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Kingston University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 102 Kingston University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Human-Centred AI for Digital Health: Designing Trustworthy AI Tools with Patients, Practitioners and Communities

AI is rapidly entering health and care. Large language models (LLMs) are already being used to draft clinical notes, answer patients’ questions, support helpline counsellors and help people find the right service. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Varghese
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc)

The South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc) is pleased to offer Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding for PhD students for September 2027 entry. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Supporting Remote Collaboration Through AI-Enhanced AR Glasses

Augmented reality glasses are increasingly being explored as tools for remote collaboration, training, and workplace assistance. In technical work settings, a trainee or worker may need guidance from a more experienced colleague who is not physically present. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Nagy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The Overheating Paradox of Low-Carbon Retrofit: Developing a Sustainable Framework for Delivering Year-Round Thermal Resilience in the UK Housing Sector.

Background and Context. The UK housing sector is undergoing a major transformation driven by net-zero commitments, energy security concerns, and the need to improve the energy performance of an ageing housing stock. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Ogunsanya
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Analysis of Bio-Inspired Flexible Wings

Bio-inspired flight has attracted increasing attention in recent years, particularly through the study of bat wings, which demonstrate remarkable aerodynamic performance, agility, and efficiency at low flight speeds. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Lin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Human-Centric Green AI: Balancing Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Carbon Efficiency in Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming society, but its rapid growth faces a critical sustainability crisis. Large-scale AI models require massive data centres, leading to soaring carbon footprints and significant electronic waste. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Pattnaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Trustworthy Agentic AI for Clinical Documentation: Safe, Transparent and Human-Centred Electronic Health Records

Generative AI is rapidly transforming healthcare documentation. Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being integrated into electronic health record (EHR) systems to draft clinical notes, summarise patient histories and support clinical coding. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Kumarapeli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Context-Aware Reasoning and Interactive Decision-Making for Human-Robot Collaboration

As autonomous mobile robots become increasingly integrated into industrial, logistics and service environments, effective human-robot collaboration requires robots to make intelligent decisions that account for both environmental context and human requirements. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Djaid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Big data analytics and visualization for personalized Type 2 Diabetes treatment and management support

Type II (T2DM) is a chronic, multifactorial disease resulting in severe complications that lead to increased morbidity and even death. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Philip
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Leveraging statistics to develop new methodologies for subjective quality assessment

Subjective tests for the assessment of the quality of experience (QoE) are typically run with a pool of subjects providing their opinion scores using a 5-point scale. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Martini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advancing Sustainable Aviation Fuels through Fuel Design, Combustion and Emissions Characterisation

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offers a key pathway for aviation decarbonisation by enabling the use of renewable, waste-derived carbon sources and captured CO₂ to produce jet fuel alternatives. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L C Ganippa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Security and Assurance of AI Agents in Cyber-Physical and Autonomous Systems

AI agents and large-language-model-based autonomous systems are beginning to influence software engineering, cyber defence, robotics, transport, industrial automation and cyber-physical infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Yuan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced Propulsion Systems and Ignition Technologies for Next-Generation Aerospace Applications

The project focuses on the development and investigation of advanced propulsion systems and ignition technologies aimed at improving the efficiency, reliability, safety, and environmental performance of next-generation aerospace and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Volkov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Numerical simulation and optimisation of Deflagration and Detonation arresters’ performance

Demand for energy and petrochemical products has been on the raise in recent decades leading to huge production, transportation and storage infrastructures all around the world. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Heidari
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The Meta-Sharing Epidemic: Assessing and Mitigating the Multi-Dimensional Risks of Social Media Hyper-Sharing

From daily personal routines to sensitive workplace settings, modern society is driven by an absolute habit. if it happens, it must be digitally shared. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Pattnaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only