PhD Studentship: Design Optimisation of Brushless Doubly Fed Machines
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
Brushless Doubly Fed Machines (BDFMs) are emerging as a promising technology for offshore wind turbine generators due to their fractional-sized power converters, elimination of rotor brushes and slip rings, and simplified gearbox systems compared to high-speed generators. These features offer significant advantages, including lower capital and operational costs, increased reliability, and reduced maintenance demands which are key for the broader adoption of offshore wind energy. However, several challenges must be addressed, such as the machine's relatively low power density and power factor,
PhD Studentship: AI-Driven fault diagnosis for wind turbine generators
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
- Dr Abdi Jalebi Salman
Primary supervisor - Dr Abdi Jalebi Salman Reliability is critical to the continued expansion of wind power, particularly for offshore installations, which already contribute around 10-15% of the UK’s electricity and are central to achieving net-zero targets and ensuring the resilience of national grid infrastructure. Preventive maintenance enabled by condition monitoring systems (CMSs) plays a key role in improving turbine reliability and availability while reducing operational costs and the levelised cost of energy. However, the drivetrain, comprising the gearbox, generator, and power electr
PhD Studentship: Formalising the Local Langlands Correspondence for GL₂(F) in Lean
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- Dr. Christopher Birkbeck
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Birkbeck This PhD project, based at our Norwich campus, offers a unique opportunity to work at the confluence of number theory, representation theory, and formal mathematics. You will undertake a single, ambitious research project: to begin the formalisation of the local Langlands correspondence for GL₂(F) in the Lean interactive theorem prover by leveraging AI agents. This correspondence is a cornerstone of the modern Langlands program, providing a deep and unforeseen bridge between harmonic analysis and number theory. The primary goal of this project is to
PhD Studentship: Robust Bayesian Experimental Design and Inference
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Mathematics
Statistical methods are leveraged in many scientific applications to: specify a data collection practice (experimental design), draw conclusions from sparse and noisy data (inference), and assess uncertainty about those conclusions (uncertainty quantification). Bayesian inference and experimental design methods are increasingly used in scientific practice, and offer appealing theoretical guarantees when certain assumptions hold. However, whether these assumptions hold is difficult or impossible to verify in practice. The successful candidate will undertake a project in the area of statistics/d
PhD Studentship - Arc Fault Analysis in Modern Aerospace Power Drive Systems
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Application deadline: All year round How to apply : uom.link/pgr-apply-2425 This 4-year project is fully funded; students who are eligible to pay tuition fees at the Home rate are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will receive an annual stipend of ~£25,518 and paid tuition fees. We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible. The project is an exciting opportunity to undertake industrially linked research in partnership with Rolls-Royce (RR) at the RR University Technology Centre (UTC) in Electrical Systems at University of Manchester(UoM). The UTC researches a wide range of
PhD Studentship in Economics
- Egham, United Kingdom
- Economics
About the programme The Department of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London is a centre of research and teaching excellence. Over 98% of our economics and econometrics research was rated as “world-leading” or “internationally excellent” in the most recent UK-wide research assessment ( REF2021 ). The department’s PhD programme is small and offers a stimulating research environment with opportunities for advanced economics training in the first year. During the four years of the programme, students engage in independent research work that produces an original contribution to the fiel
PhD Studentship - Sustainable Multi-Sector Electrification Using Advanced Integrated Motor Drive Technologies
- Nottingham, United Kingdom
Electric motors and the systems they drive consume half of global electricity. These systems are typically very inefficient and contribute to a significant amount of energy wasted. By physically integrating power electronic converters and electrical machines we can use common structures and systems to greatly reduce, material usage and energy consumption. Through a multidisciplinary research approach the aim is to establish fully integrated motor drives as a key enabling technology for sustainable electricity generation, high-efficiency industrial systems, lightweight transport applications, a
Two Associate Professorships or Professorships of Computer Science (with Tutorial Fellowships)
- Oxford, United Kingdom
- Computer Science
Full time Contract type: Permanent upon completion of a successful review. The review is conducted during the first 5 years. Salary: 30S: Combined University and College salary from £57,986 to £77,366 per annum plus substantial additional benefits. Location: Computer Science, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford About the Role As part of our expansion, the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford is seeking to appoint two full-time Associate Professors or Professors of Computer Science to start on 1 September 2027. Each post is associated with a college, one with a Tutorial F
PhD Studentship in Tribology of Tyre & Road Emissions
- London, United Kingdom
- Prof. Marc Masen
PhD Studentship in Tribology of Tyre & Road Emissions Project Overview Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the Tribology of Tyre and Road particle emissions within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial. The project is a collaboration between engineering scientists at Imperial College London and medical scientists at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. Within this project, two PhD students will closely collaborate, one will be based at Imperial and one at TUM. Tasks for the PhD student at Imperial's Department of Mechanical Engineering, will include: • Stud
PhD Studentship: Searching for New Physics with Highly Charged Ion Clocks
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Physics and Astronomy
Some of the biggest open questions in modern physics concern the limits of the Standard Model and General Relativity. The nature of dark matter and dark energy remains unknown, and many theories attempting to tackle this problem predict that the fundamental constants may vary in space or time. Atomic clocks provide an exceptionally sensitive way of testing this possibility. Their reach is ultimately determined not only by how precisely they can measure frequency, but also by how strongly their transitions respond to changes in the fundamental constants. This PhD project aims to develop a new t
PhD Studentship: Direct Recycling of Next-Generation Battery Materials for Sustainable and Circular Manufacturing
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Metallurgy and Materials
The transition to electrified transport and renewable energy storage is driving unprecedented growth in battery manufacturing. However, large-scale battery production generates significant quantities of manufacturing scrap, including coated electrode off-cuts and rejected cells, which contain valuable active materials that are currently underutilised. The development of efficient recycling technologies is therefore essential to support a sustainable and resilient battery supply chain. This PhD project, in the Energy Materials Group, at the University of Birmingham, will investigate advanced di
PhD Studentship: An investigation into the Interface Material Layer Created during Linear Friction Welding of Titanium Alloys.
