Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Cranfield University, Wharley End, England invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Understanding Hydrogen’s Impact on Metal Durability for Zero-Emission Aviation
Summary of PhD Program:
This exciting project, in collaboration with Frazer-Nash Consultancy, will develop practical guidelines and methodologies to ensure the safe use of metals in hydrogen aviation infrastructure through advanced experimental testing and computational modelling. You’ll become part of a diverse, multidisciplinary team that prioritises equity, diversity, and inclusion, gaining specialist expertise in hydrogen-material interactions, aerospace materials, and sustainable infrastructure design.
Application Deadline: 14 May 2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Tailoring investment casting moulds for thin-walled castings
Summary of PhD Program:
An exciting opportunity for a full-time PhD scholarship (fully funded) in Sustainable Manufacturing Processes is now available at the Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Centre, supported by the Cranfield Industrial Partnership PhD Scheme (CIPPS) and TPC Components. The project will focus on thin-walled investment casting processes for superalloys using CFD simulations, aiming in improving the process and the quality of the components.
Application Deadline: 09 Apr 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Risk Aware Decision Making and Planning for Advanced Air Mobility
Summary of PhD Program:
This full-time PhD position is funded by SESAR and Centre for Assured and Connected Autonomy in Cranfield University. This department studentship will provide a bursary of up to £57,711 (tax free) plus fees for three years. Key areas of the project are Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), Urban Air Mobility (UAM), Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS), autonomous decision making, path planning, guidance and control of multi-agent systems.
Application Deadline: 09 Apr 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Defence and Security: Leadership, Management and Governance
Summary of PhD Program:
The Centre for Defence Management and Leadership (CDML) is a specialised research and teaching unit, comprising experienced and dedicated researchers. It has developed a world class reputation in defence and security studies, and is lauded for the rigour, originality, international perspective and policy relevance of its doctoral programme.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) for Distributed Edge Computing Orchestration in 6G
Summary of PhD Program:
6G will bring new levels of native AI inside the telecommunication network, orchestrating resources for both the telecommunication network and for the end-user application areas. Cranfield is part of the national testbed for 6G, researching in the following areas of interest:
- Real-time specification of 6G telecommunication and edge computing services using Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Orchestrating AI/ML pipelines in 6G.
- Developing certification and checking processes for code inside ORAN 6G.
Application Deadline: 30 Apr 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Off-design intake aerodynamics for future propulsion systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The overall aim of this project is to improve the confidence in computational methods that are used for the aerodynamic design and analysis of coupled intake/fan configurations for future propulsion systems. The research will include a combination of experimental and computational aspects and methods. The experimental work will focus on the analysis of a unique, state of the art dataset. The computational studies will use advanced unsteady computational fluid dynamic methods for the analysis of coupled intake/fan configurations in crosswind and high-incidence conditions.
Application Deadline: 14 May 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Integrated design and assessment of fuel systems for ultra-efficient propulsion systems
Summary of PhD Program:
This exciting project, in collaboration with Rolls-Royce, will develop methods for defining fuel systems suitable for the ultra-efficient engines that will enable net zero aviation by 2050. This project aims to deliver a novel methodology for designing and assessing highly integrated fuel systems for ultra-efficient propulsion systems fuelled by SAF. The assessment will be done in terms of performance, operation and operability, including prediction of critical phenomena such as water hammer.
Application Deadline: 14 May 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Hydrogen Permeation and Embrittlement in Aerospace Alloys: Advanced Surface Engineering Strategies
Summary of PhD Program:
This project will deliver practical solutions enabling safe and efficient hydrogen storage and transportation in aerospace components, directly contributing to the UK’s Jet Zero and Net Zero targets. It will accelerate the adoption of hydrogen aviation technologies by offering cost-effective solutions that improve material reliability and safety. Ultimately, this work will foster material innovation and equip future leaders with essential skills for the transition to sustainable aviation.
Application Deadline: 14 May 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in The effects of high energy propagation in poor weather
Summary of PhD Program:
The Doctoral Hub specialises in developing research and training the next generation of leaders in energy transfer technologies for defence and related sectors. The successful candidate will be based at Cranfield University and throughout their PhD will benefit from the support and expertise of our diverse academic community, a community of students working towards similar goals, as well as our specialist industrial network.
Application Deadline: 30 Jul 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Extreme learning to handle ‘Big Data’
Summary of PhD Program:
As aerospace platforms go through their service life, gradual performance degradations and unwarranted system failures can occur. There is certain physical information known a priori in such aerospace platform operations. The main research hypothesis to be tested in this research is that it should be possible to significantly improve the performance of extreme learning and assure safe and reliable maintenance operation by integrating this prior knowledge into the learning mechanism.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Experimental and Numerical Study of Parameters Affecting the Wake Dynamics of a Simplified Car: Effects of Roughness – Turbulence – Yaw Angle
Summary of PhD Program:
Air quality has become a major concern for public health as it causes respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and premature deaths. Air pollutants can be gaseous or solid particles (also referred as particulate matter). The impact of pollutants not only depend on the emitted quantity but also on other factors such as the proximity to sources and the dispersion conditions. The automotive sector makes a significant contribution to local air pollution and exposes the population to dangerous levels of pollutants.
Application Deadline: 03 Sep 2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced Imaging Techniques for Optical Experiments within Internal Flow Domains
Summary of PhD Program:
This project focuses on advancing and demonstrating optical measurement techniques to enable optical measurements in confined domains pertinent to various areas within future aircraft architectures, such as engine inlets, fuselage parts, turbomachinery, nozzles, and other complex flow paths. The work is expected to provide advanced tools to support the development of next-generation, low-emission aircraft and wider propulsion system technologies. A roadmap to demonstrate progression on the TRL scale will be followed, by gradual industrial deployment of the developed capabilities.
Application Deadline: 14 May 2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Acoustic velocimetry in gas turbine inlets with a view to non-intrusive mass-flow
Summary of PhD Program:
This position is part of the CDT in Net Zero Aviation, which offers a modular, cohort-based training programme with emphasis on innovation and impact, collaborative working and learning, continuous development, active engagement with partners and stakeholders and inclusion of student-led activities. You will be part of an annual cohort and will receive training at different universities and industrial partners providing world-class facilities in a supportive, innovative, inclusive and interactive learning environment.
Application Deadline: 14 May 2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in A Novel Liquid Hydrogen Regenerative Pump for Future Aero-engine Applications
Summary of PhD Program:
This exciting project, in collaboration with Rolls-Royce, will develop novel regenerative pumps to address LH2 pumping requirements in multi-phase flows without flow – speed restrictions through design development, computational modelling and experimental work. You’ll join a pioneering multidisciplinary team that values equity, diversity, and inclusion, gaining unique expertise in turbomachinery pump development, hydrogen technologies, and sustainable aviation. Your research will directly support the UK’s ambition to lead global decarbonisation efforts, shaping your future as a skilled innovator and inclusive leader in sustainable aerospace technologies.
