Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Nottingham Trent University, 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 Development of protease feed additives to support increased use of UK protein crops in meat poultry diets
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will focus on three UK protein crops: field peas, faba beans and lupins. Field peas and beans are becoming common protein crops in the UK and are used for both human consumption and animal feed as a source of protein and energy but peas contain trypsin inhibitors and other proteinaceous anti-nutritional factors which must be de-natured before they can be used in large volumes on poultry diets.
Application Deadline: 10 February 2025
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Women’s physical and cognitive health across the menstrual cycle, into menopause, and beyond
Summary of PhD Program:
This research will have important implications. The impact of sex hormones on cognitive wellbeing is starkly under-researched, leading to mixed results rather than cumulative science delivering robust replicable findings. Importantly, harmful stereotypes, out-dated and perhaps unconscious bias are still prevalent. Research evidence is needed, not speculation and conjecture. The ultimate aim of this research is to empower women to use suitable strategies or countermeasures, when and, importantly, if required.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Creative Approaches to the Representation of Crisis Heritage in the Museum using Digital Means
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for an ambitious PhD candidate to work on this project to examine the issues facing the museums of region in communicating the Aral Sea crisis and to address such issues by applying new digital technologies. You will work with the museums and will assist them in developing appropriate curatorial and interpretation strategies using digital technologies including virtual and augmented reality. In the absence of artefacts associated with the crisis, and recognising the problems of telling a story which is vast and still unfolding, new technologies can assist communication and interpretation, not only to affected communities, but also to increasing numbers of international tourists.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in The Political Economy of Internationally Trained Nurses: A Study in Recruitment, Retention and Productivity within the English Midlands
Summary of PhD Program:
This project sets out to comprehensively unpack a multi-layered issue, investigate nurses’, patients’ and colleagues’ experiences, and create a best practice model intervention which helps ITNs and multicultural clinical teams form a sense of belonging and identity within their organisation so that they come, stay and thrive. ITNs often report feelings of being overwhelmed in their new environment and a sense of isolation, leading to a low sense of belonging and a tendency to withdraw into home groups.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in AI/ML enhanced detection and identification of explosives and drugs in security X-ray scans
Summary of PhD Program:
This project takes the existing pioneering research of the Imaging Science Research Group at Nottingham Trent University and integrates the use of AI and machine learning for the identification of explosives and drugs in security imaging. It will combine the properties of X-ray absorption and diffraction imaging to give the AI and machine learning algorithms an ability to rapidly distinguish between different materials at a molecular level. This approach creates a system with a potentially un-paralleled ability to positively identify explosives and drugs while minimising the occurrence of false positives.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Optimising use of fibrous agricultural products by use of molecular-level detail to inform agronomic practice
Summary of PhD Program:
We are going to be working across disciplines and with commercial scientists to focus on several different processes and how we use molecular knowledge and biorefinery approaches to optimise them. We are going to be characterising fibres derived from stalks of plants (starting with potatoes) to allow us to work out how best to grow the plants in the first place. We are going to be finding ways to valorise the rest of the stalks once the fibres have been removed. And we are going to be working out whether our knowledge can be translated to other crops that have fibrous waste.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Creating digital visual communication tools to facilitate the diagnosis of migraine
Summary of PhD Program:
Migraine is one of the most common neurological disorders, but commonly misunderstood. Many report frustration at the lack of understanding of their experiences. Some people with migraine experience hallucinations prior to the onset of the headache, known as migraine aura. The hallucinations can be confused with other disorders, such as stroke, and the consequences can be severe if appropriate treatment is not sought rapidly. The hallucinations are shimmer and expand, but they are commonly represented as static images or verbal descriptions.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Shrinking the carbon footprint of deep learning with dynamical systems
Summary of PhD Program:
This project will focus on achieving energy efficiency improvements at algorithmic level. The main objective of this research is to make DL more resource-efficient and thus less environmentally damaging by looking at DL through the lens of dynamical systems (DSs). We will leverage the rich theory and well-established numerical techniques of DSs to develop novel and theoretically sound tools towards: (i) shortening the duration of the notoriously long training of Transformers, which is a popular DL model that has recently seen some staggering success in many domains; (ii) accelerating the discovery of DL architectures that achieve the best possible performance for computer vision tasks.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Human cognitive factors in understanding antimicrobial and pesticide resistance
