We have 16 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Christchurch

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Fully funded 3-year Ph.D. Position in Transportation Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

University of Canterbury Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

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Supervisor: Dr W Wong

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

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Towards meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals: Catalytic removal of environmental pollutants

University of Canterbury School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

Golovko group is looking for a strong candidate suitable to take up a UC Taumata Whanaketanga Whainga | Sustainable Development Goals PhD Scholarship and capable of making a difference in the area of catalytic removal of environmental pollutants. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof V Golovko

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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PhD Scholarship in Materials Chemistry/Geochemistry focused on the feasibility of underground hydrogen storage in New Zealand Aotearoa

University of Canterbury School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

PhD scholarship in Materials Chemistry/Geochemistry focused on the feasibility of underground hydrogen storage in New Zealand Aotearoa. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof V Golovko

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

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Monitoring Buildings, Volcanoes and Seismic Activity Using Large Ring Laser Gyroscopes

University of Canterbury The Dodd-Walls Centre

Description. Monitoring Buildings, Volcanoes and Seismic Activity Using Large Ring Laser Gyroscopes. A ring laser is a self-excited optical oscillator employing a cavity where the round trip path encloses a finite area. Read more

Supervisor: Prof JPW Wells

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

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PhD position in Structural Engineering - High-performance steel/aluminium structures, sustainable structures with green and recycled materials, structural resilience of steel structures under hazards

University of Canterbury Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Dr. Ke Jiang’s research group at University of Canterbury – Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering has 1 fully funded PhD position in the field of Structural Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Dr KJ Jiang

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

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Spectroscopy and Modelling of Rare-Earth Ions in Quantum-Information Candidate Materials

University of Canterbury The Dodd-Walls Centre

Quantum memories based on rare-earth ion dopants are arguably the best available, offering high efficiencies, multi-hour coherence times, and large bandwidth storage of entanglement. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Reid

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

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Perovskite oxide thin films for spintronics and nano-electronics

University of Canterbury School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

Background. Research in our lab focuses on the development of novel functionalities driven by spin and quantum effects in oxide thin films. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Sando

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

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Bacteriophage Discovery for Chinook Aquaculture

University of Canterbury School of Biological Sciences

Scholarship Duration. Up to 3 years. Tuition Fees Coverage. Research Expense Support. Stipend. $30,000 NZD per annum. The Hendrickson laboratory at the University of Canterbury is excited to offer a Ph.D. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Hendrickson

14 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Impact of Augmented Reality on Movement and Spatial Navigation

University of Canterbury HIT Lab NZ

There are a variety of health and safety issues that could occur from wearing head-mounted displays (HMDs), such as simulator sickness, or distraction, among others. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SL Lukosch, Mr CB Buyarski

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

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Transportation Decision Making and Uncertainty

University of Canterbury Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

The transportation infrastructure is currently facing challenges from ever-changing disruption scenarios and unpredictability, particularly with the uncertainties brought on by climate change and natural hazards. Read more

Supervisor: Ms Y Wang

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

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Quantifying the enhancement of swimming performance through strength and conditioning / performance analysis interventions

University of Canterbury School of Health Sciences

About the Project. Despite its global appeal, swimming has been slow to embrace microtechnology in competition. This has now changed and has opened the door for researchers to investigate new conditioning practices and challenge the way things have always been done. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C. Petersen

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

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Designing new zeolites for sustainable chemical engineering

University of Canterbury Chemical and Process Engineering

A Ph.D. position (zeolite catalysis) in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Canterbury (UC), New Zealand. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AY Yip

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

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Thermal Engineering for Cryocoolers on Small Satellites

University of Canterbury Mechanical Engineering

In recent years there has been a significant shift to save launch and build costs of spacecraft by making them smaller and more capable, so that now they form the majority of objects in space. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Cater

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

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Neuromorphic Computing: A Computer Chip That Thinks Like The Brain

University of Canterbury MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology

PhD Scholarship available to work on brain-like (or “neuromorphic”) computing using electronic devices that are self-assembled from nanoparticles (or “clusters”). Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Brown

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

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We have 16 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Christchurch

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Christchurch

We have 16 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Christchurch

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