We have 25 fire PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Contact. Professor Susan Laurance (susan.laurance@jcu.edu.au),. College of Science and Engineering. James Cook University, Cairns, Qld 4878. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SL Laurance

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

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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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Low carbon hybrid timber-steel structures in fire

University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

The built environment is one of the largest producers of carbon emissions, responsible for around 38% of global emissions. Hybrid timber-steel structures utilise a traditional steel frame but use Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for floor slabs which have the potential to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M S McLaggan, Dr S Huang

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

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CFD Study of Fires in Mechanically Ventilated Nuclear Compartments

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Fire remains a major risk in nuclear power plants (NPPs). Fire safety research therefore plays an important role in developing fire simulation tools for risk assessments in nuclear facilities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Dembele, Dr K Volkov, Dr A Heidari

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

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Sustainable Concrete In Fire

University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

The development of waste-based concrete is urgently needed to improve the sustainability of concrete construction, as well as to reduce waste. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Huang

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

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PhD Studentship in Battery Fire Safety

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of energy storage, leading to the award of a Ph.D. degree. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Wang

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

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Advancing dispersion modelling of radioactivity releases resulting from increasingly frequent Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ) wildfire events.

University of Bristol Chemistry

The April 2020 fires that ravaged the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ) were the most extensive to have ever occurred - burning large areas of heavily contaminated land that could have released significant quantities of radioactive material across the whole of Europe. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Martin

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

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Engineered Timber In Fire

University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

Engineered timber construction is being pioneered as a key alternative to the environmentally unsustainable dependence of the construction industry on concrete and steel. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Huang

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

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Enhancing structural health monitoring with eXplainable Artificial Intelligence

Keele University Faculty of Natural Sciences

After a fire incident, analysing post-fire images and videos plays a critical role in assessing structural damage, identifying potential collapse risks, and enhancing the efficiency of rescue operations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Al-Bander

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

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Cold-formed Steel In Fire

University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

Nowadays, light-gauge structures, made of cold-formed steel, have become increasingly popular due to factors such as cost and weight economy, sustainability, processes, the growth of powerful methods of analysis, etc. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Huang

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

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Hybrid Technologies for Battery Thermal Management Using Smart Materials

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Electric vehicles (EVs) are powered by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with many advantages such as high specific energy, long cycle life, wide range of operating temperature, and low self-discharge rates. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Nasr Esfahani

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

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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities in Forensic Sciences

London South Bank University

Are you passionate about Forensic Sciences and eager to advance your research career? London South Bank University is pleased to offer self-funded PhD opportunities in Forensic Sciences for motivated and talented qualified individuals. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only PhD Research Programme

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Organic Synthesis and Self-Assembly of State-Independent Electrolyte Materials

University of York Department of Chemistry

Ideal electrolytes for energy devices such as batteries and solar cells would (i) be lightweight and flexible, (ii) exhibit thermal stability, (iii) be non-volatile (to reduce fire risk), (iv) provide good interfacial contact with electrodes, (v) be amenable to processing and recycling, (vi) have high ionic conductivities, and (vii) be made from cheap, renewable feedstocks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P McGonigal

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

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PhD Studentship in Tribology: Fundamental understanding of water-based lubricants for hydraulic and EV applications – Industrial CASE (ICASE) with Shell

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of “Fundamental understanding of water-based lubricants for hydraulic and EV applications”, leading to the award of a PhD degree. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Dini

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

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SLAM for UAV navigation in GPS and vision denied environments using deep reinforcement learning.

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The aim of this project is to develop an UAV system capable of providing real time navigation including 3D mapping reconstruction, path planning and obstacle avoidance in GPS and vision denied environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Duran

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

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Development of novel materials for acoustic, thermal and vibration applications

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Centre For Sustainable Environments

One of the main environmental problems of our time is elastomeric waste pollution. Due to mismanagement or inadequate recycling practices, up to 300 million tons of elastomeric waste ends up annually in landfill, or are discharged into ecosystems, posing potential threats to aquatic and terrestrial life. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Khan

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

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Biocoal research for use in heritage steam railways

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

The UK has over 200 heritage railway lines in operation. Traditionally these have run on coal, preferably Welsh steam coal, a form of bituminous coal known for its good calorific values, low sulphur content and semi smokeless properties. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Ryan, Dr Z Cai

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

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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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A Unified framework for early anomalies detection

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

Supervisor: Dr S ur Rehman

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

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Reduction of environmental footprint of wood buildings through performance-based design (PBD)

Université Laval Sciences du bois et de la foret

The adoption of a performance-based design methodology is being considered for a future edition of the National Building Code of Canada. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Blanchet

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

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Identification of tree species based on UAV captured images

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Computer Computer vision technology has been found to be an important application in remotely sensed data understanding. This research exploits high‐resolution images captured by UAV payload cameras to identify tree species. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Wei, Prof J Ferryman, Dr G DiFatta

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

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Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Smart Decision Making

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Future intelligent systems will involve the deployment of large-scale sensor networks in which hundreds or thousands of microsensors, unexpensive, small and lightweight devices with integrated sensing, computing, communication and possibly actuation capabilities will work together to achieve a common mission-specific task. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

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

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Virtual unrolling of scrolls [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Visual Computing

There are many historic scrolled parchments in collections that are extremely delicate due to age as well as to damage caused by fire, water, etc. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Rosin, Dr Y Lai

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

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Initiation and propagation of combustion waves with competitive reactions

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ammonium Nitrate based emulsions are a basic component of many materials deliberately manufactured as explosives, and also of many other industrial chemicals, especially agricultural fertilizers, where the possibility of fire or explosion during the production, storage and transport processes is a major safety consideration. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Hughes

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

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We have 25 fire PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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