BACKGROUND Investment in the circular economy has grown rapidly in the past decade as governments and industry recognise the importance of recycling resources to ensure planetary health (Kirchherr et al., 2017). In the water sector, wastewater offers an array of potential sustainable resources and hence opportunities to develop new products with …

About the Programme The University of East London (UEL) invites applications from highly qualified and motivated students for 3 Excellence PhD Studentships starting in September 2024. The Research Excellence PhD Studentships are the premier postgraduate merit studentship at UEL and provide full tuition fees and a generous stipend. The School of Education and …

Location Physics and Astronomy, Streatham Campus, Exeter The University of Exeter’s Department of Physics and Astronomy is inviting applications for an EPSRC iCASE PhD studentship fully-funded by the EPSRC and Renishaw plc to commence in September 2024. The studentship will cover Home or International tuition fees plus an annual tax-free …

About the Project Materials that allow the rapid motion of ions are essential for the new energy technologies needed to meet the challenge of net zero, such as batteries, fuel cells and electrolysers for green hydrogen. We have recently discovered a new lithium solid electrolyte that changes previous understanding of …

About the Project The development of high-rise buildings is now at an unprecedented rate, with their number and scale rapidly and dramatically changing the landscape of global cities. The creation of these complex vertical communities poses major operational challenges for the systems relied upon for occupant safety and the responsible management …

About the Project Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 01 October 2024. Project Description Microplastics (<5 mm) are contaminating our food and mineral water. They been found in human stool, gastrointestinal tissue samples and blood samples, highlighting that ingestion of plastic is resulting in …

About the Project Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1 October 2024. Project Description Nematodes, rotifers and tardigrades are microscopic animals with some very unusual biological characteristics which allow some of them to survive extreme stresses, including complete desiccation (anhydrobiosis), radiations and extreme temperatures. …

About the Project AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Applications are invited for a PhD studentship, to be undertaken at Imperial College London (Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department) and the National Gallery (Scientific Department). This studentship will be jointly supervised by Professor Pier Luigi Dragotti at Imperial College London (ICL) and Dr …

About the Project This is a project in the broad area of applied and numerical analysis for geometrical partial differential equations with applications to cell biology. The shape taken by biological cells as well as a variety of cellular functions are known to be regulated by the interplay between proteins …

About the Project Supervisory Team: Dr Yasir Noori, Prof Frederic Gardes, Prof Jize Yan Project description: This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, …

About the Project Supervisory Team: Dr Adrian Nightingale Project description: This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and commercial skills. Colloidal quantum dots …

About the Project Supervisory Team: Prof Ali Elham Project description: This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and commercial skills. Topology optimisation is …

About the Project Supervisory Team: Dr Srinandan Dasmahapatra Project description: This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and commercial skills. Recent research objectives …

About the Project Supervisory Team: Dr Sajjad Taravati, Dr Jize Yan Project description: This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and commercial skills. …

About the Project Anglia Ruskin University and Norfolk Museums Service are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from September 2024, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. Using around 1,000 surviving objects held at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse – one of the largest and most under-researched set of objects …