Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 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 Vibration data and underlying physics for adaptive structural health monitoring
Summary of PhD Program:
In the context of long-term monitoring applications, there are numerous structural states that exhibit similar behavior but cannot be generalized with a single model (whether data- or physics-based) due to the inherent time-variant nature of structural evolution. Addressing such scenarios necessitates methodologies with adaptable models that can capture the interdependencies between Environmental and Operational Variabilities (EOV) and Damage Sensitivity Features (DSF) at various stages of structural evolution.
Application Deadline: 27/07/2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Theory of clustering in binary mixtures with competing interactions
Summary of PhD Program:
The importance of clustering, or microphase separation, is increasingly recognized, with applications in many technologies including nanomaterials and pharmaceutical crystallization. It is also important in nature; for example the membraneless organelles within biological cells. However, the mechanisms leading to such clusters are not completely understood.
Application Deadline: 31/08/2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in The mechanics of early human development
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project aims to delve into the complex mechanisms of mechanobiology and their crucial influence on human embryo development. A growing body of evidence suggests that mechanical forces, alongside biochemical signals, play a significant role in cellular function and organismal development. However, the specific interactions and effects of these forces during the early stages of human development remain largely unexplored due to technical and ethical limitations.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Nucleate Boiling on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces
Summary of PhD Program:
Nucleate boiling is a type of boiling mechanism where the heat is transferred from a hot surface to a liquid through the formation and release of vapor bubbles. This process occurs at discrete points on the surface where the liquid is in direct contact with heat. During nucleate boiling, small bubbles of vapor form at nucleation sites, typically surface imperfections, and grow until they are buoyant enough to detach and rise through the liquid.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Molecular simulation of phase separation in amino acid carbon capture solutions
Summary of PhD Program:
Recent research has shown that aqueous amino acid salts (AAS) are effective carbon capture solutions. They offer advantages over the usual amine-based carbon capture solutions due to their reduced toxicity, corrosivity, volatility and cost whilst also having good stability and high capacity. Especially, it has been shown that some AAS solutions phase separate after absorbing CO2. Importantly, phase separating carbon capture solutions could lead to reduced regeneration energy penalties for carbon capture processes since the regenerate can easily be separated and has reduced water content.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Modelling particles subject to permanent plastic deformations
Summary of PhD Program:
This project will initially extend the simulation framework developed for particle abrasion to capture plastic deformation. This framework will then be applied to explore the role of plasticity in granular systems, and assess the scenarios in which simpler elasto-plastic contact models can give acceptable results.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Metamaterials for Oil/Water Separation
Summary of PhD Program:
In this project, the focus will be on creating hydrophobic mechanical metamaterials using foams and characterizing their properties when in contact with different liquids. The project will also consider a possible application in the programmable separation of oil-water mixtures and de-fouling of materials. The project will investigate whether strain might be used as a switch to allow oil to either be blocked to to pass through the material and whether strain can be used to release particulates blocking the material when it is used as a filter.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Machine Learning (ML) for Polymer Blending Optimisation
Summary of PhD Program:
A wide spectrum of target thermoplastic materials can be manufactured by tailoring polymer blends to achieve particular combinations of end-user performance (e.g. mechanical, electrical, structural support) properties, important in various industrial sectors, especially in extreme-condition environments. These polymeric material classes include the widely used polyolefins (PE, PP), but also others derived from higher-MW monomers (PS, PVC, PVP, PC, PTFE, etc. ).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Improve the Energy Sustainability of AI Data Centers in Future Energy System
Summary of PhD Program:
This cross-disciplinary PhD program in electrical engineering and computer science aims to develop real-time strategies for minimizing the carbon footprint of data centers. The research will optimize the jobs scheduling at large scale data center, addressing the challenge of managing high volumes of computational tasks required by large AI models. Advanced machine learning, optimization, and data analytics techniques will be explored to enable a more proactive response to the electricity supply profile, ensuring that data center operations are effectively integrated with the broader energy network.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Heat integration to provide whole system flexibility
Summary of PhD Program:
