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We have 23 Materials Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Southampton

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Materials Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Southampton

We have 23 Materials Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Southampton

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Enhancing Sustainability and Durability of Concrete Materials for Marine Environments

Supervisory Team. Ye Li and Dave White. This PhD project aims to develop low-carbon, high-performance cementitious materials to combat marine corrosion and reduce global CO₂ emissions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Li
 31 July 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Smart Textiles for Respiratory Health: Innovative Wearable Sensors for Continuous Monitoring

Supervisory Team. Dr Katrina Morgan, Prof Neil White and Prof Kai Yang. This project develops wearable sensors for continuous respiratory rate monitoring. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Morgan
 31 July 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Polyoxometalate memories for low-power AI hardware

This PhD project focuses on using polyoxometalates (POMs) to develop next-generation nanoscale devices for memory and neuromorphic computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Georgiadou
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hollow Core Fibre Development for Next Generation Fusion Energy Solutions

Supervisory Team. Prof Natalie Wheeler, Dr Austin Taranta, Dr Hans Christian Mulvad (University of Southampton), Dr Eddie Pennington (UKAEA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Wheeler
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nanodevices for next-generation memory and neuromorphic computing applications

This PhD project involves developing nanoscale optoelectronic devices for next-generation memory and neuromorphic computing. You will explore advanced materials and nanopatterning techniques to create flexible, brain-inspired devices that emulate neural networks, enabling AI in wearables. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Georgiadou
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fabricating Printed Copper Electrodes for Flexible Paper Electronics

This project will use material science and engineering concepts to develop highly conductive copper inks, printing technology to fabricate intricate circuit designs on paper substrates and creatively integrate them with electronics to fabricate flexible paper electronic (papertronic) devices for practical applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr JP Pereira
 30 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Solid-state Additive Manufactured oxide dispersion-strengthened Magnesium alloys for Aerospace Applications

The aim pf this project is to enhance the performance of Mg alloys in extreme space environments by improving their high-temperature strength, radiation resistance, and overall durability. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Guan
 5 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Transforming Solar Glass: Advanced Surface Treatments for Improved Efficiency

  Research Group: Sustainable Electronic Technologies
Solar photovoltaics (PV) represent the world’s fastest-growing energy resource. Undertake a cutting-edge PhD project in this field, focused on developing advanced anti-reflective, self-cleaning, and durable surface treatments for solar cover glass. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Boden
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mid-infrared hollow-core fibre and laser development for environmental monitoring, non-invasive surgery and advanced manufacturing

In this project we will develop hollow-core optical fibres (HCFs) for mid-infrared laser delivery. HCFs offer a radically new solution for laser delivery as they guide light in a gas-filled core, instead of the glass in conventional optical fibres. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Wheeler
 26 November 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unlocking higher energy batteries with quasi-solid materials

Supervisory Team. Nuria Garcia-Araez and Andrew Hector. Reliable batteries, surpassing the energy storage capacity of the state of the art, are needed for critical applications such as communications systems for national security. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Garcia-Araez
 20 June 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Monitoring the invisible: Artificial-intelligence-enabled information retrieval and optimisation of laser machining of obscured targets

Supervisory Team. Prof Johan Nilsson, Dr William Kerridge-Johns and Dr Ben Mills. This project involves artificial-intelligence-based approaches to retrieving information from obscured interactions of targets with high-power laser beams, and the lasers. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Nilsson
 30 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Bioinspired soft robots for natural environments

Supervisory Team. Dr Hareesh Godaba. We are inviting applications for a fully-funded PhD studentship in the field of soft robotics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Godaba
 30 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Design, fabrication and characterisation of the next generation multi-material functional gradient scaffold for bone and cartilage regeneration

Scaffolds are important physical substrates for cell attachment, proliferation and differentiation, ultimately leading to the regeneration of tissues. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Wang
 30 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Experimental and numerical assessment of composite structural joints for virtual certification

Supervisory Team. Stephen Boyd, Janice Barton. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Boyd
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Hollow-Core Optical Fibre Quantum Light Sources

This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk/). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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