We have 32 University of Edinburgh, School of Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
University of Edinburgh, School of Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 32 University of Edinburgh, School of Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Design of microflyers for environmental monitoring
In the next decade, distributed sensor network systems made of small flying sensors, from dust-scale to insect-scale, will enable a step change in monitoring natural disasters and remote areas. Read more
Design of Sensing Technologies to Enhance the Detection of Menstrual Disorders
Applications are invited for postgraduate research leading to a PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering, focusing on Biosensor Technologies. Read more
Investigation into the transmission of mechanical stimuli in cell seeded tissue engineering scaffold materials using finite element modeling
Applications are invited for postgraduate research leading to a PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering, specifically in the area of Biomechanical Modelling. Read more
Designing Synthetic Liver Scaffolds for Advancing the Understanding of Liver Disease
Applications are invited for postgraduate research leading to a PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in Tissue Engineering. Read more
Cardiovascular tissue engineering of scaffolds for the treatment of vascular diseases
Applications are invited for postgraduate research leading to a PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering, focusing on Tissue Engineering. Read more
Tissue engineering design of novel bio-therapeutics for cancer treatment
Applications are invited for a postgraduate research position leading to a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, with a focus on Tissue Engineering. Read more
Nexus of residential energy use, system flexibility and transition engineering
This PhD project delves into the dynamics of residential energy consumption, system flexibility, and employs the systems transition engineering processes (STEPs) to tackle energy poverty with novel utility network-to-end-use flexibility opportunities. Read more
Heat integration to provide whole system flexibility
This PhD project aims to design heat integration strategies within multi-vector energy systems to enhance overall system flexibility and efficiency. Read more
Machine Learning (ML) for Polymer Blending Optimisation
A wide spectrum of target thermoplastic materials can be manufactured by tailoring polymer blends to achieve particular combinations of end-user performance (e.g. Read more
Convective mass transport and thermomechanical response of partially saturated granular media
From sandcastles to powder metallurgy, granular materials are ubiquitous in engineering and natural environment. Understanding their behaviour under a range of loading conditions is essential in ensuring the structural integrity of the granular system e.g., landslides, chemical/pharmaceutical applications such as compacted tablets, food processing etc. . Read more
Circular Roads: Improve Recycled Asphalt Content in Pavements by better understanding of Compaction Mechanics
Asphalt recycling gained prominence since the 1970s, partly initiated by the oil crisis influencing the availability of bitumen as binder material. Read more
Bottom-up assembly of multi-compartment synthetic cells
Do you want to design and construct synthetic life-like cells? A major goal of synthetic biology is to create life-like artificial cells from non-living components, i.e. Read more
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Digitalising buildings at scale for improved environmental performance
The School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for a fully funded PhD scholarship on the digitalisation of buildings. Read more
Engineering sex-differences to improve science
This PhD project proposes an innovative exploration of how sex-specific differences in hormonal profiles and blood flow dynamics impact liver function, utilizing cutting-edge techniques involving liver organoids and microfluidic technology. Read more
The mechanics of early human development
This PhD project aims to delve into the complex mechanisms of mechanobiology and their crucial influence on human embryo development. Read more