Civil Engineering (nature) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 20 Civil Engineering (nature) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Nature-Based Solutions for Mitigating Landslide Hazard

University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

Landslides, particularly long-runout landslides like debris flows, pose a significant and often devastating threat to communities worldwide. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Leonardi

29 September 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Reimagining Urban Water through Regenerative Technologies

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Exponential growth of the built environment, associated with rapid urban expansion and increasing urban populations, is already placing considerable pressure on the urban water cycle, critical infrastructure, and urban waterways that represent primary pathways (or conduits) within this cycle. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Cuthbertson, Dr A Black, Dr S Halliday

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Development of a rapid characterisation method for the engineering response of trees for hazard assessment and use in nature-based solutions

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Climate Change is resulting in increasingly extreme weather events which can have significant impacts on transport infrastructure. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Knappett, Dr M Ciantia

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Nature-based protection of coastal electricity assets: Optimal design of Coir in combating coastal erosion through habitat restoration

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Cooper, Prof N Leonardi, Prof A Plater

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

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Combined grouting and mechanochemical treatment for safe asbestos decommissioning and disposal

University of Strathclyde Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

The overarching aim of this project is to provide a safe decommissioning strategy for Asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). ACMs are present in many legacy nuclear structures (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Stillings, Prof R Lunn

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

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Native tree reinforcement of slope stability during establishment at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

This 4-year project, funded through Forest Research, aims to evaluate mechanical and hydrological mechanisms of slope stabilisation during the ongoing establishment of native tree species at A83 Rest and Be Thankful, an area prone to extensive and disruptive debris flows that are widely reported in the media. Read more

Supervisor: Dr j Knappett

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

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NOW RECRUITING: Six fully-funded PhD Scholarships at the Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i) based in the University of Dundee.

University of Dundee

This is the first of four annual recruitment rounds inviting applications for UK Doctoral, International Doctoral and UK Master's Plus Scholarships (each for 48 to 60 months). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Programme

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): The city as a Living Lab - Novel monitoring and machine-learning based modelling of trees for the bioengineering of the urban environment

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Urban trees are an important nature-based solution to improve the social and environmental benefits of urban ecosystems, which are often not equitably distributed across urban landscapes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Ciantia, Dr A Morel, Mr KF Frediani, Dr D Boldrin

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Regenerative Innovation - Design of Ultra-Low Carbon Climate Resilient Homes in Bangladesh

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

This Regnr8-i Studentship will build on the ‘floating homes’ research programme (recipient of the UN Risk Award 2019) led by the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science since 2016. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NM Mukherjee, Prof J Rowan, Dr T Dyer

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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An experimental 3D volumetric study of train aerodynamics

University of Birmingham Department of Mechanical Engineering

The aerodynamic slipstream created as a high-speed passenger train moves through the air is highly turbulent in nature. In particular the wake region is known to contain a series of helical vortices, which spread laterally into the far wake region, potentially affecting the stability of trackside workers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Soper, Dr M Jesson

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

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The influence of particle characteristics on the field-scale geomechanical behaviour of soils

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

It is well recognised that many geotechnical phenomena, such as liquefaction, crushing, dissolution effects and failure are affected by macro-scale properties such as initial density, anisotropy, permeability and compressibility, amongst others. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Barreto, Dr JB Bernal-Sanchez

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

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Unsaturated soil hydrology – Soil water retention technology for agricultural production improvement

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

Supervisor: Dr W Wang

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

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Advanced Computational Methodologies for Smart Multifunctional Composites

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Smart multifunctional composites (MFCs) such as electroactive polymers, magnetoactive polymers, hydrogels, photosensitive polymers, liquid-crystal elastomers etc., are increasingly being used for various applications in soft robotics, precision drug delivery, tactile sensors and shape morphing. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CK Kadapa , Dr F Kahwash

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

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Determining the water retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobic granular soils

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Hydrophobic granular soils are under investigation for constructing roads on frost-susceptible soils in China and the US, in preference to cementitious stabilisation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Beckett

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

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Re-designing roads for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Ioannis Kaparias. Project description. The road transport sector has undergone radical transformation over the last few decades and is expected to continue doing so due to technological developments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Kaparias

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

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We have 20 Civil Engineering (nature) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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