Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 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 Distributed and Intelligent Sensing for Ocean Research and Sustainable Ocean Enterprise
Summary of PhD Program:
This EPSRC PhD Case Studentship research aims to develop hardware & software systems to improve industrial, scientific and environmental processes in the sea. This research will co-design, operate and assess new distributed sensing platforms to enable step-changes in the acquisition and interpretation of marine data. The data- provisioning network comprises sensor hardware, communicating sub-systems, data processing and integration with simulations and control systems.
Application Deadline: October 20, 2023
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Desalination with low temperature heat
Summary of PhD Program:
In your studies, you will research and develop a technology (sorption desalination) to use low temperature heat for the production of freshwater by exploiting recent innovations in material science and engineering. You will work in the Emerging Sustainable Technologies Laboratory (ESTech Lab), be part of a world leading research group in sustainable technologies towards the development of a proof-of-concept super-efficient processes for heat-powered desalination, have access to state-of-the-art equipment including rapid prototyping tools (e.g. 3D-printing) and brainstorm new technological avenues for desalination.
Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Conversion of humidity to electricity
Summary of PhD Program:
Sudden humidity swings are part of our daily life from natural or manmade occurrences. Human body temperature regulation works on the evapotranspiration of water through the skin, the relative humidity in a dishwasher usually swings from 30% to 100% and humidity changes between day and night are present in humid and dry areas alike. The swing between two relative humidity levels always corresponds to an energy change which is possible to harvest. In the past, three proof of principles experiments exploiting three different mechanisms have shown that it is possible to harvest energy from humidity but not beyond the generation of negligible powers.
Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Biopolymers for packaging and membrane applications
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will involve and combine synergistically the experimental approach with the computational one, i.e. Molecular Dynamics (MD) to gain insight into the microscopic structure and dynamics of such materials, The computational screening of such systems allows to identify the most promising candidate for a specific application, thus reducing the experimental effort and informing future experimental campaigns.
Application Deadline: January 27, 2024
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applications
Summary of PhD Program:
Antimicrobial coating industry is rapidly growing. This is to prevent the serious problems caused by bacterial adhesion and subsequent biofilm formation on the surfaces of many devices. The project to be carried out in the Institute for Bioengineering at the University of Edinburgh is going to combine anti-adhesive approach to prevent bacterial adsorption and bactericidal method to achieve effective antimicrobial coatings.
Application Deadline: October 3, 2023
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in America’s Cup yacht hydrofoils
Summary of PhD Program:
The project aims at developing an in-depth understanding of the unsteady hydrodynamics of America’s Cup hydrofoils. The project will be performed with the partnership of world-leading yacht designers and professional sailors, and will be potentially affiliated with an America Cup team.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Affordable Training of Large Language Models
Summary of PhD Program:
In this PhD, the student will investigate affordable LLM training i.e. with limited compute and/or data, inspired by [2,3]. Avenues of research could include (i) generating training data that facilitates fast training e.g. through dataset distillation [4]; (ii) exploring neural architecture search to develop models that are “aware” of being resource-constrained while being trained; (iii) developing novel cost-effective training algorithms, (iv) leveraging and tuning open-source LLMs.
Application Deadline: September 1, 2023
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Aerodynamics of the gliding seeds of the Javan cucumber vine
Summary of PhD Program:
The membranous wings of the Alsomitra macrocarpa fruit are very thin, varying from a few micron to some tens of microns. The wing has a swept and tapered planform, resembling that of a flying wing (see figure). Such a wing is one of the most efficient fixed-wing aircraft designs, since the entire body provides lift; however, without electronic stablisers, “flying wing” aircraft are difficult to control. The Alsomitra macrocarpa fruit, however, has overcome this design weakness by having a center of gravity located close to (but in front of) the aerodynamic center of the wing due to the swept planform. At the same time, elastic deformation of the wing provides a twisted washout and dihedral, which helps it fly in a straight path and prevents “spiral instability” [1].
Application Deadline: December 31, 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Aerodynamics of high-performance yacht sails
Summary of PhD Program:
The proposed project aims to investigate the fluid dynamics of yacht sails. Sails have unique flow features, which allows the generation of very high lift and high lift/drag ratio compared to wings and blades commonly used in other fields such as aeronautics and turbo machinery. The project aims to understand the underlying mechanisms of these flow features in order to allow the performance of sails to be further enhanced and, importantly, to allow the cross fertilisation of ideas in research fields where there is a need for fluid dynamic efficiency.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2025
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced laser diagnostics investigating the fluid mechanics of primary breakup
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD position focuses on sophisticated experimental measurements that resolve the fundamental fluid dynamics that govern the primary breakup processes at liquid/gas interfaces at the core of an atomizing spray. Experiments will utilize short-pulse laser diagnostics applied within an atomizing spray. The diagnostics will include (1) Ballistic Imaging, which allows one to visualize intact liquid elements inside a dense droplet cloud and (2) Two-Photon Laser Induced Fluorescence imaging, which mitigates multiple scatter at lower optical depths.