Summary of PhD Program:
The project addresses two major threats to global sustainability; drivers of human behaviour that can affect 1) the agricultural problem of pesticide resistance and 2) the public health problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Sustainable food production is vital to feed the growing global population. However, use of chemical weedkillers has seen a dramatic increase in herbicide-resistant weeds. The AMR crisis refers to the increasing ability of pathogens to resist antimicrobial drugs. The 2016 O’Neill report projected 10 million deaths annually by 2050 if not addressed, surpassing cancer as a leading cause of death.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Using electronic textiles to create games that promote physical exercise
Summary of PhD Program:
This exciting project aims to understand the opportunities presented by recent innovations in electronic textiles for use in exergaming. Exergaming is a rapidly growing sector with the interactive fitness market expected to reach USD 7.56B by 2028. Electronic textiles (E-textiles) will be used to enhance the user experience in this space by creating new means for users to interact with the game with innovative sensors or feedback mechanisms. It is envisioned that E-textiles will also facilitate more immersive exergaming experiences outside, where they can provide complex information about a user’s movements to the game.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Nature-based urban renewal: the case of Nottingham’s Green Heart
Summary of PhD Program:
The ambition of this PhD scholarship is to understand how nature-based urban recovery processes emerge in ordinary cities, and what their contribution is to sustainable and liveable urban futures with potential co-benefits for people, places and nature. The post-Covid urban landscape is characterised by disruption to the long established functions and spaces that used to define city centres. Economic restructuring, digital transformation of the retail sector, local government austerity, changing cultures of work and leisure, net zero policy and an urgent biodiversity crisis have all contributed to a reorientation of what makes city centres liveable and sustainable.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Accessing and Experiencing Historical Sites for Research and Public Engagement Through Immersive Technologies and Advanced Remote Sensing and Spectral Imaging
Summary of PhD Program:
We propose a new, user-friendly generation of holistic digital preservation of heritage assets that is fit for the purpose of research (e.g. curatorial, art history, conservation) and audience engagement. By deploying ground-based and UAV-based 3D spectral imaging to collect both high-resolution 3D colour information and spectral information per image pixel, it is possible to record and monitor not only the visible but also invisible information, material identity and degradation.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Re-imagining energy retrofit and home adaptation to deliver safe and resilient homes during interconnected energy, health, housing and climate crises
Summary of PhD Program:
Housing energy retrofits can improve thermal efficiency and reduce energy costs; home adaptation measures like handrails and ramps enhance accessibility; climate adaptation measures can include shutters, shading and green spaces. However, these strategies have not been studied together in research or policy (Simpson & Connelly, forthcoming). At a time of interconnected housing, energy, health, cost-of-living and climate crises, this PhD research aims to re-imagine energy retrofit and home adaptation practices toward climate adaptation.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Investigating the role of sphingosine-1-phosphate in obesity-associated metabolic disorders, and as a predictive marker for weight loss interventions
Summary of PhD Program:
This project would investigate S1P as a biomarker for obesity-associated, liver disease, asthma, as well as a predictive marker for patient response to liraglutide and other weight loss interventions. The student will be given the opportunity to present this work at national and international conferences to share important advances and learn more about other work being carried out in the field. Training opportunities for personal and professional development will also be provided.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Sustainable Construction UK: Investigating the UK construction industry’s culture in relation to meeting long-term social, economic and environmental goals
Summary of PhD Program:
This project will investigate the industry’s capability, opportunity and motivation to deliver projects that are compatible with sustainability goals, including climate policy. The tensions between observed adversarialism and the need for greater collaboration can lead to different performance outcomes for building projects – economically, socially, and environmentally. How these issues can be addressed will be of immediate relevance to industry and policy, and the research will contribute to developing theories of change in relation to sustainable transitions.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in Under what circumstances can learning about past historical violations (or injustice) bring about positive change or do further harm?
