Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Leeds

We have 31 Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Leeds

Water Engineering: Complex Natural River Flow Modelling and Flood Analysis

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Water Engineering and Natural Environment

The study on flooding, and identifying suitable ways to mitigate floods, have become a top priority for Government and the Environmental Agency, due to increasing flood frequency and intensity around the UK. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Pu

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

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New Drugs for Brain Tumours: A Locoregional Implant Brain Tumours

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Next-generation temozolomide derivatives for the treatment of high-grade glioma have been developed at the University of Bradford. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Wheelhouse, Prof A Paradkar, Dr S Shnyder

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

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Advanced Maintenance Management of Offshore Renewable Energy Systems

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Communication and Networks

Renewable energy plays an importance role in the road to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, limiting the global temperature increase by up to 1.5°C by 2050. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CD Dao

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

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Fluid Dynamics provided by the Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics

University of Leeds School of Computing (part of EPS)

The Leeds Institute for Future Fluid Dynamics offers a four-year programme that combines an integrated MSc (completed over the first two years) paired with a three-year PhD-level research programme. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) 4 Year PhD Programme

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Enhancing real-time performance in digital wireless communications using embedded machine learning

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Computing

The overall research hypothesis addressed by this project is that machine learning (ML) can provide quantitative insights into the likelihood of successful message transmissions over a wireless communication channel, by analysing and learning from messages previously sent over the same and adjacent communication channels. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Soares Indrusiak

15 October 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Advancing Hydrogen Flow Measurement: Thermophysical Properties and Advanced Thermodynamic Models

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

The transportation of hydrogen is a cornerstone of the emerging hydrogen economy. However, accurately measuring hydrogen flow rate presents unique challenges due to its physical properties and potential impurities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rahmanian

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

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Evaluation of properties of wood pellets for Bioenergy and Carbon Capture and Storage Application

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

The current state of the art for utilisation of wood pellets is co-firing and the co-generation of biomass combustion products. The safe and effective storage, transportation and processing of wood pellets is then highly important for bioenergy applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rahmanian

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

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CFD simulation of a perforated rotating bucket in the prilling process

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Advanced Materials Engineering

Prilling is a finishing process in chemical and petrochemical industries for producing reasonably uniform spherical particles from molten solutions of chemicals such as urea or ammonium nitrate. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rahmanian

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

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Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts for the Security of Internet of Things and Wireless Communications

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Applied Computing

The broadcast nature of Wi-Fi has made the wireless access open to new forms of cyber attacks against the IEEE 802.11 standard protocol. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Ghafir

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

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Non-periodic structures in metal–organic frameworks

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemical and Process Engineering

Changing the way we use energy is pivotal in reducing emissions, and understanding the detailed chemistry and structure driving materials technologies offers a key route to energy efficiency. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Collins

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

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Waste to Energy and Renewable Energies – Design of Hybrid Energy Systems

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

The advancement and economic development of any nation depends mostly on its energy structure. As the world population keeps increasing, the demand for electricity also rises. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Mujtaba

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

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Techno‐Economic Impact of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Mechanical and Process Engineering

The reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases is agreed in November 2016 in the Paris international agreement (IEA Dec. 2016). The agreement is expected to create a transformative change in the energy sector to combat climate change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rahmanian

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

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Control of Granulation Process using Seeded Granulation

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Advanced Materials Engineering

Chemical and Pharmaceutical sector delivers a significant contribution to the world economy and the population as a whole. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rahmanian

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

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Acoustical Properties of Meta-Materials

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Centre For Sustainable Environments

Porous materials such as foams and felts are often used to reduce noise levels. However, these materials are often ineffective at low frequencies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Khan

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

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Pharmacokinetics Guided Natural Products Exploration for Drug Discovery, Development, Delivery and Therapy

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Natural products have emerged as a key standard in novel and safe delivery of anticancer bioactive compounds. Apart from their ease of administration and delivery, natural/phytochemicals still face several hurdles, due to their physiochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Muhammad Wahajuddin

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

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We have 31 Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Leeds

Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Leeds

We have 31 Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Leeds

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