Current research degree projects
Explore our current postgraduate research degree and PhD opportunities.
194 research degree projects
-
Electronics and Computer Science
Biomedical control systems
Developing effective, inexpensive systems for stroke rehabilitation is an urgent, worldwide problem. This project will develop rehabilitation systems that use functional electrical stimulation (FES) to artificially activate muscles via surface electrodes placed on the skin. You will design the controllers and test them with patients in collaboration with physiotherapists and clinicians. -
Photonics and optoelectronics | Ocean and earth science | Physics and astronomy | Engineering
Developing next-generation marine sensors using intracavity absorption spectroscopy for advanced ocean monitoring
This exciting PhD project focuses on advancing single-wavelength intracavity absorption spectroscopy for marine sensing. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Physics and astronomy
Investigating the fuelling of supermassive black holes using multi-phase gas
How do black holes grow? In this PhD project the student will use observations and physical models to investigate how gas is transported across the galaxy all the way to the black hole, to fuel its growth. -
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.