Summary of PhD Program:
There is extensive research across disciplines (history, law, memory studies, psychology) and contexts (genocides, Holocaust, dictatorships) on the benefits of learning about historical human rights violations (Gupkin, 2007). This body of work is concerned with how best to record and pass on knowledge about historical violations and is based on the assumption that learning will prevent them from happening again. There is also emerging evidence of the positive effects of learning on wellbeing through increased intergenerational bonds (Kellezi, et al., 2024) and increased empathy towards other victimised groups (Vollhardt, 2020).
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Digital Conservation of Endangered World Heritage: Virtual Reconstruction of the Urban Landscape of the Ancient City of Thmouis, Egypt
Summary of PhD Program:
The project aligns with UNESCO’s goals by integrating digital technology with cultural heritage preservation to raise public awareness of the pivotal role the city played in Egyptian, Hellenistic, and early Christian history. Egypt’s Delta heritage sites are increasingly vulnerable due to climate change and urban expansion, making this project a crucial effort in the preservation of cultural heritage. Recent advances in data collection and storage enable the creation of 3D records of heritage sites, capturing both tangible and intangible cultural elements.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Does Smartwatch-Induced Health Behavioural Change Improve Student Physiological Health, Psychological Well-Being and Academic Performance
Summary of PhD Program:
The aim of this PhD will be to explore the potential for smartwatches to improve physical and mental health among students. The health data collected from the smartwatches, along with questionnaire data, will be used to model which behaviours are key drivers for improving health profiles. The multidisciplinary nature of this project will incorporate convergent methods for evaluating health and wellbeing, including psychometric, anthropometric and biological markers.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Second wind: Developing multi-disciplinary decision-support tools for adopting second-hand wind turbines in UK community energy projects
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will adapt life-cycle analysis (LCA), combined with problem structuring methods and statistical analysis, to develop a holistic sustainability evaluation framework tailored to second-hand wind turbines. By addressing technical, economic, and societal factors, this research seeks to assess whether the adoption of second-hand wind turbines aligns with circular economy principles and supports the UK’s net-zero goals.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
20. Fully Funded PhD Position in Comfort, control and safety: Developing a decarbonisation strategy for public CLASP buildings in Nottinghamshire
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project aims to develop a framework to improve the energy efficiency of difficult-to-retrofit buildings within Nottinghamshire and raise awareness of NottsCC’s Net Zero activities. Different classes of CLASP buildings within the NottsCC portfolio will be reviewed to identify opportunities for energy efficiency interventions. Furthermore, an evidence-based guide on heating control systems for different building types will be developed to inform future heating system upgrades and new builds. The project will work with Inspire to raise awareness about NottsCC’s Net Zero work and to identify how local communities can contribute to the Net Zero journey.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
21. Fully Funded PhD Position in Creating Digital Soundscapes: A study on identification, perception, and replication of musical tones on electric guitar
Summary of PhD Program:
This project will provide the groundwork for a similar digital revolution in the guitar itself: the “pickup” – which transduces the vibrations of strings to electricity and dominates the sound of the guitar more than anything other than the strings. Like amplifiers, classic sounds originate from 1950s designs which boutique manufacturers copy. How the parameters of manufacture determine the pickup’s electrical properties, sound, and which aspects of that sound are important to the human ear, are poorly understood.
Application Deadline: 14 February 2025
22. Fully Funded PhD Position in Human-Interpretable and Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Tackling Online Language Crimes
Summary of PhD Program:
This interdisciplinary, timely, and impactful PhD project will explore the potential applications that Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) models (such as Large Language and Diffusion Models) hold in improving the accuracy and reliability of methods used in forensic authorship identification. The main objective of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of Generative AI as an assistant to the forensic linguist in identifying the author(s) of anonymous writing in cyber-enabled and cyber-dependant crimes.
