We have 554 digital PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Award Summary. 100% Home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance £18,622 (2023-24 UKRI rate). Overview. Interested in social change? This PhD will explore how design and digital technologies can contribute to social justice endeavours and transformative futures. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr CC Crivellaro

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Resilience-based management of transport infrastructure enhanced by digital data and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

University of Birmingham Department of Civil Engineering

We aim to develop a new data-driven tool to unravel context-dependency and enhance resilience-based management of transport infrastructure assets, by integrating computational modelling and AI. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Mitoulis

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

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Imagining a Digital Competency Management Ecosystem Approach to Transforming the Productivity of People in the Built Environment

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Underwood, Dr MY Munir, Dr SP Coates

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Designing Interactive Digital Storytelling Experiences

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

This research project will investigate questions around new forms of digital storytelling, with a focus on the creative design of interactive narrative experiences. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr IH Helgason

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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A framework for museums participatory design in virtual reality assisted by AI

University of the West of Scotland Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences

Do you have a passion for museums and emerging technologies? Are you driven to make a difference in local communities?. This PhD Studentship offers a unique opportunity to bridge the digital divide facing Small and Medium Museums (SMMs). Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Gilardi, Prof K Kosmala, Prof K Dahal

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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PhD Digital health in bronchiectasis

King’s College London Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition that was previously neglected for years. Non-pharmacological management for bronchiectasis includes airway clearance techniques and pulmonary rehabilitation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Spinou, Dr MD Davare

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Environmental Digital Twin for Enabling a Circular Economy

University of Strathclyde Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management

Bridging the digital world and physical environment is essential for Industry 4.0, which is a top strategic priority for most technical and manufacturing organisations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S B Birnie, Mr R M Millar

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Robotic Non-Destructive Evaluation for AI-enabled Digital High-Value Manufacturing

University of Strathclyde Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

The University of Strathclyde is pleased to be able to offer a highly cross-disciplinary engineering ‎project on the development and systems integration of robotic NDE and high-value manufacturing. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Javadi, Dr T Konkova, Dr I Tavakkolnia

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Design and Development of Prescriptive Maintenance Framework for Digital Manufacturing

Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

PROJECT REFERENCE NUMBER. Please use reference number SCEBE-21SF-DDPMFDM-Jain. BACKGROUND. The fourth industrial revolution prompted a paradigm shift from predictive to prescriptive maintenance. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A.K Jain, Prof B Alkali

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Digital Twin Control of Manufacturing Operations

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

The future of machining lies in the fully autonomous machine tool. New technologies must be developed that predict, sense and action intelligent decisions autonomously. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Ward

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating Older Adults’ Experiences with Multimorbidity and How Digital Health Strategies Can Shape, Enable or Hinder Better Trajectories of Care [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Cybersecurity, Privacy and HCC Research Section

Project Highlights. Understand the socio-cultural, environmental and infrastructural challenges that influence multimorbidity and older adults’ lived experiences negotiating and navigating care. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Verdezoto Dias

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Design of digital technology and machine learning solutions for mental health

Brunel University London Design

The significant societal and economic impact of mental health conditions worldwide is well documented. With a growing awareness of mental health, the pressing need to streamline access to sustainable care services is now an imperative. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Colecchia

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD Studentship (3 years): Innovating Sustainability: The Role of Digitalisation in nonlinear international strategies of entrepreneurial firms

Aston University College of Business and Social Sciences

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship, supported by the College of Business and Social Sciences to be undertaken within the Department of Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship at Aston University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Jafari-Sadeghi, Prof S Khorana

3 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The impact of digital decarbonisation on physical and mental health: what role does stress-associated climate change play? (REF: SSEHS/NPVC)

Loughborough University School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Psychological stress exposure is a risk factor for a range of long-term health conditions. A prominent, real-world and ongoing stressor is climate change, which can impact our physical and mental health and yet remains largely unexplored. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Paine, Dr R Higginson, Prof L Jackson, Prof I Hodgkinson

19 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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