Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of 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 Developing a Miniaturised End-effector for Repair in Confined Spaces (UK Atomic Energy Authority sponsored)
Summary of PhD Program:
This project will be part-funded by the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments, https://www.race.ukaea.uk) robotics and remote handling centre. RACE was founded in 2014 as part of the UKAEA’s Fusion Research and Development Programme to design and test robots for operating in some of the most challenging environments imaginable. UKAEA’s wider mission is to lead the commercial development of fusion power and related technology and position the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy.
Application Deadline: 31 January 2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Functional Devices and Structures through 3D Multi-material Printing Scale-Up
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 investigate how to control the 3D distribution of differing functional materials, aiming to create graded properties, graded chemistries, and 3D-integrated components. You will develop new functional materials, and new engineering solutions only possible through multi-material additive manufacturing. You will have access to the equipment and expertise of the Centre for Additive Manufacturing (CfAM), one of the largest 3D printing research groups in the world. Here, you will take advantage of unique multi-material inkjet 3D printing equipment, only available at CfAM, which will open new opportunities to scale up your research of designs and materials.
Application Deadline: 23 January 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Metal Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Functional and Multi-Material Structures
Summary of PhD Program:
We seek a student who could lead the maturation of this multi-metal MetalJet technique, which offers substantial prospects in the direct manufacturing of multi-functional metallic structures. The successful candidate will develop a comprehensive understanding of the Drop-on-demand Metal Jetting process and the compatibility of dissimilar materials within the printed structure. There is a particular interest in exploring novel designs and manufacturing techniques for cartridges used in producing molten droplets. An ideal candidate should have experience or a strong interest in additive manufacturing, materials science, and computational mechanics but also be adaptable to learning and exploring new disciplines as the project evolves.
Application Deadline: 23 January 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in 3D printing of integrated quantum sensors
Summary of PhD Program:
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship (3 years) within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham. The student will work with an interdisciplinary supervisory team with expertise in 3D printing, functional low dimensional materials and sensing. In this project, 3D printing will be used to create novel multimaterial functional structures capable of new ways of sensing underlying material properties. Low dimensional materials, including graphene, perovskites and nanodiamonds will be incorporated into polymer and glass matrices, with the ultimate aim to develop and integrate sensing capabilities for quantum technology devices.
Application Deadline: 16 January 2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Extra-long compliant snake robot capable of self-localisation for inspection in fusion power plants
Summary of PhD Program:
This specific project will be part funded by RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments, https://race.ukaea.uk/). RACE was founded in 2014 as part of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) fusion research and development programme – to create robots for operating in some of the most challenging environments imaginable. The main research focus of this PhD program is the intelligent design and control of an extra-long compliant snake robot capable of self-localisation for inspection in fusion power plants. In this role, you will be at the forefront of research that offers robotics and AI technological innovations with an aim to improve the quality of inspection for fusion power plants. As a result, this position offers the opportunity for work with the UKAEA.
Application Deadline: 01 January 2025
6. 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 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 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.
Application Deadline: 01 January 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computer vision and robot control for performing on-wing repair of aero-engines
Summary of PhD Program:
This project is in relation to the technical needs of Rolls-Royce to develop smart and robotic solutions to enable in-situ/on-wing repair and maintenance of gas turbine engines. At the Rolls-Royce UTC at University of Nottingham we have developed robotic systems capable to navigate 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: 01 January 2025
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8. 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:
This project is in relation to the technical needs of Rolls-Royce to develop automatic and hybrid tooling solutions to enable in-situ/on-wing repair and maintenance of gas turbine engines. At the Rolls-Royce UTC at University of Nottingham we have developed robotic systems capable to navigate 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.
Application Deadline: 01 January 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Laser Beam Processing of Aerospace Materials
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will deal with 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. The project will deal with design of special process setups, testing its working principles and performances followed by assessment of the part quality; this will involve development of laser beam processing on specific aerospace materials, and model to understand the fundamental mechanisms of the process to identify optimal operating conditions and followed by surface analysis techniques (e.g. Scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction for residual stress measurements, Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy).
Application Deadline: 01 January 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mechatronics system for hybrid manufacturing processing
Summary of PhD Program:
This project is related to the development of smart mechanisms and sensing to support the aforementioned tasks with the following actions:
Develop the principles and theories for governing the scalability principles for building foldable and reconfigurable end-effectors that are able to access geometrically complex workspaces under positional restrictions.
Develop smart control algorithms that will allow the end-effectors to communicate with the central control system and coordinate tasks with other end-effectors and host robots.
