Current research degree projects
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
292 research degree projects
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Engineering
Advanced speech enhancement using Transformer networks
This PhD will develop new AI for clearer speech, focusing on helping those with hearing loss understand conversations better, especially in noisy places. The goal is to improve hearing aids and assistive tech using cutting-edge Transformer networks. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Next generation miniaturized optical sources
This PhD project aims to open new frontiers in nanophotonics by designing and fabricating a new class of miniaturized optical sources. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Interaction of light and sound in emerging hollow core optical fibres
This project aims to study how light propagating in the hollow-core fibres interacts with vibrations and sound waves. -
Ocean and earth science | Geography and environmental science
Beyond the peak – towards improved understanding of flood signatures, their drivers and trends
Floods have been identified as one of the most dangerous hazards in the UK causing potentially billions of pounds of economic and social damage per year. Flood risk is becoming an increasing concern as studies suggest that flood frequency and magnitude are changing over time in the UK, with events that would have been rare in the recent past seeming to become less rare now. -
Ocean and earth science
Understanding long-term drivers of coastal community resilience
Globally soft coastlines represent major regions of population and biodiversity. They are under threat from rapid environmental and population growth. This research will combine long (600yr) sources of evidence found in documentary and sediment archives to fully understand how climate change – mediated via storm and surge driven flooding resulted in change to the physical, ecological and socio-economics and community response of soft coastal systems. -
Ocean and earth science
Augmenting storm surge forecasting with machine learning
Coastal flooding is the second largest non-malicious risk to the UK. Accurate coastal forecast information is critical to enabling EA Incident Managers to assess coastal flood risk in real time and take appropriate mitigating actions. -
Ocean and earth science
How sustainable is relying on beach management to promote coastal resilience in sediment starved beaches?
Beaches are of high economic and societal importance. They support tourism and provide essential protection from the marine environment by dissipating energy from tides, surges, and waves. Many beaches are becoming narrower under increasing effects of climate change. The situation is particularly acute for beaches with little or no contemporary sediment supply, resulting in some cases in complete beach loss with dire consequences for coastal protection, local economy, and coastal community resilience. -
Ocean and earth science | Geography and environmental science
Implications of diverse risk perceptions within and across coastal communities for adaptive capacity and community engagement
Coastal flooding hazard will be increasing over the next century driven by unavoidable sea level rise and other climate change impacts. Since we cannot eliminate the risk of all marine hazards on coastal communities, many coastal management strategies are shifting towards adaptive solutions. -
Ocean and earth science
Combining AI and climate projections to improve management, maintenance and operation of European storm surge barriers
Coastal flooding is one of the most dangerous and costly natural hazards that humanity faces globally and yet it will become even more frequent and challenging to manage because of climate change and other factors. In densely populated estuarine settings, a storm surge barrier is often an attractive and economical solution for flood protection. -
Ocean and earth science
Unlocking Improved Flood Modelling using Computer Vision Stream Gauging
Flood models are essential for helping to manage and mitigate the annual £2.2B cost of flooding to the UK. However, one of the big uncertainties that remains in these models is how complex floodplains are characterised under a range of real-world conditions. This project will use new technologies in flow monitoring to meet this challenge. Specifically, Computer Vision Stream Gauging (CVSG) offers a way off characterizing complex flows over floodplains.