Civil Engineering (soil carbon) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 12 Civil Engineering (soil carbon) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Carbon leakage in forest ecosystems – towards understanding the real contribution of forests to mitigate climate change

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

REFERENCE NUMBER. Please use the following reference number. SCEBE-22SF-CLIFE-Ollauri. Either select from the drop down list or refer to the reference number in the prospective applicant text box if applying that way. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Ollauri, Dr S B Mickovski

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

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Carbon leakage in forest ecosystems – towards a better understanding of the real contribution of forests to mitigate climate change

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

Reference number. SCEBE/21SF/009/AO. Aim and Scope. The ability of forest ecosystems to store carbon (C; e.g. CO2) above and belowground makes afforestation one of the leading measures to fight climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Ollauri, Dr S B Mickovski, Prof R Emmanuel

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

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The concept of sustainability in ground improvement methods

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

Designing foundation solutions in challenging soil conditions is at the core of geotechnical engineering and every practising geotechnical engineer has come across this challenge more than once. Read more

Supervisors: Dr VD Dimitriadi, Dr D Barreto

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

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): The city as a Living Lab - Novel monitoring and machine-learning based modelling of trees for the bioengineering of the urban environment

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Urban trees are an important nature-based solution to improve the social and environmental benefits of urban ecosystems, which are often not equitably distributed across urban landscapes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Ciantia, Dr A Morel, Mr KF Frediani, Dr D Boldrin

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

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Environmental Impact of Construction on Peatlands

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

Reducing greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions is one of the main goals of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement (signed in 2015 during COP21) which seeks to limit the global raise in temperature to 1.5 °C. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JB Bernal-Sanchez, Dr D Barreto

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

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Geotechnical Seismic Isolation Technology for Global Earthquake Resilience and Environmental Sustainability

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

The key idea is that Rubber-Soil mixtures (RSm), derived from car tyres, can be used to modify the foundation and protect civil structures against the action of earthquakes at beneficial economic and environmental costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JB Bernal-Sanchez, Dr J McDougall

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

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Developing robotic ground investigation tools for offshore renewable energy and infrastructure - ROBOCONE

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

PhD Supervisor: Prof David White. Supervisory Team: Prof David White, Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine, Prof Susan Gourvenec. Lead the Way in Sustainable Infrastructure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D White

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

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Effects of self-cementing properties on the performance of a sustainable capillary barrier cover system by using recycled concrete aggregates

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

In supporting the UK Government to fulfil its targets on carbon emissions and environmental protection, there is an increasingly strong emphasis on recycling and reuse of construction waste in civil engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Kew

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

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PhD in Design, Architecture, Technology and Engineering

University of Brighton

Based on the south coast, an hour from London, the University of Brighton has built a reputation on research excellence and a dynamic, diverse and creative student community and the University of Brighton’s research responds directly to the most pressing global challenges, with impact at the heart of our ambitions and success. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only PhD Research Programme

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Ecohydrological modelling for regenerative agriculture

Imperial College London Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Applications are open for a PhD scholarship at Imperial College London to start by September 2024. The PhD is in collaboration with EPFL Lausanne, and the research group of Prof Sara Bonetti. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Paschalis

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

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Microbial Hydroponics - Novel Hydroponics Using Microbial Fuel Cells

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Yannis Ieropoulos, Yue Zhang, Paul Kemp . Project Description. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Ieropoulos

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Kinetics and mechanisms of mineral waste carbonation

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Engineering

Self funded 3.5 year PhD in Engineering. Project Summary. Minerals containing earth alkalis are feasible for carbonation or enhanced weathering as an effective CO2 sequestration and storage method. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FJ Jin

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 12 Civil Engineering (soil carbon) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Civil Engineering (soil carbon) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 12 Civil Engineering (soil carbon) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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