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Studying at the University of Sheffield means you’ll get the future that follows a degree from a world top 100 university. You’ll see how world-leading research enhances our teaching and changes lives – starting with your own. You’ll also experience three unforgettable years at a Russell Group university in one of the best student cities in the UK.
An international outlook
Learning alongside 30,000 students from over 150 countries means your experience at Sheffield will be truly international. We’re a global community with an international outlook - it’s why we’re among the top 50 most international universities in the world (according to data from the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.)
The best student experience
Experience all that student life has to offer at the UK’s best Students’ Union (voted the best in the UK five years running by the Whatuni Student Choice Awards). While you’re here, you can join one, or all, of over 400 student societies and 60 sports clubs.
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You’ll learn from academics conducting life-enhancing, world-changing research - the innovators in your subject. They’ll help you to shape the world we live in and get the best start to your career.
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With over 250 parks and woodlands, 4.5 million trees and numerous renewable energy sites, Sheffield is leading the way to a sustainable future - both nationally and globally.
Postgraduate research
World-leading projects take place here every day. Whatever your research interest might be, we have a broad base of expertise to help you realise your ambition. Explore current topics, and find PhD projects and supervisors.
Proud of our history, focussed on the future
We’re a University with a proud history of making things happen. From pioneering the first use of penicillin in 1930, to our current researchers developing a lifesaving drug for the treatment of ovarian and breast cancer. We also have six Nobel prize winners amongst our former staff and students.
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Academic Units
ACSE was established in 1968, in response to the growing importance of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering to all branches of industry worldwide. We have since grown to become the largest Control and Systems Engineering Department in Europe, with over 130 academic staff, research assistants and research students and over 300 undergraduate and postgraduate degree students. Our growth has been due both to the increasing demand for education in the area and the effects of rapid changes in computing technology.
We provide a range of research degrees offering opportunities for postgraduate training in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering and associated topics. Our PhD students become members of our research community, enjoying excellent research facilities in a rich intellectual environment.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Damian)Active Wearables for Efficient Living
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Arvaneh)Advanced brain-computer interface
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Mahdi Mahfouf)Advanced Systems-Modelling and Optimisation in Materials Science and Engineering
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Roderich Gross)Advancing the utility of modular self-reconfigurable robotics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Roderich Gross)Algorithmic advances for energy-efficient robot swarms
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr I Esnaola)An Information Theoretic Approach to the Smart Grid
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Rossiter)Application of predictive control to fast systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Robin Purshouse)Artificial intelligence and machine learning methods for model discovery in the social sciences
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A Tiwari)Automated Generative Manufacturing Process Design, Feasibility, Planning and Assessment
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova)Automatic Object and Behaviour Recognition in Video/ Image Sequences
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Arvaneh)Brain Decoding Models across Subjects
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ross Drummond)Building connections between model predictive control and neural networks
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Rossiter)Computational efficiency in predictive control
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L Guo)Computationally efficient modelling & simulation and applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Panoutsos)Computing With Words – Modelling and Optimisation of Industrial Processes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Trodden)Constrained control and set invariance
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr I Esnaola)Cybersecurity in Electricity Grids
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Punzo)Decision making dynamics with non spatially embedded networks and superimposed information layers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rob Ward)Digital Twin Control of Manufacturing Operations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Trodden)Distributed, robust and adaptive model predictive control (MPC)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M A Balikhin)Dynamical Processes in the Geo-space Plasma
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rob Ward)Exploiting the digital thread in micro machining.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Z Lang)Frequency analysis and design of nonlinear systems: theories, methods and their applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L Guo)Frequency analysis of nonlinear infinite-dimensional systems - theory and applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Lanlan Su)From Newton to ML: efficient ways to combine physical modelling and machine learning for high performance automation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Panoutsos)Fully funded Healthy Lifespan Institute EPSRC studentship: Identifying avoidable hospital attendances in older people via explainable machine learning
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr V Fedun)Identification and classification of coherent flow structures in the plasma of the Sun’s photosphere
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Roderich Gross)Inferring through interaction the behaviour of real or simulated agents
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof V Kadirkamananthan)Intelligent Health Monitoring and Distributed Decision Support
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M A Balikhin)Jupiter Plasma Environment
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita)Magnetically Controlled Degradable Ingestible Robots for In-body Medical Operations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ross Drummond)Modelling and control of large lithium-ion battery packs
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof V Kadirkamananthan)Modelling and Identification of Spatiotemporal Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof V Kadirkamananthan)Monitoring and Control of Cyber Physical Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Arvaneh)Multimodal Control of Prosthetic Limbs/Paralysed Muscles
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Robin Purshouse)Multi-paradigm methods for many-objective optimization
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova)Multiple Object Tracking and Decision Making
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Rossiter)Multi-rate and/or non square systems and/or decentralised control
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof V Kadirkamananthan)Multiscale Modelling of Natural, Living and Engineering Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova)Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Smart Decision Making
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Morgan Jones)Nonlinear System Analysis Using Convex Optimization
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Panoutsos)Perpetual Modelling and Decision Making for Biomedical Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S Veres)Portable Agent Software Architecture for Robot Control
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Trodden)Predictive and optimization-based control of smart grids: theory and algorithms
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Rossiter)Predictive control of non-linear and/or robust systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S Veres)Reliable Response and Behaviour of Autonomous Robots
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Simon Pope)Robotic and Cyber-Physical Materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rob Ward)Robotic Control of Manufacturing Operations in the Aerospace Industry
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Damian)Robotic Implants to Control Body Functions
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Sean Anderson)Robotics, Biomechatronics and Control
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Lanlan Su)Robustness and Reliability Analysis of Distributed Wireless Sensor Network
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita)Self-assembling Robots for Living Metamaterials and Novel Fabrication Methods
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita)Self-folding Origami ”Robots” for Cognitive Smart Materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova)Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Bayesian Inference in Complex Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Simon Pope)Space Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M A Balikhin)Space Weather Forecast
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Punzo)The role of the road network on city economic performance
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Roderich Gross)Towards practical applications of multi-robot systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof V Kadirkamananthan)Tracking and Modelling of Cell Dynamics with Application to Swarm Robots
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Arvaneh)Using Brain Computer Interface to Improve Cognitive Performance
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova)Vehicular Traffic Flow Modelling, Prediction and Control
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova)Wireless Sensor Networks for Localisation in Indoor and Outdoor Environments
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is a research-led department, formed in 1996. We have state-of-the-art laboratories to support our work along with all the modern IT facilities expected.
