Research students are welcomed to Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ as valued members of our thriving, research-intensive community. Browse PhD opportunities below and find out about the funding available for students.
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Thermo-mechanical modelling of metallic, non-metallic and composite structural materials; numerical methods development for solid and structural mechanics applications; experimental methods to support the development and application of advanced material and structural models.
Developing products, services and manufacturing processes that will deliver economically and environmentally sustainable solutions, based on design principles derived from an understanding of human capabilities and limitations.
A highly regarded cross-disciplinary characterisation facility, with specialist staff that have expertise from various scientific disciplines, e.g. biology, metallurgy, geology and engineering.
Our flood risk and resilience research brings together a diverse team of colleagues with various discipline expertise and a wide range of research networks as well as industry and policy partners, focussed on addressing the multifaceted challenges of flood risk and resilience in the UK and globally.
The Flood, Coastal and Water Engineering Group addresses the challenges of water scarcity, aging water infrastructures and flood management in the UK and worldwide. The group also concentrates on providing research solutions for recycling water and offering sustainable water resources for domestic and industrial uses.
Delivering a new understanding of our geo-environment and critical infrastructure in diverse ecosystems, for predicting and preventing catastrophic failure and responding to the need for decarbonisation and energy security.
Aims to improve the performance of materials and structures and become the leading international provider of materials and manufacturing research.
Internationally leading research in the areas of experimental testing and computational modelling of solids and structures.
RIMS research group brings together material scientists and structural engineers to deliver resilient infrastructure (buildings, bridges etc.) made of sustainable, advanced materials to perform under harsh natural environment and human-induced hazards.
Urban energy; Sustainable advanced materials; Energy efficiency in buildings; System integration of energy and infrastructure planning at community/district/city scales.
Energy demand and GHG emissions reduction in all stages of the food chain; optimal ways the food chain can utilise different energy sources and interact with the energy supply system; resource efficiency through intensification of food processing.
Water Engineering; Machine Learning and AI; Micro-Electronics and Electronics Security and Provenance; Digital Economy;· Circular Economy; Advance Process Monitoring and Control.
Advanced Powertrain and Fuels PhD
Civil Engineering PhD
Energy Efficient and Sustainable Technologies PhD
Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering PhD
Materials Characterisation and Processing PhD
Materials Engineering PhD
Resource Efficient Future Cities PhD
Structural Integrity PhD
Enhancing CO2 injection well integrity with novel cements and predictive damage models
Developing a Digital Twin for enhancing resilience of critical coastal infrastructure to compound, multi-hazard and cascading risks
Our funded studentships become available at different times of the year. Please keep checking our page regularly to see the latest funded opportunities. We also advertise all our funded studentships as soon as they become available on the twitter account.