemistry

Rare earth metals are essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines and modern electronics, but separating and recovering them remains energy-intensive and chemically demanding. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Borsley

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Discovery chemistry for singlet fission materials to retrofit silicon solar cells

Durham University

Department of Chemistry

Background. Silicon solar cells generate most of the world’s solar electricity, yet they waste much of the energy in blue and green sunlight as heat. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Gorman

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Engineering quantum measurements to test the Zeno effect in levitated mechanics

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisor. Professor Hendrik Ulbricht. The quantum Zeno effect suggests repeated measurements can slow a system’s evolution. Could this be tested with a levitated nanoparticle? You will develop and calibrate measurements, model their effects on motion, and investigate how measurement changes its state. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Ulbricht

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Next-generation catalysts for CO2 to methanol conversion

Durham University

Department of Chemistry

Background. The chemicals industry depends on fossil feedstocks and accounts for up to 7% of global CO. 2. emissions. Methanol is a versatile chemical feedstock that can be converted into the raw materials for producing plastics, paints, fine chemicals, and liquid aviation fuel. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Morris

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Large-scale structure of Earth’s magnetosphere

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Professor Robert Fear and Dr Imogen Gingell. ‎Earth’s magnetosphere is a dynamic and fascinating environment. Its behaviour depends on its interaction with the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Fear

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

AI-driven design of solar photothermal materials for sustainable recovery of lithium and critical materials

Durham University

Department of Engineering

Lithium and other critical materials are essential for batteries, electric vehicles and renewable energy, but recovering them today often relies on vast evaporation ponds or energy-hungry chemical processing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Keshavarz Hedayati

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Human-centered security and privacy for autonomous vehicles

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr Weijia He. How can autonomous vehicles earn and maintain people’s trust? This PhD explores the security, privacy, and human factors challenges of AI-enabled transport, focusing on interactions between drivers, pedestrians, and autonomous vehicles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W He

30 April 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Flexible Valve Control for Disruptive, High-Efficiency Clean-Fuelled Power Generators

Durham University

Department of Engineering

The global transition to net-zero demands radically new approaches to power generation. High-power, compact engines fuelled by ammonia, hydrogen, and methanol have the potential to deliver clean, reliable electricity for remote communities, off-grid infrastructure, and resilient backup systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Smallbone

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Wafer-scale co-designed metasurface-PIC platform for free-space optical I/O and sensing

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Professor Callum Littlejohns, Dr Shengqi Yin, Dr Ramsey Selim and Dr A. Emre Kaplan. Precise control of light between photonic chips and free space is central to optical communication and sensing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Littlejohns

2 February 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Simulation and Analysis of Ultra-High Efficiency Free-Piston Engine Power Generators

Durham University

Department of Engineering

Achieving thermal efficiencies beyond 50% represents a transformative opportunity for low-carbon power generation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Smallbone

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Next-generation miniaturised optical sources

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr Massimiliano Guasoni and Dr Lin Xu. Broadband light sources could transform how we diagnose disease, detect hazards and monitor our environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Guasoni

30 September 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

AFM-Based Nanopatterning of 2D Materials for Programmable Functional Devices

University College Dublin

School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to develop advanced nanomanufacturing strategies for two-dimensional (2D) materials, with a particular focus on atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based nanopatterning, predictive property engineering, and functional device fabrication. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Zhang

20 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More data, more and better distances: Improving on Gaia parallaxes with multi-modal machine learning

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Professor Poshak Gandhi and Professor Christian Knigge. Accurate stellar distances underpin our understanding of the Galaxy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Gandhi

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Life-Cycle Driven Design of Sustainable Electric Machines

Durham University

Department of Engineering

Electric machines are essential to our everyday lives, powering everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines. However, making these technologies more sustainable is a key challenge in achieving net-zero emission targets. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Sarma

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

State-of-the-art constraints on the most powerful accreting black holes in the Galaxy