An important feature of the research environment in the department is the interdisciplinary research groups. The focus of our research effort through these groups means that we have been able to build up dedicated high-quality facilities and to tackle problems larger than those typically associated with single university researchers.
Our research groups provide the natural home for postgraduate research students; it is in their groups that students find the formal and informal supervision and much of the friendship that makes a research degree such an enriching experience.
We believe that a PhD in Chemical Engineering is an immensely valuable qualification for those aspiring to leadership positions in industry and research.
We also think that the environment we have created makes the Sheffield degree special.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Tuck Wong)Advancing Adaptive Laboratory Evolution (ALE) for the Next-Generation Biomanufacturing
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jagroop Pandhal)Algae Based Biomanufacturing
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Seetharaman Vaidyanathan)Algae Feedstock for Energy Security
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Seetharaman Vaidyanathan)Algae Feedstock for Food Security
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Seetharaman Vaidyanathan)Algal Bioplastics
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Joan Cordiner)Automating a New Model for Risk Management for Industry
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Stephen Ebbens)Autonomous Small Scale Stirring Devices to Enable Rapid Medical Diagnosis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Kang Lan Tee)Bioplastic from Sustainable Feedstock - Tackling the Plastic Challenge
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Stephen Ebbens)Continuous Manufacture of Materials for Energy Storage
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Agba Salman)Developing a Mechanistic Understanding of Roller Compaction Process
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Stephen Ebbens)Engineering Active Colloids for Applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Tuck Wong)Engineering Virus-Like Particles (VLPS) for the Next-Generation Vaccines
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Tuck Wong)Enhancing the Biotechnological Potential of a Bioplastic Producer Cupriavidus Necator H16 Using a Combination of Adaptive Laboratory Evolution (ALE) and Synthetic Biology Approaches
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Sergio Vernuccio)Fully Funded PhD in Photocatalysis for Energy Applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Sergio Vernuccio)Fully Funded PhD in Sustainable Catalysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jagroop Pandhal)Genomic and Proteomics-Based Characterisation of Microalgal Cell Factories
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jagroop Pandhal)Glycosylation in Microalgal Host Cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Agba Salman)Improving the Stability of the Fertilizers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Stephen Ebbens)Making High Efficiency Flexible Solar Cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alisyn Nedoma)Manufacturing the Next Generation of Chemotherapy Drug Delivery Vehicles
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Agba Salman)Measurement of the Adhesive Strength of the Catalyst Support
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Seetharaman Vaidyanathan)Microalgal Biorefineries
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Seetharaman Vaidyanathan)Microalgal Carbon Sequestration Towards a Carbon Negative Economy
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Agba Salman)More Understanding of the Spray Drying Process
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alisyn Nedoma)Next-Generation Hydrogen Production Using Polymer Nanotemplates
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alan Dunbar)Perovskite Solar Cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Joan Cordiner)Process Industries Modelling to Improve Resilience to Changes to Deliver and as a Result of the Drive to Net Zero
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Joan Cordiner)Resilience for UK Manufacturing
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr James McGregor)Sustainable Alternative Routes to Chemicals and Fuels from Biomass
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr James McGregor)Sustainable Alternative Routes to Chemicals and Fuels from Carbon Dioxide
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr James McGregor)Sustainable Alternative Routes to Chemicals and Fuels via Black Soldier Fly Larvae
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr James McGregor)Sustainable Alternative Routes to Chemicals and Fuels via Carbocatalysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr James McGregor)Sustainable Alternative Routes to Chemicals and Fuels via Catalytic Hydrogenation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr James McGregor)Sustainable Alternative Routes to Chemicals and Fuels via Hydrothermal Processing
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Siddharth Patwardhan)Table Top Manufacturing of Tailored Nanosilica for Personalised Medicine
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Agba Salman)Towards More Understanding of Aggregation and Scaling of Calcium Carbonate in the Petroleum Production Facility
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Agba Salman)Towards More Understanding of the Particle Dissolution Process in the Liquid
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Tuck Wong)Understanding the Stability of Biologics Using Advanced Light Scattering Techniques
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Tuck Wong)Universal Protein Monitoring Platform Based on Smart Holographic Sensor
The Department of Chemistry is a grade 5 department. We have a wide variety of research centres, from Biological Chemistry to Polymer Science, equipped with the latest analytical equipment. We currently have over 100 PhD students, organised into small research groupings within the department.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Jim A Thomas)New anticancer therapies based on transition metal complexes
In the most recent RAE we were awarded grade 5, indicating research of international excellence. The Department is one of the largest Civil Engineering Departments in the UK and is very well equipped. It was again ranked 2nd for Civil Engineering by the Guardian Newpaper this year.
Our research income has continually expanded and we currently have research grants of over £12million in progress. About two thirds of this income is from Research Councils who only fund research of the very highest standard. We also receive funding from the EU, industry, regulators and local and national governments.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Behzad Nematollahi)3D-printable fibre-reinforced low-carbon concrete for additive construction
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Behzad Nematollahi)3D-printable strain-hardening cementitious composites using Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Behzad Nematollahi)Development of low-carbon and low-cost textile reinforced concrete
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Behzad Nematollahi)Development of low-cost ultra-high performance low-carbon concrete
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Hadi Arbabi)Fit to adapt - Extreme climate change compatible residential energy retrofit
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Ian Guymer)Mixing in Engineered Water Systems – Relating Dispersion to Energy Loss
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Behzad Nematollahi)Rheological properties of geopolymer/alkali-activated concrete
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Ian Guymer)Solute Mixing in Patchy Vegetated Flows
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Behzad Nematollahi)Strain-hardening geopolymer composites for sustainable and durable construction
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Behzad Nematollahi)Structural performance of reinforced concrete beams made of ultra-high performance geopolymer concrete
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alessandro Leonardi)The design of sustainable and effective debris flow barriers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Behzad Nematollahi)Thin overlays to replace the need for conventional reinforcement in 3D-printed concrete structures
In this Department we address both the scientific and engineering aspects of Computer Science in its teaching and research of the subject. This is reflected in our emphasis on the theoretical principles of Computer Science and their application to a wide range of systems.
In our teaching, we ensure that the theoretical principles underlying a problem are understood, along with knowing how to engineer a solution.
