Systems Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

We have 94 Systems Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

Zero-payload Multiplexing CubeSat Laser Communication for Inter-Satellite Precision Timing and Ranging in Space Weather Observation (Ref: RDF24/EE/MPEE/DAI)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

Precise measurement of how the distance between two Cubesat changes is the key in investigating how satellite drag from the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Read more

Supervisors: Dr X Dai, Dr R Binns

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Development of an Adaptive Predictive Maintenance Framework for Industrial Systems

University of Sunderland School of Engineering

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position to start in February 2024. About the position. The School of Engineering at University of Sunderland, UK is pleased to announce a fully funded (tuition fee waiver + monthly stipend) PhD position. Read more

Supervisor: Dr U Farooq

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Gesture-Agnostic Radar-Based Hand Tracking for VR/AR Systems

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Shelly Vishwakarma. Project description. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are rapidly becoming integral to our digital experiences, necessitating the need for interfaces that are both non-intrusive and safeguard user privacy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Vishwakarma

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Shadow Sense – Visual foundation model for capability enhancement PhD

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

Cranfield University and the Centre for Digital Engineering and Manufacturing are seeking a top class candidate to undertake research leading to a PhD award. Read more

Supervisor: Mr S Court

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Predicting and preventing cyclist accidents

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Ioannis Kaparias. Project description. Cycling is an increasingly popular mode of travel in cities due to the great advantages that it offers in terms of space consumption, health and environmental sustainability. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Kaparias

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

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Quantifying and measuring the travel time reliability of public transport trips

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Ioannis Kaparias. Project description. Travel time in transport networks is not constant, but entails an element of variability that can be an important source of time losses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Kaparias

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition 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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Digital Railway Energy and Operation Systems for Decarbonisation

University of Birmingham Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

We are recruiting highly self-motivated PhD candidates in the fields of digitalisation of railway energy systems, train operation, traction power supply systems, renewable integration. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z T Tian, Dr J Easton, Prof C Roberts

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

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Modelling and performance evaluation of an electromagnetic self-reversing screw-based regenerative shock absorber

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Mohamed M. Torbati, Tim Waters. Project description. Only a small fraction of the available vehicles’ fuel energy is used for driving the car itself and the rest is lost to engine and driveline inefficiencies or used to power accessories. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M M Torbati

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

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Thermo-electric materials for tab cooling of advanced batteries

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Richard Wills, Dr Iris Nandhakumar. Project description. Effective thermal management of lithium-based battery systems is important for optimising cell efficiency, reducing cell degradation and preventing catastrophic failure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Wills

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

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BAE Systems Sponsored PhD in Smart Manufacturing Systems (Bursary: £22-25k pa for 3 years) – focusing on new digital and Industry 4 technologies to optimise operations of flexible factories in response to changes in batch size.

University of Greenwich Faculty of Engineering and Science

BAE Systems (Rochester) manufactures high value complex aerospace products and systems. Both product requirements and batches change frequently, thus the company adopts a ‘design to order’ and ‘manufacture to order’ operation model. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Gao

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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QUADRAT DTP: Assessing the Feasibility of a Hydrogen Economy in Scotland: Implications for Water Resources and Environmental Sustainability

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. The concept of a hydrogen economy has been gaining traction in recent years as a potential accelerator towards decarbonization and achieving net-zero carbon societies [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Haro Monteagudo, Prof J McKinley

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Diode-pumped frequency combs for classical and quantum applications

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

The Ultrafast Optics Group at Heriot-Watt University has available a fully-funded PhD position in the development of novel diode-pumped infrared laser sources, ideal platforms for free-space telecommunications and vibrational spectroscopy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Dr R A McCracken

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

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Robust modelling and identifiability of complex biochemical systems

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Group: Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering

Mechanistic mathematical models are powerful tools for describing complex biological systems and can significantly aid in improving the understanding of their underlying intricate (biochemical) interactions, predicting their dynamic responses and optimising their performance. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Theodoropoulos

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

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Portable thermal energy storage for localised cooling in offices

Ulster University - Belfast Campus Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Personal Cooling is becoming a health requirement in offices and other work places as climate change impacts ambient summer temperatures leading to higher internal temperatures in buildings than originally predicted during its design and construction. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Griffiths, Mr A Nair

26 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 94 Systems Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

Systems Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

We have 94 Systems Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

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