Smart sensing systems to support automated manufacturing and maintenance, repair & overhaul. We refer here not only to conventional sensing, e.g. vision, orientation, that are commonly integrated on the end-effectors, but on advanced (e.g. tactile, sound-based, shape) solutions that enhance the perception of the end-effectors so that versatile tasks can be performed.
Application Deadline: 01 January 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Health economic evaluation of community acquired pneumonia in the UK
Summary of PhD Program:
The first stage of the project will be a study of the economic burden of community acquired pneumonia within the UK. The student will analyse large datasets such as the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and Hospital Episode Statistics to identify activity related to the treatment of community acquired pneumonia. This will require identifying relevant treatments and their associated Health Resource Group (HRG) codes to link hospital care provided with NHS Reference Costs, as well as linking any primary care activity with Unit Costs of Health and Social Care, and British National Formulae (BNF).
Application Deadline: 03 February 2025
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12. 03 Fully Funded PhD Position in Engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
An exciting opportunity is available for a talented and motivated PhD candidate to pursue research on production of hydrogen from wastewater and conversion of hydrogen and CO2 into liquid fuels. Annually the United Kingdom produces a flow of municipal wastewater equivalent to the flow rate of all the water flowing through the river Thames. The UK expends 1-3% of our energy and carbon budget treating this waste. The project aims to turn this cost into a benefit by converting the organic matter in the waste stream into hydrogen to be used as fuel. Specifically, a novel microbial electrolysis cell will be developed to treat water and produce a net energy gain from the overall process, instead of the loss associated with existing wastewater treatment technology.
Application Deadline: 15 Nov 2024
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Interactions
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project will focus on the design and development of brand new strategies for Surface Engineering and Coatings Solutions for CMCs and the surrounding metal, high temperature testing, characterisation with electron backscattered diffraction, transmission electron microscopes and Raman spectroscopy. This is a hugely exciting project for an enthusiastic researcher who wishes to forge an academic or industry career in the aerospace sector on CMC.
Application Deadline: 08 December 2024
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Synthesis and characterisation and/or computational modelling and validation of next generation hydrogen storage materials
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking to recruit 4 highly motivated and enthusiastic doctoral students at the University of Nottingham to perform experimental and/or computational research aimed at developing novel metal hydrides and complex hydrides for energy storage applications. Efficient energy storage by hydrogen and hydrogen rich carriers is growing in importance and there is an exciting opportunity to join the hydrogen research team to investigate solid state energy hydrogen storage materials mainly for the compact storage and/or compression of hydrogen. Based in the Advanced Materials Research Group within the Faculty of Engineering, the successful candidates will work closely with Professors Martin Dornheim, David Grant, Sanliang Ling, and the hydrogen storage team at Nottingham.
Application Deadline: 11 December 2024
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Using self-supervised machine learning to better understand the role of garden plants in tackling environmental challenges
Summary of PhD Program:
This project will explore the use of modern deep learning approaches to train models that distinguish important plant traits, aiding researchers exploring the large RHS image datasets. A particular challenge of this project is that many of the images are the images are only partially labelled, perhaps with only the broad species known but no other information. During the PhD you will develop new self-supervised learning techniques that require no expert labelling, training models to recognise what is different and similar about plants in general. These models can be built into tools that can search large datasets for new candidate species or traits based on features of interest. These approaches will be developed in collaboration with scientists at the Royal Horticultural Society.
Application Deadline: 20 November 2024
16. 03 Fully Funded PhD Position in Creative AI, Soft robotics and Human-Robot Interaction
Summary of PhD Program:
We are recruiting three fully-funded PhD students to work alongside our new UKRI-funded £6.5M research programme in Somabotics: Creatively Embodying Artificial Intelligence led by Professor Steve Benford. Somabotics will explore new kinds of creative interaction between humans and AI, especially robots. You will join a multidisciplinary team of twelve researchers and work with renowned artists to create, tour, and study high-profile artworks that will demonstrate how humans can interact with robots in more meaningful ways. Through this, you will contribute novel foundational concepts, methods and tools for artificial intelligence.
Application Deadline: 30 November 2024
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Revealing how plant roots adapt to compacted soil environments
Summary of PhD Program:
Soil compaction represents a modern farming challenge that profoundly influences the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil. The alterations in soil structure leads to reduced water infiltration, gaseous exchange and biological activity in soils. One prominent feature of soil compaction is the enhanced mechanical impedance of the soil, which hinders root growth, thereby limiting the nutrient and water foraging capacity of the plants. Climate change exacerbates soil compaction, with reduced rainfall increasing soil strength and heavy rainfall leading to flash flood conditions in compacted soils. However, how roots navigate the complex stress of soil compaction in heterogeneous soil conditions remains largely unknown.
Application Deadline: 15 November 2024