Research Profiles:
The Department of Economics at the University of Sheffield has an international reputation for practical and real world economics. We are a leading research University and economics department and our academic staff are among the top economic experts in their field.
Students that study a PhD with us receive excellent academic support, in a friendly, vibrant research environment with excellent facilities. 94% of our PhD students were satisfied with their training in the 2017 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey.
We are part of the White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP). The partnership provides research students with a world-class environment to develop their discipline specific and interdisciplinary research skills.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Karl Taylor)Employment in the UK care sector
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jingxia Wang)Working towards NetZero – Environmental AI for Indoor Environment Management
The Department of Geography is a leading international centre of excellence in research, renowned for the quality of its PhD degrees, which are supported through world-class supervision.
We attract high-level students from across the world, who go on to successful careers, spanning academia and the public and private sectors. Our students benefit from participation in a large and active graduate school, and an individually tailored training program, focused on developing the skills set and knowledge base, required for each research topic.
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We're a world-leading centre for infection, immunity & cardiovascular research. Our pioneering discoveries help fight disease, and inform our inspirational teaching. The department comprises strong groups working in basic and clinical science. Major strengths are in the role of innate immunity in disease and in computer modelling/imaging and prediction of disease to improve treatment outcomes.
In clinical medicine, Sheffield are in the top 10 for combined world leading and internationally excellent outputs. Staff in Cardiovascular Science also contributed significantly to the outstanding result in subjects allied to healthcare where Sheffield was the leading institution out of 94 submissions in this category.
Our research degree students are part of Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health's Graduate School and our University wide Doctoral Academy. The University of Sheffield as a whole combines research excellence, links with industry and a supportive research environment preparing our students for their future careers.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Simon Johnston)Are macrophages the heroes or villains of infection control?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Hamilton)Elucidating the mechanisms of pathology in neurodevelopmental white matter diseases
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr I Evans)Identifying novel regulators of haematopoiesis using flies
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr I Evans)Investigating the control and function of macrophage subtypes using Drosophila melanogaster
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Neil Stewart)Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breathing Lung
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr I Evans)Meals for macrophages – investigating how macrophages engulf and process dying cells in vivo
We're the UK's leading department for landscape architecture. Our league table rankings are excellent, our reputation for teaching and research stretches worldwide, and our welcome is friendly. Our work creates beautiful environments which make lives better. Whether you are a current or prospective student, feel free ask any questions you may have regarding the courses offered or the department itself.
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The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is one of the national leaders in the field.
The Department currently has 47 academic staff including 19 Professors, 6 Readers, 9 Senior Lecturers, 9 Lecturers and 3 Senior / University Teachers. They receive excellent support from 27 technical and 24 administrative staff.
One of seven departments in the Faculty of Engineering, the Department is growing rapidly, and currently has 73 postdoctoral research staff, 210 PhD students, 115 MSc students and 242 UG students taking taught MEng and BEng degree programmes.
The Department’s teaching is underpinned by world-leading research, and facilitated by world-class facilities. Study with us and you will become part of a welcoming community, benefiting from the knowledge and experience of leading academics.
Further details on each of the research areas can be accessed via the Departmental website: www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/research.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Christofidou)Accelerated Design of High-Performance Alloys Enabled by a Coupled Materials Informatics and Additive Manufacturing Approach
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Lewis Owen)Assessment of atomic local structure in metallic systems for structural applications using machine learning
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Daniel Cogswell)Automatic Digital Twin for Critical Nuclear Island Components Through Novel Machining Data Acquisition
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Theodore Hanein)Designing Cements for Martian and Lunar Construction
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof B Inkson)Development of resilient batteries : 3D tomography of electrode cracking mechanisms, and methods for mitigation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Mark Rainforth)Development of Understanding of the effects of Laser Cladding on Novel Iron- Based Hardfacing Materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher)EngD in Bainitic metallurgies for future rail steel to optimise resistance to wear, cracking, and thermal expansion in a production ready steel.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Jackson)EngD in Development of In-Process Machining NDE Approach to Predict Tool Wear and Titanium Component Microstructural Damage
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Jackson)EngD in Development of In-Process NDE Machining Force Feedback Analysis for Titanium Alloy Component Texture Analysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Jackson)EngD in Development of the Conform process to recycle titanium alloy swarf into wire for sustainable additive manufacturing feedstock
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Thackray)EngD in Increasing the Use of Scrap Steel - Challenges and Opportunities
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher)EngD in Real time optical monitoring to understand railway rail wear and its dependence on steel metallurgy
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Jackson)EngD in Understanding the machinability of titanium Alloy components from a range of processing routes to inform tooling solutions for next generation closed-loop recycling technologies
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Daniel Cogswell)Enhancing Performance of Structural Materials for Nuclear Applications Through Optimising Grain Refinement in Forming and Heat Treatment
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Claire Corkhill)Fully-funded PhD studentship in nuclear energy: radioactive waste disposal
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Ipsita Roy)Novel materials for ankle ligament repair
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Lewis Owen)PhD in In-Situ Tensile/Compression Total Scattering Measurements
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Foreman)Tailoring the Thermomechanical Properties of High Performance Aerospace & Automotive Composite Materials
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is internationally renowned for high quality research. The expertise of our staff covers a wide range of specialist areas and our mission is to carry out research in fundamental science through to practical industrial applications. The Department was awarded an outstanding rating (30% 4*, 45% 3*, 20% 2*, 5% 1*) in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. All our academic research staff were submitted to the assessment.
