Current research degree projects
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
345 research degree projects
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Photonics and optoelectronics
Development of Specialty Optical Fibres for High-power Eye-safe Fibre Lasers
This PhD project will focus on advancing the fabrication of active optical fibres, optimising their material properties, and developing specialised coatings to achieve excellent laser efficiency, good beam quality, and effective thermal management for high-power fibre lasers and amplifiers operating at the eye-safe wavelength of 1.55 micrometers (μm) . -
Photonics and optoelectronics | Physics and astronomy
Integrating hollow-core fibres with photonic integrated circuits
Are you excited by cutting-edge optics, photonics, and the chance to help develop revolutionary new technology? This PhD project explores how to combine two transformative technologies – Hollow-Core Fibres (HCFs) and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) to build a revolutionary new photonics platform and unlock new possibilities in science and engineering. -
Engineering
Experimental Measurement and Modelling of Turbulent Dispersed Multiphase Flows using Computer Vision and Machine Learning
This PhD tackles the challenge of understanding turbulent emulsions, which is crucial for developing cleaner, more efficient industrial processes. Using cutting-edge experiments, computer vision and machine learning, you’ll generate unique data to build predictive models of droplet dynamics, advancing both fundamental fluid mechanics and sustainable process engineering. -
Ocean and earth science
Developing a Sustainable Framework for Monitoring Estuarine Water Levels
Flooding is the UK’s costliest natural disaster, particularly in estuaries where rivers meet the sea. Rising seas, storms, and heavy rainfall increase flood risks, threatening homes, infrastructure, and economies. Traditional monitoring is expensive and limited, this project combines satellites and AI to sustainably track water levels and reduce flood impacts. -
Engineering
Acoustics of future aircraft
This project will investigate novel signal processing and measurement techniques to extract key acoustic source information from test models in reverberant wind tunnel spaces. -
Electronics and Computer Science
Nanostructured neural architectures for sustainable neuromorphic computing
Artificial intelligence is transforming society but comes with a growing energy and carbon cost. This project will explore new nanostructured materials and device architectures that can deliver brain-inspired computing with radically improved energy efficiency. -
Ocean and earth science
Developing understanding of flood hazard from bimodal wave overtopping
A 1m rise in mean sea level is almost certain this century (Committee on Climate Change, 2018), but seawalls cannot be built infinitely high. Understanding flooding from wave overtopping is crucial. The PhD will examine bimodal wave interactions that exacerbate overtopping for seasonal beach levels and different coastal protection structures. -
Ocean and earth science
Beyond the peak – towards improved understanding of flood signatures, their drivers and trends
This project will exploit a novel dataset that captures detailed information on flood signatures and rainfall characteristics, including duration, volume and rate-of-rise, from 1200 catchments, to identify trends in flood signatures, like duration, total volume and rate-of-rise, through non-stationary statistical methods, disentangling the separate effects of climate and land-use change. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Innovation framework for scaling semiconductor prototypes: focus on photonic integrated circuits in manufacturing
This project will investigate the UK’s semiconductor innovation ecosystem needed to support companies innovate using semiconductor manufacturing processes to accelerate the transition from prototypes to scale-up ready for high value manufacturing. -
Engineering | Ocean and earth science
Habitat dependence of tipping points in upland soils and implications for natural flood management
Flooding and drought are intensifying under climate change. Natural Flood Management can reduce flood risk by restoring natural hydrological processes. This project addresses a key real-world challenge: how to optimise land and soil management in uplands using computer modelling to enhance infiltration, reduce runoff, and build resilience to extreme weather.