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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Enabling organisations to identify hotspots of embodied supply chain risk by leveraging carbon accounting

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
 Supervisor: Dr s Cooper
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Particle-fluid Interactions in Environmental Flows

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Sergio Maldonado. About the project. Consider a major global environmental issue. Perhaps you thought about ocean plastic pollution, air pollution, or sea level rise leading to coastal erosion. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Maldonado-Villanueva
 1 May 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-agent reinforcement learning for safe navigation of multiple robots

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Mohammad Soorati. As robot swarms increasingly operate alongside people, robots must do more than avoid collisions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Soorati
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance of Responses to Environmental Stress TAYLOR_R_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Background. Natural environments are changing rapidly due to anthropogenic climate change. How populations respond to these changes determines whether they adapt to more stressful environments via plasticity and/or evolution, or whether they become extinct. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Taylor
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human-swarm interaction by communicating intent and understanding multi-robot behaviour

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Mohammad Soorati. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Soorati
 31 May 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Scientific Machine Learning for Fluid Dynamics and Hydraulics

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Sergio Maldonado. About the project. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Maldonado-Villanueva
 1 May 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolutionary Genomics of Mimicry in Neotropical Catfishes TAYLOR M_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific Background. Mimicry, where unrelated species evolve similar colour patterns through natural selection, is one of the most striking examples of adaptation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Taylor
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Modelling the complex rheological behaviour of synovial fluid in lubricated prosthetic joints

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 L Nissim, Dr J Ewen, Prof RG Gill
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Antarctic glacial meltwater and its importance for ocean circulation and climate SHEEHAN_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. West Antarctica’s fast-melting ice shelves release fresh water into the shelf seas that surround the continent (Sheehan et al., 2023). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PS Sheehan
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Design and Fabrication of Large-Area Metasurface Optics

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Prof. Otto Muskens and Dr Kai Sun. About the project. This project aims to investigate the design and wafer-scale fabrication of large area metaoptics for imaging and sensing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof O L Muskens
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Risk management for robust Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Leonardo Aniello. Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) pipelines integrate data, model development, deployment, monitoring, and operational processes to maintain machine learning systems in production. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Aniello
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Radiation-resilient memristor-based reservoir computing for autonomous space intelligence

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Firman Simanjuntak. Can a computer survive and learn in space? This project will develop memristor-based reservoir computing hardware that combines ultra-low power consumption with inherent radiation resilience. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Simanjuntak
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Starfire: Simulating Thermonuclear Ignition on Neutron Stars

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Prof. Diego Altamirano and Dr. João Mendonça. About the project. What happens when nuclear fire races across the surface of a neutron star? This project uses numerical simulations to study how thermonuclear X-ray bursts ignite and spread, linking computational models with observations. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Altamirano
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Combined effect of ventilation design and operation parameters on local ventilation effectiveness in single-zone naturally ventilated spaces

University of Bath
Department of Architecture & Civil 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 M Mustafa, Dr P Shepherd
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Predictive design of heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 utilisation

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Professor Robert Raja and Dr Sergio Vernuccio. This industrially sponsored project will use computational methods to investigate the key properties that govern the performance of a CO₂-conversion catalyst. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Raja
 2 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Balancing wheat rust resilience and soil microbial diversity SAUNDERS_JIC_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific background. Plant-microbe relationships are shaped by complex, root-exuded metabolites that vary by host genotype and can be augmented to enhance agricultural productivity. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Saunders
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Optimising Perovskite Oxygen Carriers for Biomass-Enhanced Hydrogen Production and CO₂ Utilisation via Chemical Looping

University of Bath
Department of Chemical 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 CDL de Leeuwe, Prof S Parker, Dr A J Jose Exposito
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High-fidelity CFD for fan/OGVs broadband noise modelling

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Long Wu. Ultra High Bypass Ratio (UHBR) aeroengines offer a pathway to quieter, more efficient aviation. However, their larger and slower fans introduce new challenges for broadband noise. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Wu
 1 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Computational Fluid Dynamics for Next-Generation Hollow-Core Fibre

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr Gregory Jasion and Dr Ali Shakiba. About the project. Hollow-core fibres (HCFs) guide light through air. Considered the next generation of optical fibre, they are attracting strong industrial interest. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Jasion
 30 June 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ecosystem responses to changes in ocean circulation LE QUERE_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Marine ecosystems are highly sensitive to the rapid physical reorganisation of the ocean under climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Le Quéré
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Multimodal Spatial Intelligence and Traffic World Models

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 Q Zhang, Prof MY Yang
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Across land, oceans and the atmosphere: Decoding Earth's carbon cycle with CO2 polyisotopologues KAISER_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas. The 2015 Paris Agreement aims to avoid dangerous climate change by reducing emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Kaiser
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dust, the Atlantic Ocean, and Climate JOSHI_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. The Atlantic Ocean has warmed significantly over the last few years partly from increasing greenhouse gases, but other climate forcing agents also play a role. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Joshi
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Listening to La Soufrière: Fibre Optics and AI for the Next Generation of Volcano Monitoring JOHNSON_UEA_ARIES27_CASE

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific Background. A major challenge in volcanology is understanding and anticipating transitions in volcanic activity. Subtle changes within volcanic systems can precede hazardous eruptions, yet remain difficult to detect and interpret. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Johnson
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NeuroAI and Neurotechnology: Cognitive computation in biological and artificial intelligence

Ulster University
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  Research Group: Intelligent Systems
OPEN TO HOME AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. This exciting PhD opportunity offers the chance to work at the intersection of neuroscience, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence (AI) to better understand and utilise intelligence in biological brains and in machines. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Wong-Lin, Dr C O'Donnell, Dr S Bhattacharyya, Prof G Prasad
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From climate information to climate action: Evaluating how climate information use shapes local adaptation decision making in English Local Authorities and opportunities for improvement JENKINS_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
The Climate Change Committee’s Well Adapted UK report highlights a critical need for practical adaptation solutions to build a resilient UK by 2050. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KJ Jenkins
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From brain to germline: how perception affects genetic inheritance IMMLER_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific background. Natural environments are changing rapidly as average temperatures rise and heatwaves become more frequent. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Immler
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Secure and Resilient Computing: New computer architectures for more secure and low-energy devices and systems.

Ulster University
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  Research Group: Intelligent Systems
OPEN TO HOME AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. The research area of Secure and Resilient Computing addresses the growing need for computing systems that are secure, dependable and energy-efficient, supporting the development of trustworthy next-generation computing technologies and infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Harkin, Dr YS Sha, Dr AJ Japa
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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How long does it take grassland fungi to recover after disturbance? HALL_EI_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Scientific Background. Unimproved, sensitively grazed lowland grasslands are an ecologically vital but highly threatened habitat. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Hall
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Next-Generation Metal Additive Manufacturing: Enhancing Component Performance through Tailored Microstructures in Laser Powder Bed Fusion

University of Sheffield
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Background. Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) is an advanced metal additive manufacturing technology increasingly used to produce high-value components for aerospace, automotive, energy and biomedical applications. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Mumtaz, Dr K Groom
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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