We are delighted to announce our fully-funded, 3.5 year PhD studentships, in the applications of Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability, Data-economic Machine Learning and AI, and Energy Systems and Materials Innovation.
Applications for October 2025 entry are now open. Recruitment closes on Wednesday 30th April 2025.
How to apply
To apply, please download the application form via the link below, and submit alongside the following documentation:
- Official transcript(s) of your latest degree
- Official transcript(s) of any previous degree(s)
- A current CV
- Language certification (if applicable and available)
Applicants will apply directly for our PhD projects, details of these projects can be found below.
Applicants can apply for more than one project. In this case applicants should complete separate application forms for each project and submit these in one email, within the email applicants should rate their project preferences (i.e. first choice project, second choice project).
Find out more about our entry requirements, student eligibility, and our recruitment process on the Information for Applicants page.
2025 studentship projects
The projects below are open for an October 2025 start.
Project 2501
Predicting the future of heart health: data-economic deep learning for the prediction of acute coronary syndromes from cardiac CT images
Dr James Brown
Interview date: Tuesday 27th May 2025
Project 2502
Multiscale Characterisation of Coatings for Advanced Thermal Model Validation
Prof Yousef Ghorbani
Interview date: Thursday 22nd May 2025
Project 2503
Healthy Peat: AI assisted recovery of the UK’s carbon-rich lowland landscapes
Dr Daniel Magnone
Interview date: Wednesday 28th May 2025
Project 2504
Machine Learning for Changing Environments: Using covariate shift to detect and address concept shift in continual learning settings
Dr Mamatha Thota
Interview date: Tuesday 27th May 2025
Project 2505
Next-Gen Energy System for Lightweight EVs with Thermal, and Control Advances
Dr Pouriya Niknam
Interview date: TBC