Application Deadline: June 30, 2023
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced Marine Renewable Energy Harvesting via Added-mass-variation Control
Summary of PhD Program:
The aim of this project is to develop a proof-of-concept design of a mechanical apparatus which demonstrates the feasibility of added-mass-variation control in the context of energy harvesting. In order to achieve this goal, the candidate will be required to design a rig comprising of a vibrational system capable of varying its shape in order to benefit of the added-mass-variation force. This could be represented by any system capable of performing expanding/collapsing mode deformations in coordination with the oscillatory kinematics and in this way extract the hydrodynamic energy to drive sustained oscillations.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2023
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced Free-Space Optical Communication for Reliable Connectivity
Summary of PhD Program:
A reliable free-space optical communication (FSOC) system should be capable of error-free data transfer between two terminals irrespective of the channel conditions. Such an FSOC system will offer resilience against the channel’s photon absorption and scattering. In addition, a reliable FSOC system will have robust capability to point and track the narrow optical beam. This is requirement is crucial, particularly for non-stationary platforms. Another channel condition to mitigate is the effect of atmospheric turbulence on FSOC systems. The effect of atmospheric turbulence is known to induce large-scale fluctuations of the received optical signal intensity.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in A study of Sensing and Wireless Communications
Summary of PhD Program:
This project is to investigate novel techniques for sensing and achieving efficient wireless communication. To fulfil the needs of future communication networks, the study will explore both the optical and radio frequencies for simultaneous sensing and wireless communications. The promise of these techniques is to use a single system for transmitting data, identifying nearby objects of interest (similar to radar) and obtaining location information from sensor data, etc. One of the approaches of interest is the electromagnetically induced transparency with Rydberg atoms.
Application Deadline: September 1, 2023
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in A Study on Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) for CO2 Capture
Summary of PhD Program:
This project is aimed to develop and advance a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology for its application to various industries for CO2 capture. To achieve the objective, you will try to enhance the process design, e.g. the step sequence of a cycle, explore novel CO2-selective porous materials, e.g. structured adsorbents, and ultimately optimise the operating conditions for a greater performance given the chosen adsorbent.
Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
15. Fully Funded PhD Position in The physics and engineering of flowing suspensions
Summary of PhD Program:
Suspensions of particles in liquid are found throughout nature and industry, for instance chocolate, toothpaste, slurries and ceramics. Understanding their flow properties is crucial to describing the natural world and characterising engineering processes. We are just beginning to unravel the dramatic influence that particle-particle interactions have on their flow behaviour when the liquid is Newtonian and the particles are hard, repulsive and monosized spheres (see Figure 1 and Ref [1]). In reality these conditions are rarely met: suspending liquids are often ‘viscoelastic’; particles are often soft or sticky or non-spherical and have large size distributions. How do the combined microphysics of these particle-level details control the resulting flow behaviour?
Application Deadline: September 1, 2023
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Spontaneous and forced Capillary flows on liquid surfaces
Summary of PhD Program:
Capillary imbibition is a phenomenon in which a liquid spontaneously fills a porous solid due to the to surface tension (think water invading a sponge). Capillary imbibition occurs in many natural and technological processes, including plant water uptake, microfluidics, and printing. Crucially, thus far we understand how a liquid invades a solid medium, but what happens if the solid is replaced by a liquid? This is a fundamental question in fluid mechanics which has substantial potential to unlock solutions in engineering, ranging from reducing friction to enabling the manipulation of droplets in micromechanical devices.
Application Deadline: June 27, 2024
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Smart Surfaces for Anti-Scaling
Summary of PhD Program:
Scaling and mineral deposits that occur due to dissolved materials in water is a problem in many industrial applications. How to remove this scaling without the use of harsh chemicals or methods to prevent it is crucial importance to both the environment and the economy. Studying scaling and its mitigation with new smart substrates gives us scientific insight that allows many technological advances.
