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Loughborough University
Join us and become part of a top 10 research-intensive university in England.
Loughborough is an internationally renowned university located in the heart of the UK. Our outstanding research is generating globally important work which is driven by society’s need for solutions to real-life issues, making it not only cutting edge, but relevant too - ultimately, helping to improve the quality of people’s lives. We hope you’ll join us in bringing about these changes.
Life as a Loughborough research student
Our PhD students work alongside stand-out academics who at the forefront of their disciplines. We focus on an interdisciplinary approach to research, which is driven by society’s need to address real-world issues.
All PhD students are members of our Loughborough Doctoral College, which offers a vibrant and supportive research community. We seek to provide all students with a supportive and exciting environment by creating new working cultures, emphasising transferable skills, and forging lasting links with industry. You will benefit from our extensive doctoral training and development programme and a suite of activities designed to provide practical and pastoral support at every stage of the PhD process.
The Careers Network offers a specific service to PhD students, which allows greater focus on the skills researchers can offer employers. PhD students can also access entrepreneurial support via Loughborough Enterprise Network. In addition, Loughborough is home to one of the UK’s largest recruitment fairs, which is held on campus each year (submit to Covid restrictions).
Two stunning locations
Between them, our Loughborough and London campuses are home to more than 18,500 students from over 145 different countries.
Our superb 440-acre Loughborough campus is located in the heart of the country. Green spaces, world-class sports venues and excellent academic facilities combine to make our campus a safe, welcoming place with a real sense of community.
Based on Queen Elizabeth Park, our dedicated postgraduate campus in London is home to seven institutes and brings together influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators.
Follow your passion for research
We offer a number of funded and self-funded PhDs in the arts, design, engineering, health, humanities, mathematics, science, social sciences and sports disciplines. We are currently part of four Doctoral Training Partnerships and are home to 14 Centres for Doctoral Training.
Our recent achievements
- A top 10 University in every National League Table (Guardian University Guide 2022, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022, The Complete University Guide 2022)
- University of the Year for Sport 2022 – The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2022
- Top 10 Research University in English – REF 2014
- Awarded 7 Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Academic Excellence
- Ranked 5* for Innovation – QS Stars Rating System
- 1st in the UK for Employer-Student Connections – QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2021
- Best in the World for Sports-Related Subjects – QS World University Rankings 2021
Funding for PhD study
A research degree is a long-term commitment. For you to focus on your studies, it is important to ensure your funding is in place for the duration of your degree. We offer a range of funded and self-funded opportunities.
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Academic Units
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Kimber)A biomimetic approach to peroxide-derived polyketide synthesis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Kimber)Synthesis of Lamellarin alkaloids using a photoredox initiated cyclisation cascade
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Zhou)Using Statistical Machine Learning to Design Particles for Drug Delivery
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Asya Natapov)Predicting urban evolution by means of human cognitive characteristics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Tanja Radu)Renewable energy from waste: Plasma-assisted pre-treatment of municipal solid waste for enhanced biogas generation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R Buswell)Structural design of reinforced 3D Concrete Printed materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Shirin Dora)Bio-inspired AI for edge computing
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Discacciati)Computational models of parametric flow problems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Lazarides)Constrained Quantum Many-Body Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr I Rousochatzakis)Detecting fractionalization in strongly correlated magnets
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A Malkov)Development of Novel Lewis Base Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Roach)Drug development using brain-on-a-chip technologies
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Eileen Yu)Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Hamid Abban)Kähler-Einstein metrics on Fano varieties
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Soltoggio)Lifelong Learning Neural Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Renzi)Mathematical modelling of nonlinear transport phenomena affecting the fate of marine litter
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Freydenberger)New techniques for logic on words
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Borisov)Oxide memristor devices for sensors with machine learning capabilities
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S Saveliev)Quantum diffusive memristors for neuromorphic computations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T Chen)Self-Adaptive Performance Assurance for AI Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr I Wright)Total Synthesis of Unnatural Products: Three-Dimensional Organic Electronic Materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Christie)Waste plastic to high value chemicals
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Tak)A Badge of Going Green: A Critical Analysis of the Carbon Accreditation Schemes in Sport
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Papathomas)Athlete mental illness: exploring the construction of stigmatized identities
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Do Young Pyun)Do UK universities make money from athletics? Extending the brand of ‘Loughborough Sport’ to the retail marketplace for licensed merchandise
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Matthew Pain)Energy dissipation in human soft tissue during impacts
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr James Sanders)Enhancing digital health engagement to improve health behaviour change intervention effectiveness
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Haycraft)Exploring ways to promote children’s fruit and vegetable intake at meal and snack times
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jakob Skarabot)Fast and strong: neural determinants of increases in rate of force development
