water resources PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: An uncertain future for achieving eco-hydrological resilience – investigating systemic impacts of net zero-driven, land-use decisions on Scotland’s water resources

University of Dundee School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Context. Land use in the future will be greatly influenced by accelerating climate change, the size and timing of our net-zero ambitions, and wider disruptions due to geopolitical events. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Morel, Dr S Halliday, Dr M Glendell, Dr M Hare

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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From top-down to bottom-up – enabling a new collaborative approach to agricultural abstraction management to protect river ecosystems - PhD

Cranfield University School of Water, Energy and Environment (SWEE)

Agriculture is an important user of water in many catchments in England, particularly in the East. Water is abstracted from rivers and aquifers to… Read more

Supervisor: Prof I P Holman

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

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The use of conducting polymer/metal oxide composites for the removal of heavy metal ions in water resources

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

Water pollution is a significant problem and contamination with heavy metal ions such as Cu, Hg, Zn, Pb, Ni, and Cd can be considered toxic even in extremely low concentrations (1). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Barton

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition 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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EPSRC supported EngD. Developing novel sustainable dried capsules for consumer goods applications

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

For consumer goods industries to achieve their sustainability goals, one potential approach is transitioning from liquid products to dried products. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Z Zhang

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

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Recovering resources from wastewater: Supporting End-of-Waste strategies

Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

REFERENCE NUMBER. Please refer to SCEBE-24-Henderson in your application. BACKGROUND. Investment in the circular economy has grown rapidly in the past decade as governments and industry recognise the importance of recycling resources to ensure planetary health (Kirchherr et al., 2017). Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Henderson, Dr A Escudero

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

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Impact of Sediment Transport and Vegetation to the Reservoir Hydrodynamics within Fluvial Environment

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Reservoirs and dams are popular control mechanisms for different water resources around the world. However, lately, there have been increasing incidences of reservoir failure linked to sediment transport and vegetation within its environment, that have caused massive financial and social impacts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Pu

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

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Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification and desalination

University of Liverpool School of Engineering

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R D'Sa, Dr HN Ng

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

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

University of Canterbury Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

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Supervisor: Dr D Li

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

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One Hour Region : Driving Back Overshoot at the Regional Scale

University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Rationale. The drive to net zero and beyond is a widely established ambition across the UK’s policy landscape, yet a framework against which to drive change and measure progress has yet to be established. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A N Tyler, Dr E Cartmell, Dr S Mathieson, Dr M Wackernagel

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

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Utilize Martian resources for future exploration: Develop a game-changing plasma-based ISRU system

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Min Kwan Kim (80%) / Alexander Wittig (20%). Project description. This exciting PhD project offers a unique opportunity to develop a high-efficiency, all-in-one in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) system for future crewed Mars missions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M K Kim

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

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Socially intelligent management of built environments - Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics

University of Strathclyde Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering

This is a fully funded PhD opportunity within the Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics (The Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics (nia-leverhulme.org.uk)). Read more

Supervisor: Prof S O Oliveira

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

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Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-bioenergy system

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Freshwater supplies are becoming increasingly stressed as demand increases. Desalination technologies are able to produce drinking water from abundant resources such as seawater. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

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

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Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-biogas energy system

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Freshwater supplies are becoming increasingly stressed as demand increases. Desalination technologies are able to produce drinking water from abundant resources such as seawater. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

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

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Hydrogen production from electrolysis of waste biomass

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Established water electrolysis technologies rely on valuable high-purity water which adds significant demand pressure to worldwide resources needed for drinking water, irrigation and sanitation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Brightman

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