Application Deadline: June 27, 2024
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Remote Destruction & Sterilization of the Coronavirus by RF/Microwave Wireless Power Transmission
Summary of PhD Program:
The proposed PhD research plan is to develop further a new methodology that can help combat the COVID-19 pandemic by remote microwave sterilization of surfaces and air particles using antenna radiation and wireless power transmission. The concept basically works like a conventional microwave oven where materials/surfaces, etc. can be sterilized by radiating safe RF/microwave energy.
Application Deadline: November 22, 2023
19. Fully Funded PhD Position in RF Electronics and Radar Antenna Systems for Automotive Radar and other Related Scenarios
Summary of PhD Program:
In order to make autonomous technology a reality, detection of objects and vehicles requires accurate and a real-time response whilst employing clever radar signal processing techniques. The PhD research will work towards the design, implementation and testing of new RF antennas and electronics to support this every expanding industrial trend. In particular, high-resolution in angle is sought for the following applications: lane change assist, collision avoidance, and complete automobile self-driving.
Application Deadline: December 14, 2023
20. Fully Funded PhD Position in Multifunctional nanomaterials for greenhouse gases removal
Summary of PhD Program:
This project responds to all these challenges by proposing a process intensified photocatalytic approach and developing multifunctional nanomaterials. They will allow significant and quantitative volume of airflow to be processed and, will enable reaction species, efficacy and durability to be monitored, evaluated and enhanced.
Application Deadline: August 31, 2023
21. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mechatronics of Carbon Capture from the atmosphere
Summary of PhD Program:
Within the ESTEch Lab team, you will automatize and test a direct air capture laboratory-scale unit. We are looking for a person who can expand and gradually take the lead of the automation area of the ESTech Lab team. Expertise in Mechatronics is essential for this position. Previous knowledge in separation processes is less important since you are supported and supervised by the expertise of other researchers in the team, with the aim of learning the required knowledge by doing during the project development.
Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
22. Fully Funded PhD Position in Hierarchical nanofabrication of smart and functional materials for energy efficient separations
Summary of PhD Program:
This proposed PhD research will focus on synthesizing a new class of ultra-stable materials with tunable nanostructure and functionalities for efficient separations and/or high-performance catalytic reactions, with special emphasis on enhancing their hydrothermal stability. Innovative synthetic strategies will be developed to create these nanostructured materials with enhanced transport properties and extraordinary hydrothermal stability.
Application Deadline: August 20, 2023
23. Fully Funded PhD Position in Fracture by design of confined architected materials
Summary of PhD Program:
This research project aims to address pressing fundamental challenges in structural bonding and thereby propose innovative solutions to foster sustainable practices in construction and infrastructure, renewable energy sector, and automotive industry, etc. By harnessing the concept of Mechanical Metamaterials within the adhesive bonding framework, the primary goal is to develop optimised confined architected materials that replace traditional bulk adhesive.
Application Deadline: August 15, 2023
24. Fully Funded PhD Position in Flow inside supersaturated Saline droplets
Summary of PhD Program:
Droplets on surfaces are of significant interest in many research fields from heat exchange to staining of materials and to transmission of viruses. When a droplet dries on a surface, materials within it are deposited due to internal flows within the droplet and may create a stain or a crystal pattern. The structure of this stain is dependent on the heat, momentum and the mass transport within the droplet during its evaporation. It is also dependent on the behavior of the three-phase contact line and the liquid contact with the surface.
Application Deadline: November 18, 2023
25. Fully Funded PhD Position in Engineering Education (Remote Laboratories)
Summary of PhD Program:
Remote laboratories allow students to do practical work with real equipment, in real-time, from anywhere by connecting to the equipment through a web-browser. At the University of Edinburgh we are leading the creation of an open-source digital infrastructure for remote laboratories (https://practable.io) and coupling physical and software developments with educational research so as to translate leading education theory into practice. This addresses the requirement for institutions to deliver more experiential learning, to more students, over a wider geographic area, together with developing much-needed alternative approaches for feedback and authentic assessment in the higher education sector.
Application Deadline: April 12, 2024
26. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electric Field Control of Liquid Surfaces for Microfluidics
Summary of PhD Program:
In this PhD you will discover how a static non uniform electric field can create arbitrary surface shapes, wrinkles and beyond, on the surface of a thin film of a dielectric liquid. You will then investigate how that surface can affect the wettability of a droplet of a second immiscible liquid resting on the film. You will then move on the using modulated dynamic electric fields to discover how these can be used to continuously manipulate the immiscible droplet for application on the Microfluidics.
