EPSRC-funded Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences studentships

We are offering 18 fully funded by EPSRC PhD studentship opportunities across the range of disciplines within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Start date

1 October 2026

Duration

3.5 years

Application deadline

Funding source

EPSRC

Funding information

Fully-funded studentship opportunities covering home and international university fees, additional research training, travel funds and UKRI standard rate (£21,805 for 2026/27 academic year) – please check your project of interest for full funding offer details. 

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Projects

Title
Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogel (FRESH) additive manufacturing of sustainable porous calcium phosphate scaffolds for hard tissue engineering
Low-carbon upcycling of lithium-ion batteries via bio-electro-plasma pathways
Thermally degradable adhesives: enabling novel recycling pathways
HeLix - atomic-scale modelling of advanced helium lithography by exploration of surface dynamics
A new route to sustainable battery electrode materials utilising phosphorus recovered by electrocoagulation during the remediation of waste water
Channel-aware over-the-air post-quantum cryptography for 6G wireless networks
Improving cross-modality alignment in medical foundation models
Cryptanalysis of post-quantum hardness assumptions
Modelling genetic variation through tissue-specific post-translational modifications using population-scale AI
Fatigue analysis of riveted connections using advanced numerical models
Thermo-mechanical performance of stainless steel members and connections in transmission towers
Sun in, heat out: multi-sensor modelling of building solar gains and thermal losses for energy-efficient retrofit targeting
High-throughput in-situ electrochemical platform for data-driven catalyst discovery
Edge AI for predictive health management of electrified vehicles
Near-resonance-informed parallel methods for nonlinear oscillatory PDE models
Sustainable satellite design: mitigating optical reflectivity to protect astronomical observations
Physics-informed modelling and sensing algorithms for environment reconstruction in 6G ISAC networks
Smart optical design: AI tools for the next generation of cinematic camera lenses

Eligibility criteria

These studentships are open to both UK and international candidates.

Entry requirements you will need to meet are listed on the relevant course associated with the project you wish to apply for.

Up to 30% of our UKRI funded studentships can be awarded to candidates paying international rate fees. Find out more about eligibility.

How to apply

Applications should be submitted via the online application portal for the PhD programme specified in the individual project advertisements.

Studentship FAQs

Read our studentship FAQs to find out more about applying and funding.

Application deadline

Contact details

For informal enquiries, you will be able to contact the relevant project supervisor through the project you wish to apply for.

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