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Maidment)Improving physical activity in older adults with hearing loss
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Brooke-Wavell)Influence of exercise and/or nutrition on bone and cartilage metabolism
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M.P. Lewis)Musculoskeletal Bioengineering: A Model for Exercise, Injury, Disease and Regeneration
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr SA Mears)Optimising carbohydrate intake for performance and health in endurance athletes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Stirrup)Physical Education and the Primary-Secondary Transition
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Lee Taylor)Practical real-world optimization of heat acclimation/acclimatization and/or cooling for elite sport training and competition
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jakob Skarabot)Sarcopenia: from motor unit remodelling to motoneuronal output and muscle function
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Paine)Sedentary behaviour, physical activity, psychological stress and vascular health - implications for cardiovascular disease
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Wheeler)Studying tendinopathy treatments in clinical populations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr B García)The consequences of Brexit for British sport
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Natalie Pearson)The impact of Covid-19 on physical activity levels in young people from deprived backgrounds
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr B García)The impact of the UK Code for Sport Governance on national sport federations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Folland)Towards improved assessment and training of plantar flexors in athletes for rehabilitation and performance
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr IM Taylor)Underlying physiology of human motivation in endurance contexts
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Natalie Pearson)Understanding inequalities in physical activity, sedentary time, sleep and dietary behaviours and the associations with physical and mental health in young people
The Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering is one of the biggest engineering schools of its kind in the UK. We aim to provide international leadership in research and innovation and an unrivalled educational experience.
Our graduates are testament to our success, helping to provide industry with the skills and knowledge to give them the competitive edge required to succeed in the 21st century.
In addition to holding two prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize we are home to two EPSRC National Centres, for Innovative Manufacturing in Regenerative Medicine and for Innovative Manufacturing in Intelligent Automation.
Our industrially focused research enables us to work with some of the world’s most renowned engineering companies and helps us to generate over £15 million in external research contracts each year.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Sabet)3D printing of high temperature ceramics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Sabet)3D printing of solid cell batteries
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Edwards)5G/6G rapid radio propagation methods for automation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Walls)A durable and scalable anti-oiling coating for solar modules
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Sherratt)A surrogate headform with increased biofidelity for assessment of facial impacts
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Hubbard)Adaptive and model predictive control schemes for efficient/realistic robotic bionic movement
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Kim)Advanced artificial intelligence in medical image analysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Li)Carbon reinforced 3D printing of personalised prosthetics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Barbour)Decarbonising the UK heating sector
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr W Midgley)Deep learning for energy-efficient running of battery-electric trucks
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof P Conway)Design, manufacture and validation of multifunctional materials and structures
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Kyriakopoulos)Edge A.I. for Safety-Critical Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Fleming)Energy-efficient motion control of connected and autonomous vehicles
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Steph Forrester)Engineering the next generation artificial turf sports surfaces
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L Ost)Exploration of techniques to improve reliability and security of artificial intelligence of things (AIoT)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Webb)Improving Sustainability of Personal Medical Devices
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Yee Mey Goh)Industry 5.0: Inclusive design methodologies for digital manufacturing
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Panagamuwa)Intelligent adaptive metasurfaces and antennas for beyond-5G applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Lohse)Intuitive human-robot collaboration
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Y Liu)Laser surface functionalisation of cardiovascular stents
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Grant)Measuring Uncertainty in Use of Digital Technologies Using Human Factors Methodology
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof PC Eames)Net zero district heating
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ishara Dharmasena)Next Generation Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Wearable Energy Harvesting and Sensing
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Gianfranco Claudio)Novel sputtered thin film coatings for solar thermal collector
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr W Midgley)Optimal control of battery-electric trucks
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(PhD Supervisor: Mr P King)Optimising surfaces and lubricant combinations in hydrogen combustion engines
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Thomson)Realtime pricing of electricity in low-carbon power systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Hu)Supervised deep Learning Approach to Decode Breathing Patterns for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Fleming)Virtual platooning and vehicle-based switching for the future railway
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Flint)Wireless energy harvesting in the automotive internet of things (IoT)
Other PhD Programmes
- Fully funded three-year PhD studentships in Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
- The School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering at Loughborough University research programmes