Much of the research undertaken by the Department of Mechanical Engineering is carried out by our postgraduate students as part of their PhD programmes. The department's current postgraduate research students are working on a wide range of projects, and they are vital to our success in research. Our students come from both the UK and overseas and typically have a first degree in engineering, or a related subject such as physics or mathematics.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher)Digital twin railway network
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)A novel manufacturing method for application of ultrathin sheet laminations for electric machines.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)A Societal Index Model for the Assessment of the Safety, Operability and Resilience level of Regional Mini Energy Grid
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)AD design and operating strategies for energy demand matching in the face of non-uniform feedstock availability and composition
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Ma)Adjoint based optimization of vertical axis wind turbines
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Adjoint optimisation of aero engine fuel passages
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Advanced metal matrix composite machining for aerospace applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Advanced metal matrix composite machining for aerospace applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Advanced oxy-coal combustion modelling and optimisation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Advanced virtual reality future power plant dynamic simulations
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Advanced Wind Turbine Technology for Urban Environments
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Aerodynamic optimization of wind farms
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Alternative Aviation Fuels Combustion Experiments
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Alternative Aviation Fuels Combustion Experiments
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Alternative Aviation Fuels Kinetic Mechanism Development
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Alternative Aviation Fuels Kinetic Mechanism Development
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Amine solvent degradation in CO2 capture
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Analysis of delamination in cross-ply laminates: energy release rates and cohesive zone modelling
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Analysis of post-combustion CO2 capture from natural gas power plants using CFD and process co-simulation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Ash deposition process modeling for biomass based power plant
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Ash deposition process modeling for biomass based power plant
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Ash deposition process modeling for biomass based power plant
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Ash Melting Behaviour and Deposition in Oxyfuel Biomass Combustion
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R Lewis)Assessment of Slip Potential on Safety Flooring
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Aviation Fuels degradation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Biomass Combustion
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Carbon capture from gas turbines
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)CFD modelling and advanced burner designs
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)CFD Study of Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Characterisation of the porous media used in PEM fuel cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Cleaner coal technology - Combustion technology for low volatile coals
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Cleaner coal technology - Developing new predictive tools for improving the combustion processes for coal/biomass fuels
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S He)Coarse-grid CFD for nuclear thermal hydraulics modelling
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Combined Cycle Gas Turbine – CCS; experiment and modelling
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Comparison of entrained metal aerosol emissions from conventional fuel combustion
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Comparison of entrained metal aerosol emissions from the combustion of different biomass fuels
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Composite Structures
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Computational analysis of the flow through aerofoil cascades
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling of free surface flows over packing materials in a CO2 absorber
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Computational Mechanics of Fracture on Advanced Composite Aerospace Structures
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ehsan Alborzi)Construction of Predictive Models for Pre-screening of Sustainable Aviation Fuels
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof H Long)Damage characterisation and root cause analysis of wind turbine pitch bearings
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-bioenergy system
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-biogas energy system
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr X Li)Developing an algorithm for detecting placenta abnormalities
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Development and validation of control strategies for flexible and demand-driven anaerobic digestion
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Development of a Lattice-Boltzmann based model for the deposition process in chemically reacting flows
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Development of a new model for particle wall deposition on heated surfaces
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Development of a novel material model for machining prediction
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Development of a novel material model for machining prediction
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Carre)Development of biofidelic test-beds for assessing human interactions
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Development of efficient methodology for large deformations in conjugate heat transfer simulations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr X Li)Digital twin for personalised uterine pregnancy model
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Dynamic simulation of load-following power plants integrated with CO2 capture technologies
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Dynamic simulation of power generation plant for carbon capture and storage
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr X Li)Effect of obesity on bone strength and implication on the risk of hip fracture
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Effects of nozzle design and surface temperature on the wall shear stresses of impinging jets
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Efficient PEM fuel cells for portable applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Gower)Elastic wave propagation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Emissions and ash behaviour during the combustion of torrefied biomass
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Abby Samson)Enabling Net Zero Emissions Targets through Post Combustion Capture (PCC) of CO2 Using Amine-based Emerging Technology
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Energy recovery from waste through advanced gasification technology
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R Lewis)Engine Chain Drive Friction and Wear
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Engineering Doctorate (EngD): Predicting Performance of Intensified Carbon Capture Inside Rotating Packed Beds using CFD Modelling
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Enhance the resilience of the UK gas networks to meet the future challenges
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Carre)Examining the mechanical behaviour of human skin under loading
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Experimental and Modelling Study of Amine Degradation in the Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Experimental and numerical study of manufacturing induced defects in structural integrity of a Metal Matrix Composite
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Y Zhang)Experimental Investigation of Impinging Flames
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Expert control systems for AD systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Exploiting the digital thread - investigate the effects of machine tool interpolator and closed-loop control systems on surface integrity in micro machining
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Exploiting the digital thread - investigate the effects of machine tool interpolator and closed-loop control systems on surface integrity in micro machining
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Failure Analysis of Composite Airframes: Investigation and Predictive Modelling
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Failure Analysis of Composite Airframes: Investigation and Predictive Modelling
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Failure Prediction on Composite Aerospace Structures and Space Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Pinna)Fatigue and Fracture of Fibre Composites
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Y Zhang)Flame and Acoustic Wave Interactions
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Y Zhang)Flame Dynamics at Elevated Pressure
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof W Nimmo)Fluidised Bed Biomass combustion
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Pinna)Fracture of Automotive Advanced High Strength Steels
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof H Long)Fully funded PhD studentship: Incremental Sheet Forming -Tool Development
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof H Long)Fully funded University PhD studentship: Incremental Sheet Forming - Formability Enhancement
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Functionally Graded Materials (FGM): New Configurations and Designs
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S He)Fundamental Study of Non-Canonical Turbulent Boundary Layers
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Future electrical power generation system integration and control
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Generation of automated chemical reaction pathways for aviation fuels
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher)High speed photography to investigate surface wear and fatigue in railway rail and wheel steels
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Y Zhang)High Speed Stereo Imaging Techniques for Flame Studies
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Carre)Human Grip of Hand-Held Objects
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof N Qin)Hybrid RANS/LES Simulation of Wind Turbine
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Hybrid Wind and Photovoltaic Power Generation with Energy Storage
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Impeller shape optimisation for improved mixing in stirred reactors
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Improved reactor design and operation for the anaerobic digestion of biowastes
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Improvement of the efficiency of PEM fuel cells through the use of appropriate sealing means
