Current research degree projects

Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
The aim of this project is to design, develop, and translate 3D nanoscale metamaterials for real-world applications. In this work, nanoscale particles can be assembled into macroscopic structures, creating a new class of materials where the desired properties are enhanced and scaled to a device level.
Fully funded PhD investigating novel design methods to improve submerged infrastructure resilience against currents and waves. Utilize world-class hydraulic labs and supercomputing facilities to develop sustainable, carbon-efficient solutions.
This project investigates novel materials such as twisted 2D materials and complex oxides to develop advanced sensors capable of detecting dynamic processes with ultra-high sensitivity for applications in nanometrology and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS).
This project explores quantum computing to enhance large-scale stochastic optimisation for energy system planning, addressing uncertainty in renewables. By integrating quantum and classical methods, it aims to solve large-scale models, advancing methodologies and supporting the energy transition.
Current photonic quantum systems suffer from the poor brightness of the single photon sources used as a source for the qubits. The PhD position will explore ways of enhancing light extraction from photon sources and ways to detect meaningful qubit information.
Magnetometers are crucial in aerospace, geological mapping, and drone technology. Our innovative project leverages distributed quantum sensing, implemented on an array of optomechanical metasurfaces, to create room-temperature, chip-scale remote magnetometers with high signal-to-noise sensing capabilities in complex environments.