Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Loughborough University, 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 Computational modelling and testing of inverse Compton scattering sources for medical applications
Summary of PhD Program:
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position in the Applied Radiation and Medical Physics Group in the School of Science (Physics Department) at Loughborough University. The successful candidate will work in a collaborative and supportive environment, and will interact with an international network of research centres to apply their physics knowledge and coding experience to cutting edge research in radiotherapy.
Application Deadline: 29th February 2024
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational design of molecules with tuned optical absorption and emission properties
Summary of PhD Program:
It is the goal of this project to study the interactions of molecules with light and, specifically, how we can tune band shapes and absorption / emission intensities. To do so, we will perform quantum chemistry computations to simulate spectra to high accuracy, supported by some pen-and-paper work aimed at improving our qualitative understanding. We will investigate which factors affect transition dipole moments and, therefore, the optical intensities. We will study how vibronic coupling affects band shapes and how to modulate this effectively.
Application Deadline: 29th February 2024
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Complexity-driven neuromorphic photonics in ultrafast nonlinear systems
Summary of PhD Program:
We invite applications for a PhD project centred on integrating complex nonlinear photonics systems as a new-generation hardware platform for neuro-inspired computing. Our approach relies on the principles of nonlinear wave interaction in multimode optical elements, such as multimode optical fibres or integrated lasers. The primary objective is to devise strategies to control multi-mode interactions to emulate the response of a large-scale artificial neural network operating in the optical domain. At the same time, your research will provide new insights into the theoretical and technological requirements for an optical system to be able to “learn” new functionalities.
Application Deadline: 29th February 2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Colonial Coral
Summary of PhD Program:
We invite proposals for a project that examines what lessons can be learned from corals, for rethinking at the intersections of environmental studies, decolonising theories and design methodologies. In the Natural History Museum, London, relevant histories range from the collection and display in the historical Coral Gallery to the political and ecological contexts of the Chagos Coral Collection. The successful candidate will undertake a programme of research interrogating coral’s linked histories of imperialism, environmental crises and their relation to the designed world. This may incorporate co-design with both human and nonhuman agents, drawing on Indigenous or anti-colonial methods.
Application Deadline: 29 January 2024
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Climate change-resilient geotechnical infrastructure
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD will take advantage of the new National Engineered Slope Simulator (NESS) facility; a large-scale, configurable, climate-controlled clay slope testing facility. The long-term experiments will deploy large (5×3×2 m; 45-tonne) compacted clay samples, which are subjected to accelerated wetting/drying cycles to deteriorate hydromechanical performance.
Application Deadline: 25 February 2024
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in CFD development of a multiscale approach for turbulent flows
Summary of PhD Program:
This project offers an opportunity to use a novel immersed boundaries based numerical approach developed at Loughborough University to perform challenging direct simulations reflecting the fine-scale processes. There is also a possibility to employ Artificial Intelligence techniques to speed up computations further by identifying preferred directions of flow in the porous media networks – mimicking phenomena occurring in nature. Accurate simulations of fully multiscale flows especially through complex geometries are seldom attempted and the project is likely to provide the first-ever computations of its kind.
Application Deadline: 19 January 2024
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Automating the circularity potential assessment in building retrofitting
Summary of PhD Program:
Building retrofitting is crucial to achieve low/net-zero carbon built environment. While majority of building retrofits focus on improving energy efficiency, there is little attention on the relatively short lifespan of retrofit materials in buildings. This gives rise to recurring embodied carbon since buildings undergo periodic retrofitting for various purposes such as building upgrade. With over 25 million buildings in the UK requiring retrofitting for a decarbonised building stock, reducing the demand for new materials presents a significant challenge for the next decades.
Application Deadline: 25th February 2024
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Automating asset management: AI-driven approaches for enhanced efficiency
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will also explore using natural language processing to automate the processing of maintenance logs and reports and increase efficiency in data management. By implementing this AI-driven asset management system, the research aims to significantly reduce downtime, extend asset lifespan, and lower maintenance costs. This research will considerably improve the efficiency and sustainability of asset management practices.
