We have 365 engineering management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

The development of high-rise buildings is now at an unprecedented rate, with their number and scale rapidly and dramatically changing the landscape of global cities. The creation of these complex vertical communities poses major operational challenges for the systems relied upon for occupant safety and the responsible management of wastewater resources. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Gormley

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Towards insect-mimetic acoustic hierarchical structures

University of Strathclyde Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Overview. We are seeking excellent candidates for 4-yr PhD and 5-yr masters+PhD scholarships to pursue an exciting interdisciplinary project that will pioneer novel materials enabled by self-assembly and 3D printing with multiple length-scales of complexity to better mimic the functional structures of insect hearing. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K.H.A Lau, Prof J Windmill

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

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Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Novel laser sources in the mid-infrared spectral region for security and sensing applications (Fraunhofer and University of Strathclyde)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Applied Photonics

This project will address the urgent requirement for new photonics tools in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral region to police stricter greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards and to progress imaging capabilities in poor visibility for security applications. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Prof A Kemp

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

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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for Urban Air Quality Simulation and Management

Canterbury Christ Church University SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN

This research project offers an exciting opportunity for individuals passionate about addressing the critical issue of urban air quality through cutting-edge computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Hassanin

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

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Socially intelligent management of built environments - Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics

University of Strathclyde Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering

This is a fully funded PhD opportunity within the Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics (The Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics (nia-leverhulme.org.uk)). Read more

Supervisor: Prof S O Oliveira

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Trusted AI for Diabetes personalised self-management systems

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Diabetes mellitus is a common cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe. Type 2 diabetes continues to rise in prevalence annually; from 1980 to 2004, Type 2 quadrupled in both prevalence and incidence [1]. This will be exacerbated further by the increase in obesity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Philip

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

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Water Management-Desalination and Wastewater Treatment

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Water Engineering and Natural Environment

Water management is very important in many countries in the world. Out of many aspects of water management, freshwater production by desalination technologies (thermal and membrane) and wastewater treatment by various technologies are the most important ones. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Mujtaba

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

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Development of fast-responsive thermochemical sorbent composites for battery thermal management application

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

As the world swaps fossil fuel power for emissions-free electrification, batteries are becoming a vital storage tool to facilitate the energy transition. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Li

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

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PhD studentship - Optimizing Pulse-Jet Cleaning for Sustainable Energy: A CFD Approach to Emissions Control

Newcastle University School of Engineering

This PhD project is part of the CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero. About the CDT. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Lee

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

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From top-down to bottom-up – enabling a new collaborative approach to agricultural abstraction management to protect river ecosystems - PhD

Cranfield University School of Water, Energy and Environment (SWEE)

Agriculture is an important user of water in many catchments in England, particularly in the East. Water is abstracted from rivers and aquifers to… Read more

Supervisor: Prof I P Holman

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Automating Software Development with Semantic-based Generative AI

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

Automatic design and development of software applications has been the dream of software communities for decades. Read more

Supervisors: Prof X Liu, Dr OB Bamgboye

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

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Advances in Sustainable Structural Materials – An Experimental and Numerical Investigation to Assess the Structural Performance of Timber Concrete Composites

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

In an age where climate change is at the top of the agenda, engineers have been pushed to find novel techniques of constructing not only for a global population with exponential growth, but in such a manner to ensure sustainably throughout the whole construction process. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Khokhar

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

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Efficient Cryostasis for Transport of Liquid Hydrogen

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Edward Richardson; Stephen Turnock. Project description. Liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage and transport enables flexible exploitation of potentially carbon-free energy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E.S. Richardson

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Improved solution algorithms for efficient and robust Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation software is at the core of present-day engineering practice as well as academic research in virtually any… Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Giustini

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

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Model-based Approach for Prognostics Health Management (PHM) for Fusion Reactors

