Funded PhD opportunities in Engineering and the Built Environment
Browse our funded PhD opportunities to discover more about the projects and how to apply.
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PhD Autonomous Wireless Sensing for Long-Term Air Ducts Monitoring in Decommissioning Environment
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 31 August 2026
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PhD Developing reduced-order models for long-term wave loading to enable accurate fatigue estimation in offshore wind turbines
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 31 August 2026
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PhD Digital transformation of crystallization processes through model-based design of experiments and optimization
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Chemical Engineering
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 14 August 2026
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PhD Electrode Architecture Design and Manufacturing for High-Performance Solid-State Batteries - Faraday Institution PhD Studentship
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 1 September 2026
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PhD Nanoparticle-reinforced coatings for leading edge protection of offshore wind turbine blades
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Materials
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 31 August 2026
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PhD Parameterising wakes for oceanographic models
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 31 August 2026
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PhD The Effect of Environmental Conditions on the Aerodynamic Performance of Elite Road Cycling (with Tudor Pro Cycling)
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Study mode:
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 28 August 2026