We have 292 University of Southampton PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Supervisory Team: Kees de Groot & Harold Chong. Project description. Applications are invited for this prestigious 3.5-year Industrial PhD studentship to work on an exciting collaboration between Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton and Analog Devices Inc. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K De Groot

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

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Investigation of green bipropellant chemical propulsion systems

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Charlie Ryan, Dr Ralf Deiterding. PhD Supervisor: Charlie Ryan. Project description. For the past 50 years the dominant rockets used in space have been hydrazine based chemical thrusters. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Ryan

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

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Modelling the Role of Hard Particles in Hard Facing Alloys

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Robert Wood, Georges Limbert and Dave Stewart (RRSL). Project description. Hard facing alloys, such as those used in nuclear power plant, are composite materials comprising carbides (and other hard phases), in galling resistant metallic matrices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R J K Wood

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

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Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The School of Chemistry is offering a fully funded PhD studentship to a highly motivated candidate to start in September 2024. The student will carry out their doctoral research in the George Group, which has recently moved to the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof J George

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

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Systemic infections accelerate tau spreading by promoting glial activation

University of Southampton School of Biological Sciences

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease, with a complex biology. In this PhD project, we aim to explore the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying tau pathology. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Teeling

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

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Fully funded PhD studentship: Transforming respiratory care at the bedside using machine learning assisted on-chip vibrational spectroscopy

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof. Senthil Murugan Ganapathy. Project description. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a widespread respiratory condition affecting all ages, causes respiratory failure due to inflamed, fluid-filled lungs hindering gas exchange. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Ganapathy

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

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Fully funded PhD studentship: Towards rapid and early cancer diagnostics at the point of care using machine learning assisted vibrational spectroscopy

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof. Senthil Murugan Ganapathy. Project description. Cancer continues to be one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Ganapathy

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

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Fully funded PhD studentship: 2D Material enhanced ATR and Raman chips for biomedical sensing applications

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof. Senthil Murugan Ganapathy. Project description. There is an urgent need for diagnostic tools capable of swiftly delivering results directly at patients' bedsides and within doctors' practices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Ganapathy

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

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Application of Linear-Scaling Quantum Mechanics Methods to Hydrogen Transport Through Complex Materials

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations are typically limited to tens of atoms due to the steep increase of the computational effort with the number of atoms. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C K Skylaris

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

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Large area 2D semiconductor platforms

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Project description. Revolutionising the semiconductor industry with next generation 2D materials and devices. Moore’s Law is currently being challenged with Nvidia CEO recently claiming it is over. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Zeimpekis

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

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Rapid Development and Testing of Multifunctional Antimicrobial Coatings to Combat Urological Device Infections

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Project title. Rapid Development and Testing of Multifunctional Antimicrobial Coatings to Combat Urological Device Infections. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr A R Hamilton

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

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Privacy Attacks and Defences in Federated Learning systems

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Cyber Security

Project description. In the wake of growing data privacy concerns and the enactment of the GDPR, Federated Learning (FL) has emerged as a leading privacy-preserving technology in Machine Learning. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HW Wu

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

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Harnessing waste-heat from challenging environments with flexible electronics, sponsored by BAE Systems

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Katrina Morgan, Dr Ioannis Zeimpekis, Prof Nick Harris, Prof Steve Beeby. Project description. This PhD is a sought after industrial Cooperative Award in Science and Techology (iCASE), with sponsorship from BAE Systems Ltd. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Morgan

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

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Chemically Modified Therapeutic Nucleic Acids for Neurological Diseases

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Therapeutic oligonucleotides are unique in targeting mRNA particularly those that cannot be addressed by conventional small molecule drugs or therapeutic antibodies, their potential is growing fast. Read more

Supervisor: Mr AS El-Sagheer

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

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Biometric deepfake to physical attack instrument assessment

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Deepfake technologies have increased the challenges to biometric systems. Generative AI tools are rapidly advancing, enabling the creation of media tuned to descriptive parameters that can be used within injection attacks, where data are presented to the algorithm in an electronic/media format. Read more

Supervisor: Prof RG Guest

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

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We have 292 University of Southampton PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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