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

The University of York is at the forefront of transformative research in data-centric engineering, digital twins, and AI, bringing about a revolution in the design and operation of systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Perin

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

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Institute for International Management

Loughborough University London

PhD. 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time. MPhil. 2 years full-time; 4 years part-time. Entry Requirements. An honours degree [2:1 or above] or equivalent overseas qualification. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Business Research Programme

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Sheffield Hallam University - Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) Scholarships in the Sheffield Business School: The benefits of investing in employees’ continuing professional development

Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Business School

Applications are invited for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD scholarships in the Sheffield Business School, commencing 7 October 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KS Stefansdottir, Dr AD Doran

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Engineering Better Social Outcomes through Requirements Management and Integrated Asset Data Processing

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, Prof M Bew, Prof P McDermott

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

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Green cities: how our decisions affect landscape biodiversity

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG)

Research Group. Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG). Proposed supervisory team. Dr Alvin Helden. Dr Tom Ings. Theme. Smart Cities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Helden, Dr T Ings

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

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New Materials and Structures for CTE Management of Laser Systems

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

A major challenge for defence & security laser systems is managing the heat generated and differential thermal expansion of the different components in the system. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J.C. Corney, Dr S T-W Tammas-Williams

28 February 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Developing digital twin and digital product passports for high-value electric machines to support their end-of-life decisions

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

In support of the research activities of the EPRSC-funded Future Electrical Machines Manufacturing Hub, the University of Sheffield is offering a funded PhD scholarship to undertake research in the development of digital twin and digital product passports for high-value electric machines to support their end-of-life decisions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Tiwari

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fully Funded Doctoral Studentship in Polymer Chemistry: Multifunctional Electrolytes, Department of Engineering, Durham University.

Durham University Department of Engineering

Durham University, one of the top 100 universities in the world (ranked 82nd in QS World University Rankings 2022) is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD studentship to work within the Department of Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Shirshova

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

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Emotional response to immersive audio in live music performance

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

This project is a collaboration between University of York and L-Acoustics as part of CoStar LiveLab. It will address the challenges of understanding the impact of different listening environments, contexts and technical setups and sound formats on listeners. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Daffern, Prof G Kearney

8 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Ignition and fire spread processes in the Wildland Urban Interface

King’s College London Department of Engineering

This PhD project in fire science interlinks prevention and protection from wildfire risk, by focusing on providing a clearer understanding of uncontrolled fires and the conditions that cause them to arise in the wildland urban interface. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FR Restuccia

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Microwave Long Range Wireless Power Transfer System

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

Wireless sensor network (WSN) is a cutting-edge technology with applications in every corner, ranging from space exploration, process/production, environment monitoring to healthcare inspection and disease diagnosis, and essentially forms the core of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C H See, Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin

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

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Low-cost digital twin for building performance monitoring and control system operation

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

The UK government urges us to build 'better, faster and greener' to mitigate our housing shortage and move towards net-zero carbon homes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Livingstone, Dr C H See

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

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Assessing blood flow control in the brain

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Profs. David Simpson. Project description. Blood flow to the brain is controlled by a series of interacting complex physiological mechanisms that ensure an adequate supply at all times. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D. Simpson

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Thermo-electric materials for tab cooling of advanced batteries

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Richard Wills, Dr Iris Nandhakumar. Project description. Effective thermal management of lithium-based battery systems is important for optimising cell efficiency, reducing cell degradation and preventing catastrophic failure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Wills

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Circular hybrid manufacturing involving metal binder jetting process

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Engineering

This PhD project will ignite an exciting new research area for the sustainable production, consumption and recycling of metallic materials for use in Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes, in particular binder jetting process. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Bhaduri

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

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Waste Utilisation for Sustainable Resource Recovery and Carbon Capture

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

This project will involve the development of a novel approach that combines waste utilization and carbon capture technologies to address pressing environmental concerns and promote sustainable resource management. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Unluer

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

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We have 365 engineering management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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