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Patrick Smith)Improving the mechanical properties of carbon fibre composites via inkjet printed polymer inclusions
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Ma)Inflow generation for Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of the wind farms
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof K Hughes)Initiation and propagation of combustion waves with competitive reactions
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Integration of algal biofuel and biogas production
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Integration of membranes at PACT for industrial testing with real/synthetic flue gases
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Integration of renewables into energy systems-forecasting model development and analysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Intelligent machining simulation: Process Modelling and Functional Performance Prediction of Superalloys
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr X Li)Investigating plastic behaviour in immature bones
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof H Long)Investigation of white etching crack damage mechanism in wind turbine gearbox bearings
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Kinetic Interactions of Pollutants in Oxy-Coal Combustion
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Patrick Smith)Lab-grown, or cultured, meat produced by additive manufacture
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Ma)Large Eddy Simulation Around Buildings (LES)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Low cost, energy efficient biomethane production from landfill gas or biogas
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Machining induced surface integrity in aerospace components
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Machining induced surface integrity in aerospace components
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Rowson)Manipulation Modelling
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Patrick Smith)Metallo-organic inks used in inkjet printing
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Mitigation of ash deposition, slagging and fouling in biomass fired power generation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Modelling and characterisation of chip formation and machining induced defects of nano-particle toughened Carbon Fibre Polymer Composites
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Modelling and characterisation of chip formation and machining induced defects of nano-particle toughened Carbon Fibre Polymer Composites
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Modelling gas turbine based power generation system incorporating CCS technology
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Modelling of Compressive Transverse Cracking on Composite Laminates
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Ghadbeigi)Modelling of machining induced damage in Additively Manufactured aerospace parts
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Modelling post combustion amine CO2 capture plant
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Modelling, design and testing of integrated anaerobic digestion and hydroponics systems for closed-loop urban applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Molecular modelling and experimental Investigation of the oxygen reduction reaction in PEM fuel cells.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Pinna)Multi-Scale Modelling of the Fatigue and Fracture of Aerospace Alloys
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Nanoscale imaging of the cathode electrodes used in PEM fuel cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof N Qin)Natural Laminar Flow Wing Design and Optimisation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Negative CO2 Emissions through Combining Bio-Energy and Carbon Capture
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Negative CO2 Emissions through Combining Bio-Energy and Carbon Capture
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Network management of small and micro-AD sites
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Next generation CCS technology for combined cycle gas turbine system
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Novel cathode electrodes for PEM fuel cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Novel gas diffusion layers and catalyst supports for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Novel gas turbine configurations for carbon capture
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Novel technology to control the fire and explosion hazards of hydrogen fuel
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Numerical evaluation of wind around buildings
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Numerical investigation of insoluble deposition on heated surfaces
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Optimising anaerobic co-digestion: improving the outputs and stability of anaerobic processes
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Oxyfuel Combustion plant – CCS; experiment and modelling
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Oxy-fuel Power plant design
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Oxygen enhanced gas desulphurisation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Particle motion in turbulent flows
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Particle size distribution in flue gases for carbon capture
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)PhD in Computational Fracture Mechanics: Methods, Programming and Simulation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Pilot plant experimental work - 250 kW PACT facility - zero emission strategies - coal- biomass and bio-CCS
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T Rogers)Population Based Structural Health Monitoring
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Power Generation in Rural Communities
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Patrick Smith)Predicting the inkjet printing performance of particle-containing inks
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Process modelling of biomass gasification systems integrated with CO2 capture
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Process Optimization of Liquid Fuel Synthesis From Renewable Energy Sources
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Programme: Hybrid CFD and process simulation for process intensification of post-combustion CO2 capture
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Radiative transfer for particles in high temperature environments
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Patrick Smith)Reactive inkjet and textiles
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Patrick Smith)Reactive inkjet printing
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Patrick Smith)Reactive inkjet printing - silk porous structures for catalysis?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Simulating Composite Fracture by the Extended Finite Element Method
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Simulation and Analysis of Damage for Failure Prediction on Advanced Composite Structures subjected to Impact Loading
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Slagging and ash deposition prediction
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S He)Smart Computer Models for Nuclear Reactor Design
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)Structural Integrity Finite Element Analyses of Formula I Composite Panels for Safer and Lighter Designs
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S He)Study of Heat Transfer in Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor (SFR)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa)System Dynamics Modelling: Simulation and Analysis of Manufacturing Processes
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Techno-economic assessment of large scale liquefied hydrogen production and shipping
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Techno-economic investigation of a Syngas – Combined Cycle Gas Turbine – Amine Capture Plant
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Techno-economic optimisation of the CO2 value chain
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Techno-Economic Study of Power generation from Coal/Biomass with Carbon Capture and Storage
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R Lewis)Testing and Optimsation of Medical Examination and Surgical Gloves
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)The Development of Models for Mercury Oxidation in Oxyfuel Combustion
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher)Transition to high performance railway overhead power lines
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Carrell)Tribological Performance of Biolubricants
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R Lewis)Tribology of the Human Foot - Avoiding Slips and Falls
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Turbulence modelling of combustion using Large Eddie Simulations (LES)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Turbulence modelling of combustion using Large Eddie Simulations (LES)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Turbulence modelling of combustion using Large Eddie Simulations (LES)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Carre)Understanding the biomechanics of vibro-tactile perception
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S He)Unsteady Turbulent Flow in Turbomachinery
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Carre)Use of surface textures to improve tactile perception
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Pourkashanian)Ventilation in underground stations and tunnels
The Department of Music at The University of Sheffield is a hub for world-leading interdisciplinary research and hosts a broad range of specialisms. As a PhD researcher, you become part of an active and thriving research environment, whilst benefiting from world-class supervision, research resources and facilities. Apply now for a PhD positions and research funding.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Julie Simpson)4 Year PhD with Integrated MSc in Neuroscience: ApoE-ε4 induced blood-brain barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Chris McDermott)Better outcomes in motor neuron disease– NIHR funded clinical and non-clinical doctoral studentships
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A McNeill)How should we offer predictive genetic testing for families with genetic Motor Neuron Disease?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A McNeill)Identifying hidden inherited metabolic diseases in the UK population
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A McNeill)Rapid genomic testing in acutely unwell adults
Our department provides a dynamic, exciting research environment with an internationally renowned portfolio of basic, clinical and translational research, encompassing the life course. With access to world class facilities, our researchers study human processes from the level of basic biology through to diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis and diabetes. We focus on translating scientific discoveries into meaningful advances in the clinic that can benefit our patients and the general population.
In clinical medicine, Sheffield are in the top 10 for combined world leading and internationally excellent outputs. Staff in Cardiovascular Science also contributed significantly to the outstanding result in subjects allied to healthcare where Sheffield was the leading institution out of 94 submissions in this category.