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisor. Professor Poshak Gandhi. A single stellar-mass black hole can outshine a million suns. What is the mechanism for energy extraction in black holes, 10 times more efficient than nuclear fusion. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Gandhi

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Turning Green Infrastructure into Network Infrastructure: Battery-Free Ambient IoT Hosted on Urban Trees

Durham University

Department of Engineering

Background. Wireless devices with no battery, powered by radio energy from the network and replying by reflecting it back, have just entered the mobile standard. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R SIMORANGKIR

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

A new theory for the most bizarre supermassive black holes in the cosmos

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisor. Professor Poshak Gandhi. Supermassive black holes evolve across billions of years. But a new population that changes rapidly in just months is challenging our understanding of black-hole growth. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Gandhi

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Testing the foundations of cosmology with quasars

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Professor Poshak Gandhi. Does the Universe look the same in every direction? Distant quasars, powered by giant black holes, hint that it might not. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Gandhi

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Investigation of thermoacoustic instabilities of hydrogen flames

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr Preethi Rajendram Soundararajan and Dr Temistocle Grenga. Hydrogen offers a clean route to decarbonise aviation, but its flames can be prone to thermoacoustic instabilities, which are undesirable in aviation engines. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P R Soundararajan

31 July 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Multimodal learning and sensor fusion for vessel monitoring using vision and underwater acoustics

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr William Wu, Dr Huanhuan Li and Professor Paul White. Read more

Supervisor: Dr WW Wu

15 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Photonic fibres for renewable energy

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr Pier-John Sazio and Dr Peter Horak. Design and fabricate next-generation photonic fibres using advanced cleanroom technologies, repurposing telecoms-inspired photonic platforms for renewable energy generation and low-cost energy storage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Sazio

31 July 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

AI directed materials discovery and atomistic modelling

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr Pier-John Sazio and Dr Ioannis Zeimpekis. Join a PhD at the forefront of photonics, advanced materials and AI. Develop next-generation chalcogenide materials using state-of-the-art cleanroom fabrication, machine learning and simulation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Sazio

31 July 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Hollow core optical fibres embedded with 2D materials

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr Pier-John Sazio and Dr Ioannis Zeimpekis. This PhD project will develop novel composite anti-resonant hollow-core fibres integrating atomically thin 2D materials for advanced photonic and optoelectronic applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Sazio

31 July 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The Safety and Efficacy of Far-UVC For Preventing the Airborne Spread of Disease

University of St Andrews

School of Physics and Astronomy

Far-UVC is a recently established technology that uses ultraviolet light at 222nm wavelength to inactivate microorganisms in air and on surfaces. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Wood

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

Development and Application of Next-Generation Instrumentation to Quantify the Chemical Drivers of Particle Oxidative Potential

The University of Manchester

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Research Group: Analytical methods and physical chemistry

Air pollution exposure is a major global health issue, responsible for millions of premature deaths each year and is a leading cause of respiratory and cardiovascular disease worldwide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Campbell, Dr AV Voliotis, Dr J Allan, Dr D Hu

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Brain on Wheels: Uncovering the Sensorimotor Control of Cycling

University of Birmingham

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Cycling is a common and highly practised human skill, yet surprisingly little is known about how the nervous system controls balance and steering during cycling. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S-H Yeo, Dr R Reynolds

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Modelling actinide speciation in solution with multiconfigurational quantum chemistry techniques

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

Research Group: Computational and Theoretical chemistry

Nuclear power is a central part of the UK’s plans for energy security and net zero, but the legacy of the nuclear fuel cycle remains a major challenge, with waste management alone estimated to cost over £120bn. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Oakley

18 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Macroevolution of seastars

University of Southampton

Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences

Supervisory team. Your will be supervised by Dr Guadalupe Bribiesca Contreras (lead supervisor) and Dr Tammy Horton from the National Oceanography Centre, alongside Dr Jeff Thompson from the University of Southampton and Dr Hugh Carter. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Bribiesca-Contreras, Dr . Thompson, Dr T Horton

15 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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