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railway PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 16 railway PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice: Investigating the Barriers to Achieving Projected Energy Savings in Railway Systems

University of Birmingham School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
A plethora of energy saving devices and technology have been proposed for railway systems to help save energy. These systems employ technology to either to use an alternative fuel, or to harness existing energy, or to store excess energy in batteries, or to use another chemical gradient. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K V Venkateswaran
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Modelling and control of vibration instabilities in railway systems

University of Queensland School of Mechanical Mining
Vibration Instabilities in Contact mechanical systems occur across a range of applications in railways systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Meehan
 29 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Noise Control of Railway Slab Track

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team: Professor David Thompson, Dr Wenjing Sun . Project Description. An exciting PhD opportunity is available at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton in conjunction with Alstom on the control of noise from railway slab track. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D J Thompson
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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The impact of hydrogeological factors on the degradation of masonry-lined railway tunnels

Loughborough University School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
This project is sponsored by Network Rail and is an exciting opportunity to work on the degradation of masonry-lined tunnels, which pose a risk to UK railway infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Smith, Prof S Cavalaro
 21 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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High speed photography to investigate surface wear and fatigue in railway rail and wheel steels

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
A novel high speed photography technique is being developed at Sheffield which will give new insight to the very earliest stages of railway rail and wheel surface modification during contact. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Digital twin railway network

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research at Sheffield has been developing models of the railway network from a range of perspectives including smart-grid energy consumption, passenger satisfaction, and integration of rail with wider city and regional transport networks. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Fletcher, Prof R Harrison
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Studentship in Electromagnetic Compatibility for 25kV Rail Systems, funded by Network Rail - (ENG 1864)

University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering
Electrical System Study and Modelling Based on 25kV Railway AC Electrical System Measurement Data for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Greedy, Dr P Evans
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fully-Funded Research Study @ The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) | Unified HKUST, Complementary Campuses

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), which was established in June 2022, is a cooperatively-run higher education institution between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Hong Kong PhD Programme
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Separation and characterisation of wear flakes generated in rail-wheel interactions.

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
This project provides a new research activity within rail research at The University of Sheffield, and the resulting techniques will provide a method which can be utilised to drive forward other projects within the group, relating to wear mechanisms and material development. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Tomlinson
 31 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Rhythms of Place: A project exploring the shared and unique rhythms and identities of places

University of Salford School of Health and Society
This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Crawford, Dr G Bagnall
 21 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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An experimental 3D volumetric study of train aerodynamics

University of Birmingham Department of Mechanical Engineering
The aerodynamic slipstream created as a high-speed passenger train moves through the air is highly turbulent in nature. In particular the wake region is known to contain a series of helical vortices, which spread laterally into the far wake region, potentially affecting the stability of trackside workers. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Soper, Dr M Jesson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Biocoal research for use in heritage steam railways

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
The UK has over 200 heritage railway lines in operation. Traditionally these have run on coal, preferably Welsh steam coal, a form of bituminous coal known for its good calorific values, low sulphur content and semi smokeless properties. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Ryan, Dr Z Cai
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A Unified framework for early anomalies detection

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 S ur Rehman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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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Large Language models for Maintenance Optimisation

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
The University of York is embarking on transformative research in data-centric engineering, digital twins, and AI, revolutionizing the way systems are designed and operated. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Perin
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