Centre for Sustainable Engineering
PhD Studentships
We are all interested in PhD supervision and you are encouraged to look at individual academics' profiles to get ideas of their interests. You may apply for a self-funded (including via a national scholarship scheme or similar) at any time. Please contact the academic who you are interested in being supervised by to enquire further.
In addition, we currently have a range of funded PhD positions available:
Funded Studentships
- Plasma-Assisted Combustion of Sustainable Fuels
Supervisor: Amin PAYKANI
Apply by: 31 October 2025 - NET-zero: Natural resource, Energy, and Time efficient manufacturing
Supervisor: Salvatore GRASSO
Apply by: 28 January 2026 - Machine learning model development for oil cooling optimisation for traction motors
Supervisor: Amin PAYKANI
Apply by: 28 January 2026 - Adsorption of ions on hydrophobic surfaces
Supervisor: Radomir SLAVCHOV
Apply by: 28 January 2026 - Designing Solid Boosters for Enhanced Performance of Redox Targeting Flow Batteries
Supervisor: Ana JORGE SOBRIDO
Apply by: 28 January 2026