Current research degree projects
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
450 research degree projects
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Engineering
Aircraft engine noise: prediction and measurement of acoustic scattering
Noise is a major environmental impact of civil aviation. Reducing aircraft noise is critical to the aeronautics industry and future air transport. Applications are invited for a PhD student to undertake a research project on understanding the scattering of sound by turbulence that occurs in civil aircraft turbofan engines. -
Engineering
Time-varying vibro-acoustic analysis for sustainable digital twins
Vibro-acoustic digital twins have the potential to increase the sustainability of machines and vehicles by making them more silent, while keeping performance high and energy consumption low. This project will focus on time-varying vibro-acoustic phenomena (rotation of a wheel, shifting gears) to improve the performance of vibro-acoustic digital twins. -
Electronics and computer science | Chemistry
Fabricating Printed Copper Electrodes for Flexible Paper Electronics
This project will use material science and engineering concepts to develop highly conductive copper inks, printing technology to fabricate intricate circuit designs on paper substrates and creatively integrate them with electronics to fabricate flexible paper electronic (papertronic) devices for practical applications. -
Engineering
Anchoring our future - floating offshore wind turbine foundations
New, efficient design methods are urgently needed to unlock deeper waters for offshore renewable energy infrastructure. In this PhD project, you will learn about established methods to design fixed offshore foundations to resist cyclic storm loading, then lead the way in developing these into new design approaches for anchoring systems. -
Engineering
Investigating a low-cost, eco-friendly coating alternative for aircraft landing gear
This PhD project explores an eco-friendly “flash carbide” coating for extreme wear environments in aircraft landing gear. Through advanced tribological testing and materials damage modeling, it will benchmark this new High Velocity Air Fuel-deposited coating against conventional High Velocity Oxy Fuel alternatives. The findings would benefit the aerospace industry with cost-effective, sustainable, and high-performance coating solutions. -
Engineering
Efficient whole-life anchoring solutions for floating offshore renewable energy infrastructure
Efficient anchor design methods are urgently needed for upscaling offshore renewable energy infrastructure and unlocking farm-scale floating wind developments. During this PhD project, you will learn about whole-life anchor design and seabed response, to then lead the way in developing these into new design approaches for anchoring systems. -
Electronics and computer science | Photonics and optoelectronics | Engineering | Physics and astronomy
Intelligent light: smart lasers for advanced manufacturing
This PhD project is about pushing the boundaries in manufacturing, and making lasers become autonomous decision-makers, guiding us into a future of faster, cleaner, and more precise production processes. -
Engineering | Physics and astronomy
The effects of building frangibility on blast wave propagation
This project offers you the opportunity to undertake cutting edge blast engineering research to inform the development of strategies to protect buildings and their occupants from the threat of explosions in built up areas. -
Engineering | Biological sciences
Investigating the effects of structural openings on blast wave propagation and human injury risk
This PhD project offers you the opportunity to undertake cutting edge blast engineering research to inform the development of strategies to protect buildings and their occupants from the threat of explosions in built up areas. -
Engineering
Self-powered autonomous surface and underwater vehicles for persistent observation
In this project you will explore novel wave energy harvesting systems for maritime robotic systems, such as Autonomous Surface and Underwater Vehicles (ASVs and AUVs).