mechanical design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Nanoengineering in Pharmaceutical Formulation

University College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Project start date. 01 October 2024. Project duration. 3.5 years. Studentship funding. Home tuition fees (currently £6,035/year) and maintenance stipend (currently £20,622/year). Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Singh

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

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Injection Mould Tooling, Efficiency Enhancement Through Design Optimisation and Advanced Post-Processing Methods for Metal 3D-Printed Tooling

Atlantic Technological University Research

The Postgraduate Research Programme Innovation in Digital Manufacturing and Design (IDMD) offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DT Tormey, Dr M McAfee, Dr IM Manolakis, Dr NT Timmons

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD in Design, Architecture, Technology and Engineering

University of Brighton

Based on the south coast, an hour from London, the University of Brighton has built a reputation on research excellence and a dynamic, diverse and creative student community and the University of Brighton’s research responds directly to the most pressing global challenges, with impact at the heart of our ambitions and success. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only PhD Research Programme

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Advancing Integrated Engineering Design of Breeding Blankets to Mitigate Failure

King’s College London Department of Engineering

Applications are invited for a studentship in the area of Finite Element modelling of Nuclear Materials under Extreme Thermomechanical Loads, leading to the award of a PhD degree, with a desired start in September 2024. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CS Skamniotis

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

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Making Sport Safer: Investigating Protective Metamaterials in Helmets to Prevent Brain Injury

Sheffield Hallam University Materials and Engineering Research Institute

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SU Urquhart, Dr EC Carter, Prof RS Saatchi

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Industrial PhD project: Design and build of novel scientific instrumentation

University of Surrey School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) is the primary technique employed to determine the chemical composition and chemical state of material surfaces, with an analysis depth of approximately 5 nm. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Baker, Prof J F Watts

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Design of 3D Printed Functionally Graded Materials

University of Birmingham Department of Mechanical Engineering

There is huge scope to replicate the complex nature of tissue, through the design and additive manufacturing (AM) of biomaterials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Thomas-Seale, Dr R J Dyson, Dr G L Luo

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

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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship – “Second life: understanding deterioration of recycled plastics in Museum collections” with Victoria and Albert Museum

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

mperial College London and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from October 2024 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Charalambides

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

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Mechanical metamaterials for impact protection

Manchester Metropolitan University Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering

Aim. Optimisation of mechanical metamaterials to reduce impact severity. Summary. Mechanical metamaterials are engineered to have properties that cannot be achieved with their unstructured, intrinsic constituents. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Duncan

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

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PhD in Advanced Battery Design for Future Electric Vehicles

University of Warwick WMG

Significant advances have been made understanding the performance of lithium-ion batteries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Marco

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

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Design, development and control of a reconfigurable triphibian unmanned vehicle

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 G Wei

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

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Reduction of environmental footprint of wood buildings through performance-based design (PBD)

Université Laval Sciences du bois et de la foret

The adoption of a performance-based design methodology is being considered for a future edition of the National Building Code of Canada. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Blanchet

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

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PhD Studentship in Molecular Simulations of Food Biotribology

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of Molecular Simulations of Food Biotribology, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is supported by a bursary and fees (at the UK student rate) provided by the Mechanical Engineering Department, and it is open to ‘home’ students. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Ewen

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

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Development of high-power-density non-rare-earth magnet machine for modern propulsion system

University College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Lead supervisors. Dr Shun Cai. Eligibility. Open to UK students and EU students with settled or pre-settled status in the UK. Fully Funded. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Cai

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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UK Atomic Energy Authority sponsored PhD scholarship – Developing a Miniaturised End-effector for Repair in Confined Spaces (F0200915)

University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering

Applicants are invited to undertake a 3-year PhD program in partnership with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to address key challenges in on-platform repair automation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Mohammad

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

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We have 312 mechanical design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

mechanical design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 312 mechanical design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Nanoengineering in Pharmaceutical Formulation

Injection Mould Tooling, Efficiency Enhancement Through Design Optimisation and Advanced Post-Processing Methods for Metal 3D-Printed Tooling

PhD in Design, Architecture, Technology and Engineering

Advancing Integrated Engineering Design of Breeding Blankets to Mitigate Failure

Making Sport Safer: Investigating Protective Metamaterials in Helmets to Prevent Brain Injury

Industrial PhD project: Design and build of novel scientific instrumentation

Design of 3D Printed Functionally Graded Materials

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship – “Second life: understanding deterioration of recycled plastics in Museum collections” with Victoria and Albert Museum

Mechanical metamaterials for impact protection

PhD in Advanced Battery Design for Future Electric Vehicles

Design, development and control of a reconfigurable triphibian unmanned vehicle

Reduction of environmental footprint of wood buildings through performance-based design (PBD)

PhD Studentship in Molecular Simulations of Food Biotribology

Development of high-power-density non-rare-earth magnet machine for modern propulsion system

UK Atomic Energy Authority sponsored PhD scholarship – Developing a Miniaturised End-effector for Repair in Confined Spaces (F0200915)

We have 312 mechanical design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

mechanical design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 312 mechanical design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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