Current research degree projects
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
308 research degree projects
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Electronics and Computer Science | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Engineering | Mathematical sciences | Physics and astronomy
Shadow tomography for in-context quantum machine learning
The project brings ideas from the observation of "in-context learning" in large language models into quantum computing. The aim is to design transformer-inspired quantum circuit architectures that brings in-context choice of families of measurement operators for shadow tomography. This contributes to hybrid NISQ quantum-classical algorithms. -
Engineering | Electronics and Computer Science | Physics and astronomy
Intelligent 3-D beamforming for next-generation aeroacoustic measurements
How can we “see” sound in three dimensions? In this project, you will develop intelligent 3-D beamforming methods that fuse advanced acoustic modelling with data-driven learning. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Hyperuniform disordered metasurfaces for solar thermal energy conversion
Harnessing structural disorder to control light offers a new route to highly efficient solar thermal energy harvesting. This project will develop and model hyperuniform disordered metasurfaces, a new class of nanostructured materials that achieve near perfect absorption and minimal thermal losses for next generation solar thermal energy systems. -
Electronics and Computer Science | Mathematical sciences
Sustainable Generative AI models
This project aims to pioneer advancements in the energy-efficient Generative AI models (GenAI), focusing on achieving faster inference times and reduced model sizes without compromising performance and increasing carbon emissions. -
Electronics and Computer Science | Physics and astronomy | Engineering
Space optics
Develop the next generation of ultralight optical systems for space - including mirrors, membranes, and photonic stacks engineered to harness light in space. This PhD will advance novel designs, materials, and fabrication techniques to create adaptive, deployable, and space-radiation-tolerant reflectors; enabling breakthroughs in space energy and optical infrastructure. -
Electronics and Computer Science | Engineering
Investigating and developing digital self-management of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) predominantly affects young women and has a profound impact on quality of life. This PhD will advance the design and evaluation of mobile health tools to support patients in self-managing their condition through inclusive, evidence-based, and low-energy digital interfaces. -
Electronics and Computer Science
Wildfire detection using aerial swarms
This PhD project focuses on developing advanced algorithms for collective perception and prediction in a distributed UAV swarm to enable real-time wildfire monitoring and forecasting. -
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
PhD in organic and biological chemistry
Chemistry impacts our lives everyday, from medicines, to materials and the environment. It is essential to develop new processes and strategies to solve some of most urgent and global problems of our time. We offer PhD opportunities in diverse research areas across organic and biological chemistry, towards tackling these issues. -
Electronics and Computer Science
Submodularity-based computational sustainability for remotely sensed data
This project focuses on leveraging remote sensing data (satellite imagery and related datasets) to produce high-resolution, low-cost socioeconomic and environmental maps, with a particular emphasis on scalable algorithms rooted in submodularity and combinatorial optimization. -
Electronics and Computer Science
Improving the sustainability of non-emergency hospital transport
Every day, thousands of staff, patients, and visitors travel to hospitals, creating congestion, delays, and emissions. This project reimagines hospital transport through intelligent, shared mobility. You’ll design algorithms for optimal routing, scheduling, and pricing, building simulations that cut costs, reduce carbon, and make hospital travel smarter, faster, and more sustainable for everyone.