Durham University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Innovating Interdisciplinary Airborne Wind Energy through Rigorous Wind Tunnel Testing and Collaborative Design

Supervisors: Dr M Bastankhah, Dr G Ingram, Dr F Arvin, Dr F Rekabi-Bana

This Research Project is part of the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Sustainability and Resilience's Hybrid Offshore Wind Energy Solutions Cluster. Read more

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Numerical modelling of deep penetrating anchors for floating wind installations

Supervisors: Prof W Coombs, Prof C Augarde

This Research Project is part of the the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Sustainability and Resilience’s Offshore wind energy geotechnics Cluster. Read more

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Innovative decommissioning for offshore foundation systems

Supervisors: Prof C Augarde, Prof W Coombs

This project is offered as part of the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience. The CDT is a partnership between Hull, Durham, Loughborough and Sheffield universities, along with over 40 industry partners. Read more

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The role of fabric anisotropy on cyclic loading of offshore soils: a grain-scale investigation

Supervisors: Dr A Petalas, Prof W Coombs

This Research Project is part of the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Sustainability and Resilience’s Offshore wind energy geotechnics Cluster. Read more

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Durham University Department of Physics

EPSRC iCASE PhD Studentship in Quantum sensors: Low Frequency Rydberg Atom Sensor

Radio Frequency (RF) sensors based on highly-excited ‘Rydberg’ atoms offer unique capabilities. Atoms are intrinsically calibrated, and their properties are universal, so measurements should be reliable and repeatable. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Weatherill

2 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Investigation of RNA secondary structure in plant transposable elements

17 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Transposable elements (TEs), often referred to as jumping genes, are mobile genetic elements that can be found ubiquitously across the tree of life. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Cho

Durham University Department of Computer Science

Computer Vision with Deep Learning for Human Data Modelling

This project is focused on learning algorithms to model human data such as human images/video, 3D skeletal motion, 3D body/facial surfaces for computer vision tasks such as recognition, prediction and reconstruction. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Shum

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

Genetics of flowering shoot temperature responses in plants

Supervisor: Dr J Hepworth

The shape of plants is shaped by both genetics and environment; changes in response to temperature can be the most dramatic of all. Read more

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Last chance to apply

In vitro modelling and investigation of skin ageing and the impact of negative stimuli

Supervisor: Prof S Przyborski

With an ageing population and the number of over 65s predicted to be 1 in 6 by 2050 there is a real need for targeted research to enhance the quality of life of this demographic. Read more

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Durham University Department of Engineering

Engineering plant microbiome PhD: Exploring and engineering the plant microbiome for increased resilience

Title. Exploring and engineering the plant microbiome for increased resilience. Project Description. Plants are impacted by numerous abiotic and biotic factors above and below ground, such as nutrient availability, local climatic conditions, and the surrounding fauna. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Keating

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Last chance to apply

Investigation of ‘’birth, life, and death’’ of catalysts using lab-based X-ray spectroscopy.

Supervisors: Dr S Beaumont, Dr L Lukashuk

A 4 -year PhD studentship is available in the Department of Chemistry, Durham University, which will commence on 01st October 2024. Read more

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Spin-crossover activation in energetic metal-organic frameworks

1 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

A fully. funded 3.5-year PhD studentship is available to a start in September 2024 within the research group of Prof. Jonathan W. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Steed

Durham University Department of Computer Science

AI-based interventions for mental health conditions

PhD in Computer Science at Durham University, UK. AI-based interventions for mental health conditions. This project will aim to explore, design, develop and evaluate AI-based interventions for mental health conditions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Hadzidedic

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

Durham University Department of Engineering

Fully Funded Doctoral Studentship in Polymer Chemistry: Multifunctional Electrolytes, Department of Engineering, Durham University.

Durham University, one of the top 100 universities in the world (ranked 82nd in QS World University Rankings 2022) is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD studentship to work within the Department of Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Shirshova

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Understanding structure and dynamics at complex liquid-solid interfaces

Supervisors: Dr MA Miller, Dr S Cox

A basic aim in chemistry is to understand and control the structure of materials at the atomic scale. We now have many tools at our disposal to characterise and manipulate atomic structure under "clean" conditions e.g., under vacuum. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Durham University Department of Engineering

Fully Funded Doctoral Studentship in Machine Learning for Enhanced Biopharmaceutical Production

Project Title. Fully Funded Doctoral Studentship in Machine Learning for Enhanced Biopharmaceutical Production. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Carvalho

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

Crystallisation in Structured Ternary Fluids for Enhanced Control

Supervisors: Dr S Cooper, Prof J Steed

In crystallisation from solution, a ubiquitous process in both industry and the natural world, nucleation is usually the rate-determining step, followed by much faster crystal growth. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Identification of phosphatases that inactivate the endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor Ire1

Supervisor: Dr M Schroeder

A self-funded PhD studentship is available in the group of Dr. Martin Schröder in the Department of Biosciences at Durham University to study stress signalling mechanisms originating from the endoplasmic reticulum. Read more

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

Engineering human tissue in vitro: development, characterisation, and application

Supervisor: Prof S Przyborski

Tissues in the human body have a defined structure in that their growth and differentiation have developed in specific ways to create a cellular architecture… Read more

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

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

Funded PhD Studentships at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience

Durham University

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience supports exceptional graduates into exciting research projects that aid the sustainable growth of the offshore wind industry. Read more