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Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Manchester

We have 20 Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Manchester

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(DTP EPSRC) Microstructure crack-growth relationships in Ti6Al4V

Titanium alloys are used extensively in the manufacture of aero-engine components, owing to their exceptional strength and relatively low density. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Fonseca, Dr T Burnett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Skyrmionic Devices for Neuromorphic Computing

Future integrated systems will comprise considerably heterogeneous/hybrid technologies both for computing and (on-chip) data storage. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Moutafis, Dr P Nutter, Dr VP Pavlidis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reconstructing the story of fashion: generating new meanings of fashion consumption, operations and supply chains in the ‘wellbeing economy’.

Our relationship with fashion must be transformed. In its current state, the dominant mode of fashion operations and supply chain management (OSCM) are responsible for overwhelming levels of exploitation – of natural resources, of humans, and non-human animals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Victoria Stephens
 28 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Bioprinted substrates for printed electronics

We are seeking a PhD student to cell culture, or bioprint, cellular models for organs such as the skin. We seek to explore the electrical properties of these models, particularly as we then print conductive materials at the same time (likely via screen or inkjet printing). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Casson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Viral-surface interactions studied by vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy

The recent COVID-19 pandemic, and in particular fomite transmission of the virus, led to a lot of interest in how viral particles attached to surfaces, their survival times on different materials and how they transferred to hosts. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Thomas, Dr R Lindsay
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fashioning Independence: Investigating How Digitising A Wardrobe Can Aid People Living With Disabilities

Digital Wardrobe Apps can be used to digitally catalogue a person’s wardrobe, enabling them to see all the clothes, shoes and accessories that they own at the touch of a button. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Chrimes, Dr R Boardman
 28 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Printed memristors made of 2D materials

As the world adopts IoT and Industry 4.0, the amount of data generated and stored in the computersis growing exponentially, hence leading to a paradigm shift towards new memories and computing architectures. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Casiraghi, Dr T Anthopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Introducing Machine Learning to PA-PVD Processing

The use of transparent conducting oxides and barrier coatings is now ubiquitous across materials science, cross cutting a number of areas. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Matthews, Dr D Lewis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] New Frontiers for Atomic Imaging of Quantum Materials

This project will deliver unprecedented atomic scale high speed characterisation capability to solve currently impossible characterisation challenges for quantum materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Haigh, Prof R Curry
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(UoM - Tokyo) High-throughput approaches to accelerate the development of pintable up-conversion films

Limiting global warming to 1.5 ºC requires net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 and necessitates renewable electricity reaching 63-81% of total energy generation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D T W Toolan, Prof N Yanai
 28 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Molecular design for energy-efficient and high colour-purity light-emitting devices

About 20% of the world’s electricity production is used for lighting and powering our displays, which account for 6% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Romanov, Dr A Keerthi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Why join us?. ● Fully funded 4-year PhD research studentships. ● A six month training programme of taught modules in fusion energy, including materials and plasma science. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Recycling nuclear graphite: Transforming an environmental challenge into a sustainable resource

In order to support new nuclear technologies that will provide solutions for deep decarbonisation and Net Zero, we need to the address the issues surrounding the clean-up and reduction of nuclear waste. . Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Jones, Dr A Theodosiou, Dr C Sharrad
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High Entropy Alloy Coatings for Strong Degradation Resistance

  Research Group: Coatings and Ceramics
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join our cutting-edge research on high-entropy alloy coatings. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Chen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Microstructural Design for Tough Ceramic Coatings

We invite applications for a PhD position in the field of ceramic and coatings, focusing on the innovative design of microstructures to enhance toughness and durability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Chen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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