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Determining the water retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobic granular soils

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Hydrophobic granular soils are under investigation for constructing roads on frost-susceptible soils in China and the US, in preference to cementitious stabilisation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Beckett

1 December 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Re-designing roads for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Ioannis Kaparias. Project description. The road transport sector has undergone radical transformation over the last few decades and is expected to continue doing so due to technological developments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Kaparias

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

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Aluminium-concrete for next-generation bridge construction

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Evangelia Georgantzia and Dr Mehdi Kashani. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Georgantzia

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

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PhD studentship: Bridge Health Monitoring for Risk-Based Asset Management - (ENG 1710)

University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering

Supervised by Rasa Remenyte-Prescott (Resilience Engineering, Faculty of Engineering) and Panagiotis Psimoulis (Geospatial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering). Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Remenyte-Prescott

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

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Modelling of floating offshore wind farms

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

On its road to decarbonisation, the UK has set very ambitious targets of offshore wind deployment for 2030 of 50 GW, of which about 5 GW will be of floating wind turbines. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Ouro, Prof T Stallard, Prof P K Stansby

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

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PhD Studentship in Battery Fire Safety

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of energy storage, leading to the award of a Ph.D. degree. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Wang

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

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Start-up strategies for battery electric vehicles and aircraft in cold climates

Loughborough University Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

The battery electric vehicle (BEV) has the potential to decarbonise the transport sector through the use of renewable electricity and zero tailpipe emissions, however, limited vehicle range remains a significant issue. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Fly

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

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Fully funded 3-year Ph.D. Position in Transportation Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

University of Canterbury Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

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Supervisor: Dr W Wong

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

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Chemical Recycling of PET Plastic Using Thermo-Responsive Catalyst Supports

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

There is an urgent need to devise processes for recycling plastics, with an estimated 460 million metric tonnes of plastics being utilised worldwide in 2019 alone, of which only 10% is recycled globally, the remainder going to incineration, landfill or export. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Wood, Prof A Dove

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

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5 funded Doctoral Programs available in the field of Engineering

University of Palermo

The University of Palermo since 1806 is an excellent academic institution that offers a wide range of study and research programs, including 5 Doctoral Programs in the Engineering field. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Italy PhD Programme

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Human Interaction with Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicles

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

The University of York is embarking on ground-breaking research that focuses on data-centric engineering, digital twins, and AI, revolutionizing the way systems are designed and optimized through data. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Perin

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

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Next-Generation Hydrogen Production Using Polymer Nanotemplates

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Hydrogen vehicles are already on the road, and most ICE vehicles can combust hydrogen with simple alterations. The byproduct of combustion is water vapour, making hydrogen one of the most sustainable fuels available. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AJ Nedoma

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

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Improving Electric Vehicles’ Safety and Security through Cyber Situational Awareness [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Context. To reduce greenhouses gases from the largest emitting sector, electric vehicles (EVs) present great opportunities for country like UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Saxena, Dr QZ Zhang, Prof O F Rana

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

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Estimate Cyber Risks for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Context. Currently there is an urgent need for a sustainable digital route to zero-carbon road transport by facilitating low-carbon charging of electric vehicles (EVs) to meet the 2030 target to ban all new petrol and diesel cars, and 2050 Net-Zero. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Saxena, Prof L Cipcigan, Prof O F Rana

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

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Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions to Ports

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Ports are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions as they commonly move up to 10,000 containers a day from ship to road or rail transport and correspondingly in the reverse direction from land transport onto ships. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof W Harwin

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

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We have 61 road PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

road PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 61 road PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Determining the water retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobic granular soils

Re-designing roads for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Aluminium-concrete for next-generation bridge construction

PhD studentship: Bridge Health Monitoring for Risk-Based Asset Management - (ENG 1710)

Modelling of floating offshore wind farms

PhD Studentship in Battery Fire Safety

Start-up strategies for battery electric vehicles and aircraft in cold climates

Fully funded 3-year Ph.D. Position in Transportation Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Chemical Recycling of PET Plastic Using Thermo-Responsive Catalyst Supports

5 funded Doctoral Programs available in the field of Engineering

Human Interaction with Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicles

Next-Generation Hydrogen Production Using Polymer Nanotemplates

Improving Electric Vehicles’ Safety and Security through Cyber Situational Awareness [Self-Funded Students Only]

Estimate Cyber Risks for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure [Self-Funded Students Only]

Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions to Ports

We have 61 road PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

road PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 61 road PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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