Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Nottingham, Nottingham, 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 Machine Learning for Probabilistic Modelling of Non-equilibrium Time Series Beyond the Markovian Paradigm
Summary of PhD Program:
The overarching aim of this project is to find synergies between methods and ideas of modern machine learning and of statistical mechanics for the study of stochastic dynamics with application to the analysis of time series. In particular, the project will examine and develop methods that go beyond the Markovian paradigm. It will consider a range of time series data, focusing on those that show challenging properties of uncertainty, irregularity and mixed-modality.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Improving reliability of medical processes using system modelling and Artificial Intelligence techniques
Summary of PhD Program:
This project would investigate commonly observed deviations in healthcare service and opportunities for identification of such deviations using computer vision approaches. It will demonstrate how deviation data can be used in computer-based simulation models, which are used to evaluate effects of deviations and to support decisions.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced 3D/4D-Printing of Responsive Biomaterial Devices
Summary of PhD Program:
Responsive 3D-printed functional devices interact with their environment, responding to stimuli (temperature, light, etc.), and “4D-printed” devices respond over time (e.g. changing shape), controlled by the arrangement of differential materials within them. The goal of this project will be to develop responsive 4D-printed biomaterial devices for drug delivery or regenerative medicine.
Application Deadline: 13 October 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in 3D-printing next-generation electro-actuators for soft robots and devices
Summary of PhD Program:
This project is aligned with the “Dialling up Performance for on Demand Manufacturing” Programme Grant, which will place the student within an active and supportive team of 9 other PhD students, 15 postdoctoral researchers, 18 world-leading academics from 5 universities, and 11 industry leaders in pharmaceutical manufacturing and additive manufacturing.
Application Deadline: 13 October 2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in 3D-Printing Devices with Responsive Structural Colour
Summary of PhD Program:
Small and repetitive structures with spacings on the nanometre scale can refract and reflect light to create vibrant “structural” colours, which are being explored to produce anti-counterfeit markings, dye-free colour images, humidity and chemical sensors, anti-glare coatings and optical filters. This project will develop additive manufacturing of devices with actively-controlled structural colours that respond to stimuli.
Application Deadline: 13 October 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in 3D-Printed Drug Delivery “Microbots” for Personalised Healthcare
Summary of PhD Program:
The field of medical therapeutics has valuable applications for mobile devices for efficient drug delivery, called micro-robots. Recently, 3D printing has been used to manufacture such devices with functional features that enabled them to respond to environmental cues, including temperature, pH, light, magnetic fields, and ultrasound.
Application Deadline: 13 October 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Digital Metal with Rolls-Royce (Enhanced Stipend) Development of Advanced Barrier Coatings for extreme environments
Summary of PhD Program:
Advanced TBCs are used in critical aeroengine components (e.g., Ni superalloy turbine blades) to ensure a reliable and highly efficient operation. TBCs are crucial to ensure the safe and high-performance operation of such critical parts under extreme temperatures and pressures; however, external contaminants (e.g. Calcium Magnesium Alumina and Silicates -CMAS-) can infiltrate these coatings and accelerate their degradation.
Application Deadline: 13 October 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Scaling-Up Functional 3D Printing of Devices and Structures
Summary of PhD Program:
In this PhD studentship, you will develop the materials, methods, and designs necessary to 3D-print never-before created devices. You will develop new functional materials, and new engineering solutions only possible through multi-material additive manufacturing. This studentship will take place in world-leading research laboratories for additive manufacturing (CfAM) and advanced bio-printing (Additive BioFabrication Laboratory) and will provide experience with new and advanced 3D-printing equipment not available elsewhere.
Application Deadline: 13 October 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Design and Manufacturing of Soft Robots for Performing On-Wing Inspection of Aero-Engines
Summary of PhD Program:
This project aligns with Rolls-Royce’s technical needs for developing soft robotic solutions to enable in-situ/on-wing repair and maintenance of gas turbine engines. Applicants are invited to undertake a fully funded three-year PhD programme in partnership with Rolls-Royce to address key challenges in soft robotics for locomotion and manipulation in confined spaces. The successful candidate will be based at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at the University of Nottingham.
Application Deadline: 31 October 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mechatronics system for hybrid manufacturing processing
Summary of PhD Program:
Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology, The University of Nottingham. Applicants are invited to undertake a three-year PhD programme in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. The successful candidate will be based at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at the University of Nottingham.
Application Deadline: 31 October 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Laser Beam Processing of Aerospace Materials
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will deal with the study of a new laser processing method to enable in-situ surface treatment and repair of safety-critical rotating parts and further understand the correlation between surface quality, metallurgical characteristics and functional performance of the components and the key process parameters.
Application Deadline: 31 October 2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Intelligent Sensing and Robot Control for Performing On-Wing Inspection and Repair of Aero-Engines
Summary of PhD Program:
At the Rolls-Royce UTC at the University of Nottingham, we have developed robotic systems capable of navigating into crammed/hazardous environments and perform inspection and active operations such as machining. This is driven by the need to complete repair tasks without disassembly of industrial installations. We developed a series of continuum robots in both short and long versions.
Application Deadline: 31 October 2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Design and simulation of stiffness-adjustable robotic systems for performing on-wing repair of aero-engines
Summary of PhD Program:
At the Rolls-Royce UTC, we have a unique capability to design, model, and develop robotic systems tailored for operations in restrictive environments. This project will build upon our research and industrial successes, focusing on developing control solutions for automated robotic systems that can be teleoperated using intuitive human-machine interfaces.
Application Deadline: 31 October 2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Micromechanics and in-depth materials analysis of advanced aerospace materials upon the manufacturing process
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will deal with the micromechanics and in-depth materials analysis of advanced aerospace materials upon manufacturing operations to understand the materials’ response to the manufacturing process to efficiently support the manufacture of aerospace components. This will involve using a wide range of sophisticated testing and analysis techniques including not only the study of the conventional manufacturing process of advanced aerospace materials but also the state-of-the-art materials investigation such as scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and in-situ micromechanics.