sssssThe project will investigate heat integration techniques across various levels of the energy system, including industrial processes, district heating networks, and residential heating solutions. Key areas of focus will include the integration of advanced thermal storage technologies, the utilisation of waste heat recovery, and the implementation of innovative heat pump technologies. This multi-scale approach ensures that the project addresses both high-grade industrial heat and low-grade residential heat requirements.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Engineering sex-differences to improve science
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project proposes an innovative exploration of how sex-specific differences in hormonal profiles and blood flow dynamics impact liver function, utilizing cutting-edge techniques involving liver organoids and microfluidic technology. Males and females differ significantly in their liver function and pathology, thought to be largely due to variations in hormonal environment and hemodynamics.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Energy Efficient Processing of Thermoplastic Composites
Summary of PhD Program:
Lightweight composites are growing rapidly across industries due to a powerful combination of performance benefits, economic incentives, and environmental pressures. Among these, thermoplastic composites are experiencing particularly rapid growth because of their recyclability, which distinguishes them from traditional non-recyclable thermoset composites. Thermoplastics can be reheated and reshaped multiple times, making them recyclable — unlike thermosets, which are permanently set after curing.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electrolytes in Zinc ion Batteries
Summary of PhD Program:
This project focuses on the development and optimization of advanced electrolytes for high-performance zinc-ion batteries. Unlike lithium, zinc is abundant, non-toxic, and operates in aqueous environments, making it safer and more affordable. However, challenges such as zinc dendrite formation, limited electrolyte stability, and slow ion mobility need to be addressed for ZIBs to compete with LIBs in commercial applications.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Dropwise Condensation and heat transfer on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces
Summary of PhD Program:
Condensation is a heat transfer process in which a vapor releases energy/heat as it changes its phase to become a liquid, which typically occurs when the vapor is cooled below its dew temperature, often upon making contact with a cooler surface. This process is critical in numerous applications, including in HVAC systems, power generation, and refrigeration. The effectiveness of dropwise condensation in transferring heat makes it essential in condensers, where minimizing the surface area for dropwise condensation and optimizing conditions for heat transfer can significantly enhance system efficiency.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Droplet Dynamics on Topographically Patterned Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces
Summary of PhD Program:
The interaction of droplets with structured surfaces is extremely important in microfluidics, with target applications in medical diagnostics, self-assembly and printing. In this project you will study the dynamic interactions of droplets with structured solid surfaces coated by a thin liquid lubricant layer. Depending on your skills and interests, you will tackle questions about the fluid dynamics of this system using experimental/computational approaches, or a combination of both.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Droplet Dynamics on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces
Summary of PhD Program:
Friction is a key limiting factor affecting the motion of liquids in contact with solid surfaces. When water droplets interact with a solid surface, friction can severely limit the speed at which they move, or hamper their motion altogether. Fundamentally, friction between droplets and solid forces is an open field of research in fluid mechanics, with important applications in a range of fields, from microfluidics to self-cleaning and heat transfer.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Designing Structured Surfaces with Superwettability Properties
Summary of PhD Program:
The wetting behaviours of liquids on solid surfaces play an important role for a wide range of engineering applications, including coatings, electronics, oil recovery, microfluidics, and inkjet printing. For many of these applications, the key challenge is to control the static and dynamic wettability of a given substrate against various liquids. To achieve such control, especially over the full range of wettability landscape, surface chemistry, while crucial, is inadequate by itself.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Design and testing of microflyers for environmental monitoring
Summary of PhD Program:
In the next decade, distributed sensor network systems made of small flying sensors, from dust-scale to insect-scale, will enable a step change in monitoring natural disasters and remote areas. They will contribute to protecting the environment by providing data on the contamination of physical and biological systems and the impact of human activities. To date, a key limitation of this technology is that small sensors can remain airborne only for a few tens of minutes.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Cryogenic Power Electronics for Next Generation Superconducting Drivetrains
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will investigate power module design and advanced gate driving strategies using wide-bandgap semiconductors that show significant loss reduction at cryogenic temperatures. The research will address a range of critical challenges associated with implementing power converters using wide-bandgap semiconductor devices in cryogenic environments. Key specific challenges include optimising PCB layout to handle high current levels while minimizing power loop parasitic inductance, ensuring uniform current sharing among parallel devices, and developing effective thermal management solutions tailored for low-temperature operation.
