Current research degree projects
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
Microbes can be detrimental to humans, animals or plants or have a diverse set of benefits in food, medicine, agriculture and manufacturing. But only a fraction of microbes on the planet have been identified let alone characterised. This project tackles this gap seeking to finding new species, activities, and applications.
Bacteria have been (in)famous for their remarkable ability to handle sudden, often unfavorable environmental changes, and to successfully occupy new habitats. This project will investigate genetic elements that control cellular processes enabling bacteria to withstand ever-changing conditions. These include temperature fluctuations and antibiotic exposure, by utilizing bacteriology, single-cell and computational approaches.
Advance the frontiers of active and polychromatic metasurfaces and metamaterials by exploring the theoretical, simulation, and experimental implications of space-time modulation.
Side channels have been a major topic in cybersecurity, with growing interests in both academia and industry. This project aims to discover novel side-channels and investigate their countermeasures.
Free energy calculations using molecular dynamics are widely used in the pharmaceutical industry to predict drug binding affinities. Scaffold hopping presents distinct challenges however. The very large number of possible alternate scaffolds means that the method used must be very efficient, while the potentially large chemical change creates problems with method accuracy. In this project you will address these problems.
A current research project is preparing the code set for the next generation of exascale computing, including development of tools for analysis of large data sets. The methods used for the research will be direct numerical simulation, using multi-block structured grids, and modal analysis based on simulation databases.
In this project we aim to develop a technology enabling high-fidelity, high-resolution, robust 3D topology optimisation for multi-physics problems including thermos-fluid and fluid-structure interaction.
Are you fascinated by the convergence of computer science, and social science? Do you have a keen interest in understanding the intricate dynamics of trust in the context of AI technologies? We invite applications from talented individuals with a background in computer science, proficiency in formal methods, and a genuine enthusiasm for delving into the social implications of technology.
The project will focus on understanding the dynamic response of meta-structures subjected to multiple impacts, analyzing the material properties required for effective impact resistance, and developing optimized structural designs to mitigate damage and enhance overall structural resilience.
The School of Chemistry is offering a fully funded PhD studentship to a highly motivated candidate to start in September 2024. This research project aims to develop new ways of constructing 3-dimensionally complex natural products using strategies inspired by their biosynthesis.