wing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students

Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in manufacturing and On-Wing Technology, The University of Nottingham. Applicants are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD programme in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Rolls-Royce sponsored PhD Scholarship, Design and Simulation of Stiffness-Adjustable Robotic Systems for Performing on-Wing Repair of Aero-Engines - (ENG 1318X2)

Applicants are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD programme in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Bath Department of Mechanical Engineering

ZENITH PhD Project: Elastic Tailoring of Composite Winglet-Wing Systems for Enhanced Performance

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath is inviting applications for this funded PhD project expected to commence in September 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Harrell, Prof R Butler

30 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Mechatronics system for hybrid manufacturing processing - (ENG 1316X2)

Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology, The University of Nottingham. Applicants are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD program in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Nonlinear Aerostructural Optimisation of Boundary Layer Ingesting Fan

Supervisory Team. Prof. Ali Elham, Dr. Jie Yuan. Project description. To meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement, aviation (~3% of human global CO2 emissions) must do its share. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Elham

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Go On, Disturb the Flow

Supervisory Team. Dr. Swathi Krishna, Prof. Bharath Ganapathisubramani. Project description. If you are a student of aerodynamics, chances are that you have drawn a conventional airfoil with nice, laminar incoming flow at some point. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Krishna

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Oxford Department of Earth Sciences

Combined geophysical datasets for characterising volcanic brines

Society’s race to net zero emissions of CO2 will invariably involve the use of subsurface reservoirs. Fluids injected and extracted from deep fracture systems beneath volcanoes provide a source of geothermal energy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J M Kendall

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Analytical Modelling of Noise Sources in eVTOL Aircraft for Advanced Air Mobility

Supervisory Team. Chaitanya Paruchuri, Phillip Joseph and Sergi Palleja Cabre. Project description. Overview. Electrically-powered vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are poised to revolutionize transportation, contributing significantly to the UK economy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Paruchuri

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Rolls Royce sponsored PhD scholarship - Machining of new aerospace materials - (ENG - 1591)

Applications are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD programme in partnership with industry to address key challenges in manufacturing engineering. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)