Sheffield Hallam University, Materials and Engineering Research Institute PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The ambitious targets in the United Kingdom for increasing the share of renewable energy sources integrated to the network, and the need for providing affordable, resilient and clean energy, call for a paradigm shift in energy systems operations.

An AI-based digital pathology platform

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr A Shenfield, Prof C Childs

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Preoperative chemotherapy is used to treat patients with high-risk breast cancers – such as locally advanced breast cancer or breast cancers with clinically aggressive tumours – to reduce the size of the primary tumour and facilitate surgery and/or radiation treatment.

Aqueous Erosion-Corrosion Studies of nanoscale multilayer PVD coatings

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr Y Purandare, Prof P Hovsepian

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Solid particle erosion-corrosion of surfaces is highly destructive in nature and leads to deleterious effects such as loss of material, efficiency and economic losses.

Biogas enrichment and nutrient recovery from wastewater using bio-electrochemical systems

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr M Goel, Dr A Asthana

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The integrated biorefinery is emerging, sustainable, energy producing wastewater treatment, which can also provide a renewable source of various useful products, such as biohydrogen, bioelectricity, nutrients and other biobased products.

Control Strategies of Power Optimization for Smart Buildings

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr W Issa

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Buildings are taking 40% of the world energy to generate comfort and healthy environment to the inmates. However, upgrading buildings to address their energy efficiency using cutting edge technology is prime important.

Development of Modular Large Wind Turbine Blades

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr A Asthana, Dr F Kara

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Wind turbine blades measuring up to 85 m, are manufactured from a single piece of glass fiber and can cost up to £100,000. The transportation of these large blades requires expensive specialist machinery and often new road construction, costing ~£50,000/blade.

Enhancing passenger safety through path planning and control of autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr B Lenzo, Dr A Holloway

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Research Area. Traffic-related fatalities are the eighth leading cause of death worldwide, ahead of HIV/AIDS, and the first leading cause of death for children and young adults between 5 and 29 years old.

Interactive Smart Windows for Efficient Energy Buildings

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr W Issa

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Energy used in the buildings including lighting and energy demand to heat/cool consumes 40% of global energy. In Europe, on average 41% of produced energy is used within buildings.

Investigating and Improving the Thermal Degradation Pathways of Polymer and Composites

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr F Clegg

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Research Area. Throughout the world people are injured and killed in fires, and many suffer from the effects of inhaling toxic fumes and smoke.

Modeling Ultrafast THz-Induced Magnetisation Dynamics for Next Generation Data Storage and Processing

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr T Ostler, Prof D Cleaver

Application Deadline: 1 July 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Department name. Business, Technology and Engineering/Materials and Engineering Research Institute. Research Area. Since the pioneering work of Beaurepaire and co-workers in 1996 [1], the field of ultrafast spin dynamics has rapidly developed.

PhD in glass and glass-ceramic materials for solar energy and environmental applications

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Prof Paul Bingham

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

PhD candidates with a passion for materials science, engineering, physics and/or chemistry, applied to the fields of energy and the environment, should apply.

PhD in glass and glass-ceramic materials for waste immobilisation applications

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Prof Paul Bingham

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

PhD candidates with a passion for materials science, engineering, physics and/or chemistry, applied to the fields of energy and the environment, should apply.

Security and Privacy in the Internet of Medical Things

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr B Pranggono, Dr A Shenfield

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Research Area. As the number of Internet of things (IoT) is growing significantly, achieving robust security in IoT is becoming increasingly challenging.

Towards the vehicle of the future: advanced modelling and state estimation for enhancing vehicle safety

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr B Lenzo, Dr A Holloway

Application Deadline: 30 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

The programme of research between the university and Siemens Industry Software NV offers a unique opportunity to gain both academic and industrial experience in vehicle dynamics modelling and test.

Transforming Food Supply Chain Management System through Blockchain and IoT

Sheffield Hallam University
Materials and Engineering Research Institute

Dr J Marchang, Dr J Wang

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

In today’s era of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0, any devices, machines, sensors, objects, and even people and animals can be connected and become part of a network.