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We have 40 acoustics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics – Sensors & Devices

University of Strathclyde Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Acoustics broadly involves sound waves and mechanical vibrations, and they have diverse applications in science and technology that can impact society at multiple levels from energy management to business. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Windmill, Dr A Reid

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

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AI-directed discovery of self-assembled peptide-peptoid acoustics materials

University of Strathclyde Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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Supervisors: Dr K.H.A Lau, Prof T Tuttle

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Novel Methods for the Characterisation of Helicopter Aero-acoustics PhD

Cranfield University School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM)

Cranfield University has been at the forefront of rotorcraft research for the last 13 years, having an established track record on rotorcraft modelling, performance, aero-mechanics, and aero-acoustics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Ioannis Goulos

26 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Computational Acoustics: Predicting, Simulating and/or Auralising how the world sounds

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Research Group: Acoustics Research Centre

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Hargreaves

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

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Socially intelligent management of built environments - Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics

University of Strathclyde Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering

This is a fully funded PhD opportunity within the Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics (The Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics (nia-leverhulme.org.uk)). Read more

Supervisor: Prof S O Oliveira

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Emotional response to immersive audio in live music performance

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

This project is a collaboration between University of York and L-Acoustics as part of CoStar LiveLab. It will address the challenges of understanding the impact of different listening environments, contexts and technical setups and sound formats on listeners. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Daffern, Prof G Kearney

8 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Live Sound for aurally diverse audiences

University of Salford School of Arts and Media

This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Hart, Dr B Fazenda

21 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Towards insect-mimetic acoustic hierarchical structures

University of Strathclyde Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Overview. We are seeking excellent candidates for 4-yr PhD and 5-yr masters+PhD scholarships to pursue an exciting interdisciplinary project that will pioneer novel materials enabled by self-assembly and 3D printing with multiple length-scales of complexity to better mimic the functional structures of insect hearing. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K.H.A Lau, Prof J Windmill

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Human emotion analysis and recognition for improving trusted human-robot interaction. Main project focus: AI and Robotics

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M He, Prof T Cox, Dr S Ameen, Prof W Yao

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

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PhD Studentship on Thermoacoustic instability in hydrogen-rich combustors

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of fluid dynamics, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is supported by a bursary and fees (at the UK student rate) provided by the EPSRC through an iCASE studentship with Siemens Energy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Morgans

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Research into judgment and decision making in futures thinking.

University of Strathclyde Business School

The new interdisciplinary Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature-Inspired Acoustics (NIA) (www.nia-leverhulme.org.uk) is seeking excellent candidates for its first cohort of PhD students. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Wright

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Recent developments in low cost VR displays have led to a resurgence of research into binaural 3-D audio. Whilst a good 3-D audio experience can be given using the state of the art technologies, there are still many problems to be solved. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Kearney

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

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Metamaterials PhD Studentship - 2024/25 entry

University of Exeter College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Exeter's Centre for Metamaterials Research and Innovation (CMRI) is a community of academic, industrial, and governmental partners that harnesses world-leading research excellence from theory to application, and enables simulation, measurement, and fabrication of metamaterials and metamaterial-based devices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A P Hibbins

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

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Use of auditory cues to enable sport and physical activity in blind and visually impaired people

University of Salford School of Health and Society

This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Collins, Dr B Fazenda

21 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Rhythms of Place: A project exploring the shared and unique rhythms and identities of places

University of Salford School of Health and Society

This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Crawford, Dr G Bagnall

21 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 40 acoustics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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