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Watching aggregation in liquids with terahertz spectroscopy

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Prof. Fabio Novelli. About the project. The structure of a liquid can change as its molecules or particles aggregate, separate into phases, or coalesce into larger domains. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Novelli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated polysilicon photonics

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Professor Anna Peacock and Professor David Thomson. Bringing optical and electronic functionality together on a single chip promises to transform the way we process and transmit information, which is crucial for achieving faster and more efficient data centres and sensors. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Peacock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Automated verification and synthesis using coalgebras

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Dr Corina Cirstea. This project will make advances to the areas of automated verification and synthesis, by generalising existing techniques to match the complexity of modern software agents. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Cirstea
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biofilm contributions to antimicrobial resistance plasmid transmission

University of Birmingham
Department of Microbes, Infections and Microbiomes
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major crisis for human medicine. Globally, untreatable bacterial infections are increasing, leaving limited treatment options. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Buckner, Prof W Van Schaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unlocking the potential of optimized vertical-axis wind turbine arrays via surrogate-modelling and topology optimization

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Dr. Haris Moazam Sheikh. This project will develop a multi-scale optimization framework using surrogate modelling and topology morphing techniques to overcome the high cost of Vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) design. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Sheikh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-level topology optimization of architected metamaterial structures

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Dr Haris Moazam Sheikh. About the project. Mechanical metamaterials are engineered structures with extraordinary properties driven by geometry, not composition. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Sheikh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modelling gust-wing interactions in curvilinear flows

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Dr. Swathi Krishna and Prof. David Toal. This PhD project will explore gust–wing interactions in vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Krishna
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated polysilicon photonics

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Prof Anna Peacock and Prof David Thomson. This project seeks to develop a simple, low-cost laser materials processing procedure to fabricate high quality polysilicon photonic platforms that will ease issues associated with optoelectronic integration. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Peacock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating surface textures to optimize flow dynamics using multi-fidelity surrogate modeling

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Haris Moazam Sheikh. This project will develop a multi-scale surrogate modeling framework to optimize passive surface textures (like dimples) for maximum fluid drag reduction. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Sheikh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Event-based computing for real-time computer vision systems

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Dr Firman Simanjuntak and Prof Mark Zwolinski. This PhD project develops ultra-low power, DVS-free computer vision hardware by creating event-based chips using nanofabrication. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Simanjuntak
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Artificial intelligence techniques for illness detection by using MRI

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Dr. Sasan Mahmoodi and Professor Brigitte Vollmer. Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) affects babies' brains during the childbirth due to shortages of oxygen. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Mahmoodi
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AI-driven silicon photonics circuits design

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory team. Professor Goran Mashanovich, Dr. Milos Nedeljkovic and Dr. David Rowe. This PhD applies AI to inverse design, a method that works backwards from desired performance to generate efficient photonic circuits. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Mashanovich
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Arctic wintertime storms in a changing climate RENFREW_UEA_ARIES27

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Scientific background. Polar mesoscale cyclones are smaller scale (. Research methodology. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Renfrew
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Catalytic recycling of polyester plastics to monomers

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Plastics are ubiquitous in modern society, finding widespread applications due to possessing optimal physical and chemical properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Parlett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Catalytic cascade reactions for sustainable chemicals

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed, offering greater energy efficiency relative to non-catalytic pathways. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Parlett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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