We have 20 The University of Manchester, Department of Materials PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Lead halide perovskites have shown tremendous promise as materials for novel photovoltaics with exceptionally high efficiencies and low cost manufacture, but their application is limited due to the inherent stability of the materials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Thomas, Prof A Saiani

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

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Understanding in-reactor formed oxides on cladding material by X-ray diffraction analysis

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

We are a large, international research community, based within the landmark Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Manchester, and with partners across the UK, Europe, N. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Frankel

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

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Carbon Negative Polymers in Automotive Applications

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Research Group: Polymers and Composites

The Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub within the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester and housed in the Henry Royce Institute is seeking enthusiastic and collaborative polymer chemists or engineers to develop the next generation of sustainable polymers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Shaver

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Quantifying and Qualifying Recyclate

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

We seek an enthusiastic researcher to join our diverse team pushing the boundaries of polymer sustainability. Not-for-profit micro-enterprise ReCon2 has developed aggregation induced emission as a methodology to quantify the recycled content in plastic products. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Shaver

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

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(BBSRC DTP) Elucidating Intracellular Signalling in Electric Field-Mediated Stem Cell Responses

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Electric fields (EFs) influence cell behaviour throughout the human body, like electrotropism (cell polarization) and electrotaxis (cell migration and alignment). Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Cartmell

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Engineering microclimate wearing comfort for personal protective equipment (PPE)

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Research Group: Textiles and Apparel

Textile materials are used in many personal protective equipment ensembles. They can offer varying levels of protection in a range of hostile or dangerous environments. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Hayes, Dr X Chen

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

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Nanobody-conjugated graphene based electromechanical biosensors

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

A nanobody corresponds to a fragment of an camelid antibody (VHH) containing a single monomeric antibody domain. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vijayaraghavan

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

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Alternative Materials and Processes for the Textile and Fashion Industry

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

The fashion and textile industries conduct some of the most polluting practices on the planet. Many initiatives are striving to positively impact the issues the industry faces, in line with climate targets and UN sustainable development goals. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Wood

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

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Development of a wafer-scale graphene MEMS manufacturing process

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Graphene is the ideal membrane material for micro/nano electromechanical systems (M/NEMS) due to its high stiffness and strength, high elasticity, high electrical and thermal conductivity and low areal mass. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vijayaraghavan

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

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Recycled Content in Sustainable Automotive Polymers

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Supervisor: Prof M Shaver

15 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Viral-surface interactions studied by vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

The recent COVID-19 pandemic, and in particular fomite transmission of the virus, led to a lot of interest in how viral particles attached to surfaces, their survival times on different materials and how they transferred to hosts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Thomas, Dr R Lindsay

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

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Understanding and preventing the denaturation of proteins on surfaces in manufacture, storage and delivery of biotherapeutics

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Protein and peptide therapeutics are pharmaceutical drug treatments derived from natural sources. They are applied to a range of diseases from diabetes to novel cancer therapies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Thomas, Prof A Saiani

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

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Sustainable electroceramic coating for energy storage applications

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

To comply with the UK’s commitment to deliver a net zero power system by 2050 and United Nation’s sustainable goal on affordable and clean energy, increasing attention has been given to low cost, functional, green and safe energy storage technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Wang

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

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Hybrid coatings for corrosion protection of light alloys

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

We welcome applications from candidates to work with our interdisciplinary and collaborative team on a project on the development of hybrid coatings for active corrosion protection of light alloys. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Mingo

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

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High selectivity 2D-Double Layered Hydroxide hybrid membranes for electrochemical energy devices

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

We welcome applications from candidates to work with our interdisciplinary and collaborative team on a project on the development of hybrid membranes for electrochemical energy devices. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Mingo

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

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