Our research degree students are part of Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health's Graduate School and our University wide Doctoral Academy. The University of Sheffield as a whole combines research excellence, links with industry and a supportive research environment preparing our students for their future careers.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Bryant)Advanced 3D models for Cancer Research
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Gad)Breast cancer treatment and the mechanical properties of fibroblasts
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Enrico Dall'Ara)Characterization of the morphological and nanomechanical properties of cortical bone
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Green)Developing new treatment combinations to target dormant cancer cells in myeloma
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Enrico Dall'Ara)Effect of bone anabolic interventions on the bone morphological and mechanical properties
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Enrico Dall'Ara)Effect of Post-traumatic OA on the morphological and biomechanical properties of the mouse knee joint
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Herr)Identification of novel combination therapies exploiting nucleotide metabolism and DNA repair to treat cancer
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Balasubramanian)Mining data from National genomics Research Library to enable new gene discovery
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Herr)Preclinical validation of NUDT22 as target in lung cancer
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Gad)The role of vimentin in cell adhesion and motility in disease
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Gad)The stiffness of extracellular fibres and metastasis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Gad)Treating cancer by targeting the mechanical properties of cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Balasubramanian)Unravelling the role of P4HB in skeletal development: towards treatment of heritable bone fragility
Research Profiles:
The Department of Physics and Astronomy has an international reputation for the quality of its research (grade 5 in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise).
The department comprises of 31 academic staff, over 30 research fellows and postdoctoral research associates, and over 60 research students.
The research laboratories and offices have recently been refurbished, there are frequent group seminars and meetings, and the University of Sheffield provides a Research Training Programme for PhD students. The department therefore offers an excellent environment for postgraduate research work.
As a member of the White Rose Consortium of leading Yorkshire universities, the department is part of the Doctoral Training Centre in the Life Sciences.
The research areas in the department are wide-ranging and include,
- Astronomy and astrophysics
- Astroparticle theory and cosmology
- Organic optoelectronic materials and devices
- Particle Physics (ATLAS experiment at CERN, dark matter, neutrino physics)
- Polymer physics and soft nanotechnology
- Semiconductor physics and devices
- Theoretical condensed matter physics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Mullaney)Computer vision in astronomical and manufacturing processes
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Alex Ramadan)Interfaces in wide band gap metal halide perovskite photovoltaics
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A Tartakovskii)Nanophotonics with novel 2D materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Chekhovich)Nanoscale quantum physics and quantum information processing with semiconductor quantum dots.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A Tartakovskii)Optical nano-imaging and nano-spectroscopy in quantum materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D G Lidzey)PhD studentship in the development of coating technologies to fabricate perovskite solar cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Crowther)Physical and wind properties of hot, luminous stars with ULLYSES
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A Tartakovskii)Strong light-matter interaction in van der Waals 2D materials: discovery of novel quantum states of the matter
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Fox)Telecom-wavelength single-photon sources
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J K Hobbs)The biophysics of bacterial growth, division, and antibiotic induced death
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Goodwin)The dynamics of small-N systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R Bentall)A network approach to bipolar disorder: developing a network analysis of the relationship between depression and mania
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T Stafford)Analysing Big Data to Understand Learning
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jason Berwick)Assessing the hemodynamic signal sources of fMRI based spontaneous connectivity maps and how neuronal plasticity such as increased spatial working memory can change these networks
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof G Waller)Body image treatment: The role of mirror exposure in reducing eating pathology
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Hannes Saal)Computational modelling of the emergence of somatosensory cortical maps
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Freeth)Deep phenotyping of genetic syndromes associated with autism
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Field)Determinants and psychological correlates of sustained behaviour change and recovery from addiction
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Von Bastian)Effects of playing action videogames on cognitive performance
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Hannes Saal)Efficient coding in touch: Exploring cortical feature tuning in the somatosensory system through the lens of efficient coding
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof P Norman)Examining the extent to which planning moderates intention-behaviour relations for various health-related behaviours
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Martin)Function Brain imaging in disease: what are the activation maps really telling us?
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof P Norman)Habit and health behaviour: to examine the impact of habit strength on a range of health-related behaviours
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Richard Rowe)Heterogeneity in the development of antisocial behaviour
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Blakey)How can we support early mathematical skills in children?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Matthews)How do deaf babies learn to communicate? A comparison of parent-infant interaction in Deaf and hearing families
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Richard Rowe)Identifying the neural processes underlying skilled anticipation in sport
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Chantelle Wood)Improving indoor air quality through behaviour change
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Richard Rowe)Improving road safety in low- and middle- income countries
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Blakey)Individual differences in early executive functions
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jason Berwick)Mathematical Modelling of Neurovascular function: Developing and refining brain tissue models to enable world leading research into neurovascular coupling in health and disease
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Michael Okun)Neuronal coupling across spatiotemporal scales and dimensions of cortical population activity
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Martin)Neurotransmitters, brain blood flow and functional brain imaging signals.r
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T Stafford)Online discussion; augmenting argumentation with chatbots
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof R Bentall)Paranoia and trust - examining the role of automatic, implicit processes in mistrust and paranoid thinking
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Michael Okun)Psychedelic drugs and serotonergic modulation of functional connectivity in cortical microcircuits
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Chantelle Wood)Reducing prejudice and discrimination
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr SP Wilson)Self-organisation as a theory of brain development
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Paul Overton)Sensory processing in Autism Spectrum Conditions and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Jones)Simultaneous measures of brain and blood oxygenation: Revealing the function behind ‘functional’ brain mapping signals
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jason Berwick)The breakdown of neurovascular coupling in the diseased state specifically Epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Carroll)The development of flexible cognition in children and adults
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Jones)The neurophysiological basis of spontaneous fluctuations in neuroimaging signals
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Richard Rowe)The role of sex hormones and brain activity in risk-taking and antisocial behaviour in adolescence
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr SP Wilson)The synthetic littermate project: How do natural experiences shape the functional organisation of the developing brain?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr SP Wilson)The virtual body schema project: How can body schema be objectively defined and measured?
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Richard Rowe)Understanding and intervening in young driver road safety
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Von Bastian)Understanding and measuring individual differences in attentional control
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof G Waller)Understanding how therapy works for the eating disorders
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jason Berwick)Understanding neurovascular coupling and its importance in the interpretation of modern neuroimaging techniques
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Von Bastian)Understanding the mechanisms underlying cognitive training effects
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Paul Overton)Understanding the neural basis of ADHD
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Freeth)Understanding the societal barriers experienced by autistic adults
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jason Berwick)Using pharmacological agents to investigate the mechanisms of the neuronal vascular coupling
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Buckland)Weight stigma and health behaviours
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Howarth)When do astrocytes contribute to the control of brain blood flow?
The Department of Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield has an established international reputation for excellence in teaching and research across the disciplines of Sociology, Social Policy, Social Work and Digital Society.
