Current research degree projects
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
271 research degree projects
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Chemistry
Bioinspired total synthesis of complex natural products
This project will involve the total synthesis of stereochemically complex natural products using new methods inspired by biosynthesis. The synthetic work will have potential applications in medicinal chemistry, the elucidation of biosynthetic pathways, and the structural assignment of natural products. -
Electronics and computer science | Engineering
Skill acquisition in lifelong robot learning with large language models
This project explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) enhance lifelong robot learning by incrementally acquiring and refining visuomotor skills. It investigates leveraging textual and spatio-temporal data to improve skill adaptation while addressing challenges in continual learning. The methods will be tested in household environments for real-world, open-ended robotic learning scenarios. -
Electronics and computer science | Engineering
Wearable cerebral blood flow monitoring using speckle contrast optical tomography (SCOT) in the infant brain
Cerebral injuries are a leading cause of neonatal mortality and life-long morbidities. This project aims to develop a wearable headset that uses speckle contrast optical tomography (SCOT) to provide 3D images of cerebral blood flow in the infant brain powered with artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse brain activation patterns. -
Electronics and computer science
Novel Phase Change Materials for integrated photonics
Enabling integrated and free space photonics with advanced reprogrammable materials. The current increase in data generation is expected to reach unsustainable rates by the end of the decade. This has a strong impact on the environment and therefore new solutions are sought after. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Qubit transmission: Connecting single photon sources with emerging hollow core optical fibres
In this project we will develop novel ways to interconnect a new class of optical fibres with single photon sources and detectors used in quantum memories, computers and networks. The Optoelectronics Research Centre is world-leader in design and manufacturing of these novel fibres that guide light through a hole (hence the name, hollow core fibres) rather than through glass. -
Chemistry | Biological sciences
Disrupting oral biofilm formation and maturation: covalently inhibiting glucan sucrases from streptococci
This research will focus on oral biofilms and their effects on oral health. The project is highly multidisciplinary and will pioneer a novel approach to control the formation and maturation of biofilm within the oral microbiome, combining the latest chemical biology technique with microbiological methods. -
Electronics and computer science
On-chip quantum cryptography using two-dimensional materials
The objective of this project is to develop an on-chip entangled photon source that can be integrated within a quantum cryptography system to enable ultimate security of digital communication based on the laws of quantum physics. -
Physics and astronomy | Chemistry
Molecular design of rare-earth-ion complexes for quantum light-matter interactions on nanophotonic platforms
The future Quantum Internet requires efficient devices that store and recall arbitrary quantum states of light. These devices, known as quantum memories, can synchronise entanglement operations between distant locations. This project focuses on the development of rare-earth molecular complexes integrated with silicon nitride integrated photonic circuits. -
Chemistry
Optimal control methods for strongly coupled spin systems in solid materials
This project will use quantum optimal control to design and experimentally demonstrate new Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) quantum optimal control methods. -
Engineering
Quantum topology optimisation for aerospace design
This project investigates the development of quantum algorithms to enable large-scale topology optimisation in aerospace. The goal is to overcome computational barriers in designing energy-efficient, sustainable aircraft configurations by leveraging quantum methods, advancing beyond the limits of conventional optimisation for practical aerospace applications.