- Nottingham, United Kingdom
An investigation into the interface material layer created during linear friction welding of Titanium alloys. Applications are invited for a PhD position at the University of Nottingham addressing the specific engineering details of the contact layer created during the Linear Friction Welding (LFW) of Titanium alloys. The successful candidate will have a first-class or upper second-class honours degree in mechanical engineering or a related subject. This CASE studentship will attract a stipend of £18,000 per annum for four years. The position arises from a long-standing engineering research re
PhD Studentship: Computational Chemistry Driven Design of Improved Thermal Batteries
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry
Thermal batteries (often termed primary reserve batteries) offer several key advantages over primary and secondary batteries due to their long shelf life, high temperature stability, quick activation, reliability, robustness and the fact that they are maintenance-free. Despite these many advantages, the exact mechanisms that control performance in industrially utilised thermal batteries has remained unclear for decades, and thus design principles for discovering new thermal battery materials have been lacking. In this industrially sponsored PhD studentship, we have partnered with AWE fund a 3.
PhD Studentship: Bioresorbable intestinal devices with embedded resorbable sensors for gastrointestinal monitoring
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
- Dr Gerard Cummins
Swallowable sensors are limited by how long they stay in place. A capsule passes through the gut within a day or two, so it can only take a snapshot when conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease need to be tracked over weeks without the risk of obstruction. Devices that stay longer exist, but they carry a problem. A structure designed to resist peristalsis is also a structure that can obstruct the bowel, and that risk is why intestinal residence has largely been abandoned in favour of the stomach. Attempts to solve it have relied on external magnets, tissue-piercing anchors, or adhesives
PhD Studentship: Real time 4D Imaging System for Turbulent Multiphase Flows
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Application deadline: All year round Research theme: Multiphase Flows, Experimental Fluid Dynamics, Bubbles, Droplets, Sustainable Energy UK only This 3.5-year project is funded by the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering. Tuition fees will be paid (at home rate) and you will receive a tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26). We expect the stipend to increase each year. Multiphase flows are common in natural and industrial processes, such as volcanic flows, bubbles in electrolysers, and blood flows. In many applications, these flows often exhibit transi
PhD Studentship - Postgraduate Research Training in Social Sciences (ESRC funded)
- London, United Kingdom
The South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc) is pleased to offer Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding for PhD students for September 2027 entry. We welcome applications from talented individuals working across the social sciences to be based at one of six higher education institutions in London and the south-east: • University of Kent • Kingston University • University of Reading • Royal Holloway, University of London • University of Surrey • University of Sussex The world-class research and training environments of these institutions are enhanced by the partnership’s strategic
PhD Studentship: Learning and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Public Health
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Engineering
- Dr. Mengyan Zhang
Funding for: Competitive Worldwide Funding Funding amount 4 year University Scholarship starting 27/28 academic year. Minimum tax-free stipend at the current UKRI rate (for 2025/26 standard stipend is £20,780, RTSG £8,400, full Tuition Fee covered). Hours: Full time Contract: Contract/temporary Closing date: 31/01/2027 The project: Decision-making under uncertainty is a fundamental challenge in AI and data science, particularly in dynamic settings where observations are collected sequentially and decisions influence future outcomes. This project will develop novel machine learning and statisti
PhD - EPSRC - Topological and Other Types of Photonics Devices for Sensing, Modulation and Other Applications
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research theme: Applied physics, applied chemistry, applied materials How to apply: uom.link/pgr-apply-2425 This 3.5-year PhD project is fully funded by the Doctoral Landscape Award; students who are eligible to pay tuition fees at the Home rate are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will receive an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for 2026/27) and tuition fees will be paid. We expect the stipend to increase each year. The start date is January 2027. We recommend that you apply early as the advert may be removed before the deadline. Topological or meta-structured
PhD Studentship: Development of a Digital Twin for Smart Sustainable Steel Section Production
- Coventry, United Kingdom
- WMG
We are seeking a motivated and talented PhD student to work alongside our Digital Twins team within the Advanced Steel Research Centre at WMG, University of Warwick. Our Digital Twin team are developing a suite of models to deliver a through-process microstructural and mechanical property prediction framework for steel. By integrating these models into a cohesive digital twin architecture, the work will enable steel producers to rapidly predict and respond to live production conditions, supporting fast, intelligent decision-making to optimise process parameters, product performance, and operat
Fully Funded PhD Studentship for UK Home Fee Status Candidates in the Department of Materials
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Materials
Research theme: AI for Engineering How to apply: uom.link/pgr-apply-2425 This 3.5-year PhD project is fully funded; students who are eligible to pay tuition fees at the Home rate are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will receive an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for 2026/27) and tuition fees will be paid. We expect the stipend to increase each year. The start date is January 2027. This funding is not available to Overseas applicants unless they meet UK Home fee status requirements. We recommend that you apply early as the advert may be removed before the deadl