We are proud of our disciplinary breadth and achievement, which helps make the Department an exciting and lively place to study and work.
Teaching excellence
Our teaching achieved a grading of 'Excellent' in the most recent Teaching Quality Assessment, which recognises us as a major provider of education across the main sociological subjects.
A top rated research department
In the recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008) overall 95% of our research was rated as of international standard, within this, 45% was rated as internationally excellent and 20% as world-class. This makes the Department of Sociological Studies a top-ten research department in its field, consolidating our previous excellent rating (Grade 5) in the previous research assessment exercise.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Matt Bennett)An Intersectional Analysis of Unpaid Care
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Kate Hamblin)The impact of digital technologies on care and caring relationships
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Damian)Active tissue scaffolds substrates to deliver responsive mechanostimulation for target compositions and functionalities of tissue constructs for regenerative medicine (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof I M Reaney)Cold Sintering of Advanced Ceramics and Glass along with Natural Sustainable Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof F M Boissonade)Developing functionalised electrospun scaffolds to exploit neural–stromal interactions in wound healing (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Ipsita Roy)Developing PHA-based biomaterials for pulmonary drug delivery on advanced 3D lung/immune cell models (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita)In-vivo Travelling Origami Stent "Robot" for Long-term Disease Monitoring and Treatment (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Shepherd)Optimisation of skin-facing antimicrobial surgical devices produced through Additive Manufacturing (Non-Industry project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Enrico Dall'Ara)Study of the force distribution within wound dressing microstructures, using Finite Element models informed and validated by micro-CT imaging and Digital Volume Correlation (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Fred Claeyssens)Tissue engineered blood vessels (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Damian)Active tissue scaffolds substrates to deliver responsive mechanostimulation for target compositions and functionalities of tissue constructs for regenerative medicine (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof I M Reaney)Cold Sintering of Advanced Ceramics and Glass along with Natural Sustainable Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof F M Boissonade)Developing functionalised electrospun scaffolds to exploit neural–stromal interactions in wound healing (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Ipsita Roy)Developing PHA-based biomaterials for pulmonary drug delivery on advanced 3D lung/immune cell models (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita)In-vivo Travelling Origami Stent "Robot" for Long-term Disease Monitoring and Treatment (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Shepherd)Optimisation of skin-facing antimicrobial surgical devices produced through Additive Manufacturing (Non-Industry project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Enrico Dall'Ara)Study of the force distribution within wound dressing microstructures, using Finite Element models informed and validated by micro-CT imaging and Digital Volume Correlation (Industry Project)
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Fred Claeyssens)Tissue engineered blood vessels (Industry Project)
White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships 2021/22
Nominations are now open for White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) Studentships commencing in October 2021. If you are interested in studying for a PhD at the Information School, you are eligible for nomination by your supervisor to the WRDTP Studentships.
Find out more here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/social-sciences/study/graduate-school/phd-opportunities/white-rose-social-sciences-doctoral-training-partnership-studentships
Research Profiles:
You will find your degree programme both stimulating and rewarding, working within the School´s active research environment at the University of Sheffield. At the same time, we encourage you to take part in Sheffield´s social, sporting and cultural activities, which are second to none.
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We hope you take up the opportunity to study in Sheffield. You will be able to gain an important and respected qualification.
Visits to the University for potential postgraduate research students take place on the first Tuesday of every month from 1pm.
Research Profiles:
Formed in September 2021, the School of Biosciences brings together more than 100 years of teaching and research expertise from the former departments of Animal and Plant Sciences, Biomedical Science and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.
The school is home to around 120 academics, including Royal Society, RCUK, EU and other Independent Research Fellows, 300 postgraduates supported by Doctoral Training Programmes and Centres, and 1,500 undergraduates. Our expertise spans the breadth and depth of bioscience, including molecular and cell biology, genetics, development, human physiology and pharmacology through to evolution, ecology, biodiversity conservation and sustainability. This makes us one of the broadest and largest groupings of the discipline and allows us to train the next generation of biologists in the latest research techniques and discoveries.
We carry out world-leading research to address the most important global challenges such as food security, disease, health and medicine, ageing, energy, and mitigating the biodiversity and climate crises.
Within the school we house a number of specialist research facilities. The Arthur Willis Environment Centre provides state-of-the-art 'GroDome' plant growth facilities comprising 16 discrete compartments with the capacity to simulate a range of current environments as well as future climate scenarios. The NERC Environmental Omics Visitor Facility here in Sheffield provides molecular genetics facilities and training to the UK community in the science areas that fall under the remit of the Natural Environment Research Council.. Others include a Biological NMR Facility, a Biomolecular Interaction Suite, and the University of Sheffield’s Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Humphreys)Cellular senescence: investigating a novel hijack target of the typhoid pathogen Salmonella Typhi
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Rainero)Characterising the role of the AP3 complex in controlling integrin lysosomal delivery, cancer cell migration and growth
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof C P Osborne)Community-informed diversification of local food systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Bulgakova)Data-driven machine learning tool for quantitative description of microtubule bundling in vivo.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Campbell)Dissecting the cell intrinsic and external signals regulating re-epithelisation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Roehl)Identification of the molecular pathways that guide zebrafish regeneration
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Helen Matthews)Investigating how KRAS modulates extra-cellular matrix interaction in pancreatic cancer
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Campbell)Investigating the mechanisms underlying collective cell migration in vivo
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Campbell)Investigating the mechanisms underlying the collective migration of heterogenous groups of cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Erdmann)Investigating the Mechanobiology of Cancer
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Collins)Investigating the role of SOD1 in sporadic Motor Neuron Disease patients using structural proteomics
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Sherif El-Khamisy)Investigation of the role of enhancer RNA in DNA damage and repair
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Indrajit Lahiri)Molecular mechanism of P. faciparum apicoplast replication and genome organisation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A G Borycki)Molecular mechanisms of stem cell function in skeletal muscle ageing
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Val Martin)PhD in atmosphere-biosphere-climate interactions and land-based CO2 removal strategies
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A Beckerman)PhD in Food Web Networks and Environmental Change: Exploring how natural and anthropogenic stress influence the structure and dynamics of communities.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Edwards)PhD in tropical conservation: Quantifying the impacts of land-use change on tropical biodiversity across scales
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Edwards)PhD in tropical conservation: Quantifying the impacts of mining on tropical biodiversity
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Edwards)PhD in tropical conservation: Quantifying the impacts of wildlife trade on tropical biodiversity
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Collins)Regulation of neuronal cell adhesion by a DHHC5/Golga7b palmitoyl-acyltransferase complex.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A G Borycki)Role of primary cilia in skeletal muscle stem cells and muscle regeneration.
