Current research degree projects
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
This PhD project intends to develop a novel automotive LiDAR (light detection and ranging) sensor, by using optical nanostructures to mimic the quantum phenomenon of “bound states in the continuum”. It aims to enhance driving safety and efficiency, contributing to the advancement of fully autonomous driving.
This groundbreaking research project is dedicated to advancing the field of wave engineering and transformation within superconducting quantum computers and quantum processors. The focal point of our investigation lies in the exploration of space-time-varying superconducting metasurfaces, aiming to push the boundaries of next-generation quantum computing.
In this PhD project, you will build on this mathematical framework to develop practical mathematical and/or computational techniques for analysing the effects of field quantisation on quantum control. This work will have applications in superconducting circuit QED, the basis of many leading quantum technology platforms including IBM’s cloud-accessible quantum processors.
Join our bioinformatics PhD studentship and explore the complex interplay between Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) and their tumour microenvironment. Develop advanced computational biology and informatics skills and work with cutting-edge single cell and spatial transcriptomics technologies to unravel the intricacies of GIST biology and drive innovation in cancer immunology research.
Saccharomyces yeast is an outstanding model eukaryote for research and a workhorse of fermentations. Advanced techniques in microbiology, genetics, ecology and analytical chemistry will be used to deepen our understanding of yeast’s coevolution and interactions with other organisms, how it benefits from these and could be tailored for various bioprocesses.
This PhD is a sought after industrial Cooperative Award in Science and Technology (iCASE), with sponsorship from BAE Systems Ltd. This PhD will develop advanced materials and turn these into thermoelectric energy harvesters. These harvesters will be integrated into clothing as wearable tech, scavenging our very own body temperature as the energy source.
In this project, you will study and explore the entire computational chain, exploring the interaction of classical dimensionality reduction methods with subsequent quantum encoding strategies, coupled with efficient quantum machine learning performed on the low-dimensional, encoded state.
In this project we will develop novel ways to physically interconnect hollow core fibres with single photon sources and detectors used in quantum memories, computers and networks. The Optoelectronics Research Centre is a world-leader in design and manufacturing of these novel fibres (led by Professor F. Poletti, a co-supervisor of this project).