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271 research degree projects
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Engineering | Geography and environmental science
Silent piling for offshore wind turbines
You will develop a novel predictive model for the 'silent' installation of open-ended piles for offshore wind turbine foundations, through advanced physical and numerical modelling. You will improve the fundamental understanding of pile installation, while developing practical tools for the offshore industry, accelerating the path to a carbon-neutral world. -
Engineering
Anchoring our future - floating offshore wind turbine foundations
New, efficient design methods are urgently needed to unlock deeper waters for offshore renewable energy infrastructure. In this PhD project, you will learn about established methods to design fixed offshore foundations to resist cyclic storm loading, then lead the way in developing these into new design approaches for anchoring systems. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Programmable silicon photonic circuits
This project will focus on the development of reliable and efficient programmable photonic integrated circuits (PICs) on a silicon photonics platform. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Advanced beam shaping for next-generation fibre lasers
This project focuses on developing advanced fibre designs and novel devices for programmable spatial and polarization beam shaping, pushing the boundaries of fibre laser performance and versatility. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Silicon devices for nonlinear photonics and applications
This project seeks to develop compact and power efficient nonlinear silicon photonics devices for use in wide ranging applications such as telecommunications, medicine and spectroscopy. The designs will focus on robust and low-loss component-to-component interconnection, to improve the sustainability and practicality of future photonic systems. -
Photonics and optoelectronics | Engineering | Physics and astronomy
Spatiotemporal light fields
Recent discoveries of exotic forms of light, structured in space and in time, promise novel ways of transferring information, delivering energy, and even manipulating matter. The project will focus on the generation, light-matter interactions, and applications of spatiotemporally structured electromagnetic waves. -
Engineering | Mathematical sciences | Physics and astronomy
Transporting microplastic-laden bubbles through vortices (TRAP)
This PhD project might be for you if you are concerned about the growing microplastic contamination in our water bodies. -
Engineering
Development of a miniaturised plug-and-play in-situ plasma measurement instrument for small satellites
This project aims to design and develop “PlasmaCube,” a real-time plasma measurement payload for CubeSats using Langmuir probe principles. It offers hands-on experience in space systems engineering, electronics, and data systems. -
Physics and astronomy
Uncovering extremely luminous flares from supermassive black holes with the world's largest telescopes
What happens when a giant star falls into a black hole? This project revolves around the most extreme events in the Universe. It uses cutting-edge analysis and machine learning techniques on data from the Rubin Observatory, and works alongside world experts, to understand the most luminous cosmic puzzle of our time. -
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Bioinspired total synthesis of complex natural products
This project aims to uncover how nature constructs complex molecules by mimicking biosynthetic pathways through synthetic chemistry. By embracing this biomimetic approach, we will develop new strategies that can rapidly and efficiently increase molecular complexity. Crucially, these strategies are inherently more sustainable, as they minimize step count and waste generation.