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof C H Wellman)Self-funded PhD research projects in Palynology
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Freek Van Eeden)The analysis of HIF function in DNA repair and genome stability
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Cooney)The causes of speciation rate variation in nature
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ian Lidbury)Towards engineering the plant microbiome: A molecular dissection of plant-bacteria-fungi interactions
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Guo)Uncovering novel molecular targets for cancer chemoprevention in oral squamous cell carcinoma
The School of Clinical Dentistry
The School of Clinical Dentistry at Sheffield has 33 postgraduate research students and an annual intake of 55 dental undergraduates. It achieved a Grade 5 in the Research Assessment Exercise 2001, an "excellent" (23/24) rating in the QAA Subject Review exercise, and recently received an Investor in People award.
The School is situated on the perimeter of the main University campus and is connected to the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital. The Medical School, the Department of Biomedical Science, the Health Sciences Library and the Royal Hallamshire Hospital are all in close proximity. It is located on the western side of the city, adjacent to a pleasant residential area. Sheffield University provides a full range of sporting and recreational facilities for staff, and the Peak District National Park is within easy travelling distance.
Research strategy within the School
We receive research funding from Research Councils (eg MRC, BBSRC), the EU, Charities (eg Wellcome Trust, Action Research), and a range of commercial companies (eg GlaxoSmithKline, Boots).
Research in the School is organized into three thematic groups, 'Biomaterials', 'Neuroscience' and 'Health and Diseases'. Research encompasses laboratory and clinical projects, addressing both basic and applied questions. This multidisciplinary approach is facilitated by our direct physical link with the Dental Hospital which allows easy access to patients and patient material for use in research projects. Staff and students attend and present their work at several cross-faculty research seminar programmes held locally within the University of Sheffield, and are also very active at national and international meetings. The school has been awarded numerous national and international prizes for undergraduate and postgraduate research.
Specific strategy of the Neuroscience Research Group
The general aim of this research group is to further the understanding of the chronic oro-facial pain that sometimes arises as a consequence of nerve injury and inflammation. Our objective is the development of new methods of treatment.
This group collaborates with neuroscientists in the Department of Biomedical Science, which houses some of our research laboratories. Further afield, we have strong collaborative links with neuroscience groups in Stockholm, Michigan, São Paulo, and Calgary. We also have strong links with an industrial partner, GlaxoSmithKline. Clinically, we have developed a large referral base for patients with trigeminal nerve injuries, who travel to Sheffield from the UK and abroad, providing unique opportunities to obtain patient material for laboratory evaluation and correlation with symptoms.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Vivian Wagner)Characterization of the protective and therapeutic role of photobiomodulation on 3D oral mucosal and salivary gland models subjected to radiotherapy
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr I Ortega)Design and fabrication of a smart biomaterial device with artificial niches for aiding corneal healing
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L Bingle)Salivary Profile of Children and Young Adults and the Impact of Health and Lifestyle
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L Bingle)The Role of Fusion Proteins in Salivary Gland Tumourigenesis
Creative, critical, civic-minded and collaborative, the School of English at the University of Sheffield is one of the largest and most successful English departments in the UK. We are an interdisciplinary department, bringing together the study of literature, language, linguistics, theatre, film and creative writing to form a community that is unique in the world in its breadth and depth of study of the English language.
We have a thriving research environment, with world-leading experts conducting cutting-edge research across the full spectrum of English studies. We also have the largest group of researchers in the UK working on the intersection of language and literature. In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), we were ranked number 1 in the UK for research environment.
The interdisciplinary nature of the School of English provides unique opportunities for cross-departmental and collaborative research. A selection of our centres for research demonstrates the breadth of our interests: Centre for Linguistic Research; Centre for the History of the Gothic; Centre for Poetry and Poetics; Literary Linguistics Research Cluster; Sheffield Animals Research Colloquium; Sheffield Centre for Research in Film; Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies.
We maintain strong links with our local community, using our research to inform and support projects that have a real-world impact in our city and region, as well as nationally and globally.
Research Profiles:
ScHARR is a multidisciplinary School within the Faculty of Medicine.
In terms of the Research Environment, ScHARR is a multidisciplinary School within the Faculty of Medicine. We specialise in postgraduate teaching, health services and public health research, and the application of health economics and decision science to the development of health services and the improvement of the public health. ScHARR employs around 200 multidisciplinary staff and attracts in excess of £6 million per year in external support.
ScHARR is internationally recognised for its research excellence and provides first-rate facilities to research students. ScHARR returned by far the largest number of researchers in the Health Services Research unit of assessment and 55% of their activities were assessed as either world leading or internationally excellent. This excellent rating of such a large number of researchers suggests that ScHARR houses the largest concentration of world leading and internationally excellent health services researchers in the UK, as is confirmed in the RAE tables produced by research.com.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Sam Caton)Understanding the potential role of biofortified (nutrient enhanced) crops for improving UK diets
Research Profiles:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr k Ellis)Exploring Social Responsibility with Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The School is committed to excellence in language-based research in a range of disciplines. Members of staff in the School conduct individual research, supervise postgraduate students, and collaborate on larger scale research projects, local, national and internationally. We seek to maximize the benefits gained from the specificity of research in each of the School's constituent sections, based in a language or a language group, while reaping the added value to be gained from comparative exchange and collaboration across the School. Our teaching at both undergraduate and MA level is informed by our research, and research skills form an integral part of students’ training. To find out more about Postgraduate study in the School of Languages and Cultures, please visit our Postgraduate Programmes pages.
The School has a thriving research community of academic staff, postdoctoral research fellows and postgraduate students. While we conduct research in a wide range of languages, disciplines and geographical regions, we are united by a commitment to accessing sources in the language, and to the study of language-based cultures.
School Research Clusters
Research Clusters are cross-School groups, united by similar disciplinary or thematic interests, who work together to share knowledge and inspiration from their individual subject areas. To find out more please visit our Research Clusters Pages:
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/slc/research/clusters
Research Profiles:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ashley Willis)How does sustained turbulence first appear?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ashley Willis)Modelling Reversals of Earth's Magnetic Field