PhD opportunities
Engineering Research scholarships and PhD vacancies
These include EPSRC Industrial CASE and Interdisciplinary scholarships.
Follow the links in this table for full information | Academic | Group/Department | Deadline/start date |
Thermal Modelling of Spent Fuel Drying (PDF, 244kB) |
Dr Andrew Lawrie |
Mechanical Engineering |
Available Now |
Modelling the effect of voids in Composite Components (PDF, 197kB) |
Prof Stephen Hallett |
Aerospace Engineering |
Available Now |
Probabilistic Approaches to Engineering Critical Assessment (PDF, 182kB)
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Dr Harry Coules |
Mechanical Engineering |
Deadline: June 2021 |
Hydrogen Ventilation in a Geological Disposal Facility (PDF, 268kB) |
Dr Andrew Lawrie |
Mechanical Engineering |
Deadline: 25 June 2021 |
Holistic Design Optimisation of Power Electronic Converters (PDF, 290kB) |
Dr Ian Laird |
Electrical Energy Management Group |
Deadline: 15 July 2021 |
Imaging approaches for assessment of subsurface defects in composite structures (PDF, 268kB) |
Prof Janice Barton |
Bristol Composites Institute |
Deadline: 30 Apr 2021 |
Modelling the effect of defects and features in 3D woven composites (PDF, 196kB) |
Prof Stephen Hallett |
Aerospace Engineering |
Deadline: 15 May 2021 |
Investigate the ethical and regulatory complexity of testing robotic nano-swarms (PDF, 213kB) |
Dr Sabine Hauert |
Engineering Mathematics |
Deadline: 17 May 2021 |
Investigating the ethical, social, technology implications in healthcare robots (PDF, 213kB) |
Prof Jonathan Rossiter |
Engineering Mathematics |
Deadline: 17 May 2021 |
Towards Regulating Autonomous Systems with Evolving Functionality (PDF, 215kB) |
Prof Kerstin Eder |
Computer Science |
Deadline: 17 May 2021 |
Secure Wireless Agile Network (SWAN) (PDF, 218kB) |
Prof Mark Beach |
Electrical Engineering |
Deadline: 21 May 2021 |
Effect of laminate architecture on the fatigue life of composite structures (PDF, 267kB) |
Prof Ole Thomsen |
Bristol Composites Institute |
Deadline: 31 May 2021 |
Composites Dry-Fibre Preform Technology for Complex Manufacturing (PDF, 247kB) |
Dr B.C. Eric Kim |
Aerospace |
Deadline: 31 May 2021 |
Approaches to Structural Health Monitoring on aerospace primary structure (PDF, 198kB) |
Prof Bruce Drinkwater |
Mechanical Engineering |
Deadline: July 2021 |
Fully funded EPSRC PhD studentships available in Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering Mathematics. Deadline: 15 May 2021.
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Recent awards from The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) recognise Bristol's academic excellence and multi-disciplinary research environment. Find out more about funded PhD programmes.