Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences studentships

We’re offering a number of funded PhD opportunities across the range of disciplines within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Start date

1 October 2024

Duration

3.5 years

Application deadline

Funding source

UKRI and/or University of Surrey

Funding information

We are offering the UKRI standard stipend (currently £18,622 per year) with an additional bursary of £1,700 per year for full 3.5 years for exceptional candidates. In addition, a research, training and support grant of £3,000 over the project is also offered. Full home or overseas tuition fees (as applicable) will be covered.

About

We are seeking outstanding PhD candidates to undertake fully funded studentships.

The University of Surrey provides a vibrant, interdisciplinary research environment, with access to state-of-the-art facilities. We see our postgraduate researchers as an integral part of our research community, collaborating and innovating together with academics at all levels. We want the most talented researchers from diverse backgrounds to join us, bringing new ideas and perspectives. 

We will help you make the most of your potential, removing barriers where we can and supporting you with dedicated career guidance. 

We offer generous funding packages, sector-leading researcher development training and mentoring, and dedicated employability support. Whatever your aspirations, Surrey is where research careers are launched and nurtured.

Projects

Title
6G technologies
A new take on parallel computing applied to oscillatory dynamics
Adaptive pets to manage dynamic changes to privacy needs during major life transitions
Advanced functional 2D materials (Mxene and its compounds) through atmospheric plasma for solar fuels
AdS_2 integrability and deformations
Aqueous sodium ion batteries
Artificial evolution with miniature robots
Bi-metallic connections in steel frames for enhanced structural resilience
Bio-inspired flocking control for the autonomous and electric vehicles (aevs) fleet in disaster response operations
CFD modelling of novel glaucoma implants for drug release
Climate resilience of thermo-active roads with ground-source heat pump systems
Computational models for organoids with applications in healthcare engineering
Deep learning for automated building damage assessment
Design of experiments: estimation of selected effects in foldover factorial experiments
Design of multifunctional devices for simultaneous sensing, monitoring and energy harvesting: Towards the implementation of artificial intelligence of things (AIOT)
Design of novel catalysts and investigation of reaction mechanisms for catalytic conversion of NH3 and nox
Developing a sentient digital twin for safe and resilient robotic systems
Ensemble modelling and uncertainty quantification for simulations of atmosphere and ocean dynamics
Federated learning with application to photovoltaics
From ancient stars to modern explosions: unravelling the progenitors of type Ia supernovae
Green chemical and hydrogen production via plastic waste electrolysis for chemical sector decarbonisation
Higher geometry and fluid dynamics
Homotopical algebra and quantum field theory
Inferring causality from atmospheric turbulence and dispersion experimental data
Influence of sinkhole formation on robustness of building structures
Innovative and new ways to self-assemble biomaterials
Integrated framework for carbon stocks and flows at the city level: developing an integrated Framework for city-level carbon accounting
Learned iterative image reconstruction for tomographic imaging with the radiotherapy treatment radiation
Lunar construction and in-situ resource utilisation
Made-to-measure modelling of the Milky Way
Media provenance and authenticity
Multisymplectic Koopman dynamics of correlated molecular systems
Nuclear structure for the astrophysical r-process
Perovskite solar cells for emerging space applications
Predicting factors governing geochemical reactivity of hydrogen using machine learning combined with molecular dynamics
Quantum entanglement and the arrow of time
Quantum sensing in curved spacetimes
Quantum theory and cognition
Quasi-modes and dynamics of vortices in two dimensions
Resilient biomimetic flight in cluttered environments
Smart batteries: Integrated multi-dimensional external and implantable sensing for battery lifecycle monitoring
Spacecraft electric propulsion
Structural health monitoring of wind turbines exposed to atmospheric turbulence
Sustainable synthesis of methanol
Towards resilient small water supply infrastructure
Unleashing the potential of AI via multi-concept self- supervised representation learning

Eligibility criteria

These studentships are open to both UK and international candidates.

Entry requirements you will need to meet are listed on the relevant course associated with the project you wish to apply for.

Up to 30% of our UKRI funded studentships can be awarded to candidates paying international rate fees. Find out more about eligibility.

How to apply

Applications should be submitted via the online application portal for the PhD programme specified in the individual project advertisements.

Studentship FAQs

Read our studentship FAQs to find out more about applying and funding.

Application deadline

Contact details

For informal enquiries, you will be able to contact the relevant project supervisor through the FindAPhD project you wish to apply for.

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