climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Atomic Layer Deposition of Novel Nanolayer Materials for Solar Cells

Australian National University School of Engineering

Project Description. Solar photovoltaics (PV) has emerged as THE breakthrough technology which will underpin the coming clean energy transition and allow us to address the epochal challenge of climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Black, Prof D Macdonald

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

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Unsaturated soil hydrology – Soil water retention technology for agricultural production improvement

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W Wang

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

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Advanced digital signal processing for condition monitoring for rotative electrical machines

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The production of electric energy from wind technology has experience great advances in the later years. It is estimated that the potential of wind energy in the world is between 20.000 x 106 and 50.000 x 106 MWh/year, whereas the energy consumption is about 15.000 x 106 MWh/year. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FVS Vedreno Santos,, Mr SP Papadopoulos

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

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BIM-based expert system for predicting CO2 emissions at the project design phase decision-making

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

In recent years, human activities and rapid urban developments have negatively affected the ecosystem and quality of life. The planet's temperature has risen by 2 degrees following the Industrial Revolution, and it is predicted that this number will be added to the overall impact by 2050. Read more

Supervisors: Dr TO Olawumi, Dr NF Fernando

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

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Investigating the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Using Nanoparticle-Reinforced Recycled Building Materials

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Purpose. The construction industry is a major contributor to environmental problems such as greenhouse gas emissions, resource depletion, and waste generation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LK Khaddour, Dr BD D'amico

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

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A systematic comparison of multiple building structures in steel, concrete, and timber: combining energy signatures, building energy simulations and archetype approach

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Purpose. Buildings and the construction industry are top contributors to climate change, and structures account for the largest share of the upfront greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LK Khaddour, Dr R Hairstans

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

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Understanding mechanisms leading to the formation of plastic degradation products by the action of UV-B using advanced analytical techniques.

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Plastic production is on the rise and pollution derived from it is increasing. The scientific community is trying to understand how plastic degrades and fragments into micro, nanoplastics and chemical degradation products. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Busquets

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

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An agent-based modelling approach to assess the decision-making strategies in community-scale flood resilience

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Flooding is a natural disaster that can have severe consequences for communities, causing damage to infrastructure and homes and even leading to loss of life (Auliagisni et al., 2022). Read more

Supervisors: Dr NF Fernando, Prof MD Deakin

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

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Development of a detection system for ocean hydrocarbons based on hollow core optical fibres (HCFs).

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Rand Ismaeel, Francesco Poletti, Natalie Wheeler, Yongmin Jung and Matthew Mowlem (External). Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Ismaeel

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

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Ocean’s Methane sensing using novel surface plasmon resonance technology

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Rand Ismaeel, Matthew Mowlem. Project description. Ocean monitoring is a critical need, and it is closely related to human survival. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Ismaeel

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

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Advances in Sustainable Structural Materials – An Experimental and Numerical Investigation to Assess the Structural Performance of Timber Concrete Composites

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

In an age where climate change is at the top of the agenda, engineers have been pushed to find novel techniques of constructing not only for a global population with exponential growth, but in such a manner to ensure sustainably throughout the whole construction process. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Khokhar

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

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PhD in Business and Management - Antecedents, managerial and organisational implications of circular economy business models implementation

Cardiff University Cardiff Business School

Research Group: Logistics and Operations Management

Antecedents, managerial and organisational implications of circular economy business models implementation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr VSR Sanchez Rodrigues, Dr RDA De Angelis, Dr N Leder

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Explainable, Ethical, Green Artificial Intelligence

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Starkey, Dr M N Campbell-Bannerman

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

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Computational Framework for Sustainable Materials, Manufacturing, Energy, and AI Driven Simulations

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Amir Siddiq

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

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Experimental study of ion transport in subsurface media for renewable energy storage

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Rafati, Dr A Sharifi

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We have 263 climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 263 climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Atomic Layer Deposition of Novel Nanolayer Materials for Solar Cells

Unsaturated soil hydrology – Soil water retention technology for agricultural production improvement

Advanced digital signal processing for condition monitoring for rotative electrical machines

BIM-based expert system for predicting CO2 emissions at the project design phase decision-making

Investigating the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Using Nanoparticle-Reinforced Recycled Building Materials

A systematic comparison of multiple building structures in steel, concrete, and timber: combining energy signatures, building energy simulations and archetype approach

Understanding mechanisms leading to the formation of plastic degradation products by the action of UV-B using advanced analytical techniques.

An agent-based modelling approach to assess the decision-making strategies in community-scale flood resilience

Development of a detection system for ocean hydrocarbons based on hollow core optical fibres (HCFs).

Ocean’s Methane sensing using novel surface plasmon resonance technology

Advances in Sustainable Structural Materials – An Experimental and Numerical Investigation to Assess the Structural Performance of Timber Concrete Composites

PhD in Business and Management - Antecedents, managerial and organisational implications of circular economy business models implementation

Explainable, Ethical, Green Artificial Intelligence

Computational Framework for Sustainable Materials, Manufacturing, Energy, and AI Driven Simulations

Experimental study of ion transport in subsurface media for renewable energy storage

We have 263 climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 263 climate change PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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