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Thinking about a PhD? This is your chance to discover the projects available in Mechanical Engineering
Thinking about a PhD? This is your chance to discover the projects available in Mechanical Engineering
University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Modelling the kinetics of microstructure evolution and irradiation damage within Zr cladding for nuclear fuel
University of Sheffield Department of Materials Science and Engineering
This PhD studentship is available within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield working in collaboration with the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) on modelling the kinetics of microstructure evolution and irradiation damage within zirconium used in nuclear reactors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Utton, Dr M Anderson
 31 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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PhD in communication, media, and journalism studies
University of Sheffield Faculty of Social Sciences
The Department. The Department of Journalism Studies at Sheffield is widely recognised as a leading centre. for teaching and research in media and communication. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

The PhD opportunities on this programme do not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

 Social Sciences Research Programme

Social Sciences Research Programme

Social Sciences Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

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Advanced Electrical Machines
University of Sheffield Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Applications are invited to undertake the PhD studentship to perform research on advanced electrical machines in Electrical Machines and Drives group, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, The University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Chen
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Improvement is in the air: Using citizen scientists to co-produce, implement and evaluate theory-based interventions to improve air quality at the school gate
University of Sheffield School of Health and Related Research
We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and self-motivated person to work on a co-produced PhD project supporting community-driven initiatives to improve air quality in and around schools in Bradford and/or Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Barnes, Dr K Pringle, Dr R McEachan
 16 April 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Incorporating self- and world-models in neural networks for flexible robot learning and control
University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science
Established methods for robotic control are usually inflexible in adapting to new tasks. Recently, deep neural network based methods for interactive control, termed reinforcement learning, have shown promise in self-learning to solve tasks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Gilra, Dr J Law
 7 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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A translational biomedical project examining the role of novel drug targets for cardio-renal disease
University of Sheffield Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease
Are you interested in a PhD in translational medicine? We have an exciting, fully-funded, PhD position to join our team to study novel RNA binding proteins in the area of cardio-renal disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Fragiadaki
 25 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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The balance between adaptability and optimisation in building design
University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
 . Applications are invited for a 4 year PhD ICASE studentship in collaboration with TATA steel. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Densley Tingley
 29 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project is one of a number of projects at this institution. It is in competition for funding with one or more of these projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be awarded the funding. The funding is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Wireless Sensor Networks for Localisation in Indoor and Outdoor Environments
University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
The aim of this project is to develop scalable and efficient techniques and algorithms for localisation in different environments, based on data in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Vehicular Traffic Flow Modelling, Prediction and Control
University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
This research will address many issues related with efficient, reliable and quick exchange of information and data over sensor networks for intelligent vehicular traffic systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Bayesian Inference in Complex Systems
University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
This project will focus on the development of Bayesian inference methods such as sequential Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods for filtering and smoothing of states and parameters of complex nonlinear systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Smart Decision Making
University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
Future intelligent systems will involve the deployment of large-scale sensor networks in which hundreds or thousands of microsensors, unexpensive, small and lightweight devices with integrated sensing, computing, communication and possibly actuation capabilities will work together to achieve a common mission-specific task. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Multiple Object Tracking and Decision Making
University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
This research is aimed at developing scalable Bayesian approaches able to solve complex and high dimensional problems with multiple objects and multi-sensor data. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Automatic Object and Behaviour Recognition in Video/ Image Sequences
University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
Smart CCTV systems have been subject on an increased interest during the last decades. There are many reasons for this interest, such as the need of processing quickly, in an automatic way huge amounts of video data. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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PhD in Development of machining digital twins that predict microstructural damage and service life for a range of titanium alloy processing routes
University of Sheffield Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The CDT in Advanced Metallics is a partnership between the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester and the I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Centre, Dublin. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Jackson
 17 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Sustainable Steel-Timber Hybrid Structures in Fire
University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
Hybrid systems based on steel beams and columns, combined structurally with Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) floors, are being used as a competitive and innovative construction alternative to steel framed buildings with concrete slabs for multi-storey office buildings. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Huang, Prof J B Davison, Prof I Burgess
 16 April 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project is one of a number of projects at this institution. It is in competition for funding with one or more of these projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be awarded the funding. The funding is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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