Application Deadline: 25 February 2024
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Automatically building better algorithms
Summary of PhD Program:
This project looks at taking existing algorithms and improving them in some regard. This could be improving the algorithm in terms of its accuracy, runtime, memory usage, bandwidth, power consumption. This is achieved by using techniques such as machine learning and optimization and applying them to the source code.
Application Deadline: 29th February 2024
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in machine learning (ML) and digital twin (DT) technologies
Summary of PhD Program:
This project will develop a semantic digital twin by integrating Machine Learning (ML) and Digital Twin (DT) concepts for developing algorithms capable of handling dynamic process data, and interaction between plants and operatives in an offsite and onsite setting and retrieving data on process efficiency and performance based on key metrics (time, cost, and carbon). The intended output of the study will be an adaptable semantic model that captures knowledge on operational patterns of resources (equipment, operatives, materials) to support production planning and optimization in DT through simulations to achieve real-time mapping of data which provides measurable evidence on process inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
Application Deadline: 25th February 2024
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Assessment of moisture-induced damage effects in timber buildings
Summary of PhD Program:
This project will focus on developing reliable data-driven detection of moisture-induced damage in multi-storey timber buildings. The onset of damage should be detected by fusing data acquired from moisture and acceleration sensors. As part of the project the best location and number of sensors should also be determined using efficient optimization algorithms. Validation will be sought considering a) reduced scale models using the most advanced hygrothermal test chamber in Europe and b) real world data from a live laboratory timber building built by NMITE.
Application Deadline: 25 February 2024
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Artificial intelligence for greenhouse gas emission monitoring and analysis from satellite and scientific data
Summary of PhD Program:
It is an exciting interdisciplinary research opportunity to develop innovative AI and machine learning approaches aimed at addressing global warming and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By leveraging multimodal big data from satellites, remote sensing, and ground-based scientific measurements, this project will explore AI-enhanced solutions to improve GHG emission monitoring and analysis. It will also investigate the association between land use (e.g., agriculture, industry) and biodiversity concerning climate change and GHG emissions. The project will contribute to the UKRI/EPSRC £2.5M project on AI for sustainable land management.
Application Deadline: 29th February 2024
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Architectural Design Process Against a Sustainable Environment
Summary of PhD Program:
It is possible to argue that the Modernist movement in architecture did not prioritise caring for the environment and did not consider it as a key value; the result was that the legacy of the buildings it created was unsustainable on the long term. Within this framework, this research aims to investigate, by examining architectural design practices, embedded concepts in policy, design process, and construction methods that are at the root of obstructing meeting zero-carbon targets.
Application Deadline: 25 February 2024
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Application of laser patterning for functionalisation of vascular stents
Summary of PhD Program:
In this PhD project, we will build upon our current understanding and focus further on surface patterning of metal stents and functionalisation through optimisation of laser ablation processes. Ultimately, understanding the effects of laser surface patterning on biological response and mechanical performance of stent materials will contribute to the development of laser micromachining technology in the manufacturing of vascular medical devices.
Application Deadline: 19 January 2024
15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Analysis of a children’s rights-based approach to the prevention of violence against girls in football
Summary of PhD Program:
Despite the fact that violence against women and girls (VAWG) is recognised as a human rights violation, academic research on the VAMG in sport that uses human rights and offers rights perspectives is limited. This project aims to address this gap.
Application Deadline: 31 January 2024
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Accounting and Finance
Summary of PhD Program:
The Accounting and Finance (AF) Group pursues rigorous, high-impact research aligned with the University’s key priorities of reducing inequalities, improving public health and wellbeing, creating sustainable communities and addressing climate change.
Application Deadline: 16 February 2024
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in 3D printed reactors for online reaction monitoring
Summary of PhD Program:
Online monitoring of chemical reactions is essential for understanding how reactions work, and for optimising them. The use of 3D printing allows much more freedom in how reactors are designed and used. It also provides a way to embed monitoring into the reactor itself. We have shown that 3D printing can produce standard parts that can be assembled into bespoke reactors; in addition we can use the design freedom of printed reactors to incorporate monitoring equipment such as thermocouples, IR, UV, NMR etc. This project will look at specific reactions, with a view to finding ways to optimise them via design of the reactor, online monitoring of the reaction, and feedback of these elements to produce an optimised reaction and reactor.
