PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Better together: constructing tuneable fluorescent protein sensors for cellular imaging of protein-protein interactions

Supervisors: Prof D Jones, Dr PD Watson, Dr G Menzies, Dr R Clarkson

Project Description. Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) commonly occur in biology with ~650,000 contributing to processes critical to human life. Read more

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

Improvements of asparaginase-based treatment for Childhood ALL

Supervisors: Dr O V Gerasimenko, Dr J Gerasimenko

Project Description. Most popular current treatments for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in clinic are based on asparaginase (Raja et al 2012). Read more

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

Investigating mechanical mechanisms underlying osteoarthritis

Supervisors: Dr D Mason, Dr SJG Gilbert

Project Description. Osteoarthritis is the major global cause of pain and disability affecting nearly 30million people in the US and 10 million in the UK. Read more

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

Molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-atherogenic actions of natural products

Supervisors: Dr D Ramji, Dr T Hughes

Atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral vascular disease, is responsible for most deaths in the western world with mortality increasing at a marked rate in developing. Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Modelling, Simulation, Optimisation and Performance Assessment of Carbon Capture for Refinery

CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is increasing which causes global warming and climate change. Capturing CO2 from FCCU flue gas in refinery will be an important step in reducing the total CO2 emissions from the refinery. Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Techno-Economic Evaluation and Life-Cycle Analysis of Intensified Carbon Capture for Large-Scale Blue Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen production from fossil fuels with carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) otherwise known as blue hydrogen (H2) production is a low-carbon fuel source. Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Study of CO2 Utilisation for Dimethyl Carbonate Production (DMC) through Process Modelling and Simulation

CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is increasing which causes global warming and climate change. How to use the captured CO2 is a key question to answer. DMC is an important product with wide applications. Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Study of Direct Air Capture and CO2 Utilisation Driven by Renewable Energy through Modelling and Simulation

Severe global warming caused by an unprecedented increase in CO2 concentration in the atmosphere has led to natural disasters such as glaciers melting, intensified heat waves, droughts and floods. Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Process Simulation and Integration of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) in the Context of Wind Electricity

With the penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources into the national electricity grid, it is increasingly challenging to balance the electricity demand and generation. Energy storage (esp. Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Molecular Modelling and Simulation for Solid Adsorbents for Industrial Carbon Capture

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is viewed as a key technology to reduce anthropogenic CO2 emissions worldwide. In addition to solvent based carbon… Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Process Simulation and Technical Evaluation of Solid Adsorbents for Carbon Capture

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is viewed as a key technology to reduce anthropogenic CO2 emissions worldwide. In addition to solvent based carbon… Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Performance Assessment and Flexibility Study of Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Integrated with Intensified Solvent Based Carbon Capture

Natural gas-fired (mainly combined cycle gas turbine) power plants are becoming increasingly popular due to its cleaner nature. Solvent based carbon capture is the most matured technology for commercial deployment in natural gas-fired power plants. Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Process Modelling and Flexibility Study of Coal-Fired Power Plants Integrated with Intensified Solvent Based Carbon Capture

Coal is the major primary energy source in many countries such as China and India. Coal-fired power plants are the largest single sources of CO2 emissions. Read more

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

University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

Low carbon hybrid timber-steel structures in fire

The built environment is one of the largest producers of carbon emissions, responsible for around 38% of global emissions. Hybrid timber-steel structures utilise a traditional steel frame but use Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for floor slabs which have the potential to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M S McLaggan, Dr S Huang

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