University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: From waste to resource: opportunities, challenges and economic viability of biorefineries in South Africa
Finding alternatives to fossil fuels is an imperative of modern society, with bioethanol produced from waste materials being an attractive option. In this context, South Africa and other countries around the world are fighting a constant battle against invasive species which impact local agriculture, biodiversity and resources.1 Currently, the main solution is to either harvest and burn such species, or to chemically prevent their growth.2 However, their rapid growth and spread makes them an attractive option for valorisation of this waste material, for example for production of biofuels and other valuable chemicals. Nevertheless, there are techno-economic challenges in biofuel production, which are increased when the socio-economic background and specific needs and limitations of the communities involved are considered.
The aim of this PhD project is to investigate the economic viability of bioethanol production in South Africa using local invasive species and waste materials. Building up from previous studies reported in the literature and done within our groups, the successful candidate will carry out an extensive review of various business models, in particular those developed in the biorefinery industry in Brazil, with a focus on local distribution and benefits for the local communities.
Deadline : Monday 30 September 2024
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Using machine learning to understand the role of the soil microbiome in carbon sequestration
Managing natural processes is one of the most practical and effective implementable approaches to removing CO2 from the atmosphere. It is imperative to measure carbon sequestered by natural means accurately, to understand process drivers and uncertainties and to accelerate nature-based carbon sequestration. Soil can store or sequester carbon through microbiological activity, providing a nature-based sink for CO2. However, poorly managed soils can release carbon as CO2 or methane (CH4) to the atmosphere – contributing to climate change and reducing soil health and fertility.
This project will develop machine learning (ML) platforms to monitor, quantify and reveal the processes underlying soil carbon sequestration. This approach combines measurements of physical, chemical, and biological functional and evolutionary processes. Soil microbiome research focuses on determining which microbial taxa and functions facilitate carbon capture across a range of climatic conditions. There will be an analytical challenge to integrate datasets of different types, scales and modalities. These relate to the processing and integration of soil chemistry, soil structure (tomographic imaging data) and metagenomic profiling of soil microbiome across different environmental conditions and soil textures. The overall aim is to integrate disparate measurements of physical, chemical, and biological processes in soil to develop a generalizable predictive model of carbon sequestration.
Deadline : Monday 30 September 2024
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD studentships: Synthesis and characterisation and/or computational modelling and validation of next generation hydrogen storage materials
We are seeking to recruit 4 highly motivated and enthusiastic doctoral students at the University of Nottingham to perform experimental and/or computational research aimed at developing novel metal hydrides and complex hydrides for energy storage applications.
Efficient energy storage by hydrogen and hydrogen rich carriers is growing in importance and there is an exciting opportunity to join the hydrogen research team to investigate solid state energy hydrogen storage materials mainly for the compact storage and/or compression of hydrogen. Based in the Advanced Materials Research Group within the Faculty of Engineering, the successful candidates will work closely with Professors Martin Dornheim, David Grant, Sanliang Ling, and the hydrogen storage team at Nottingham. They will contribute to develop the next generation hydrogen storage materials by the investigation of novel hydrides, complex hydrides and/or their composites using experimental as well as computational approaches. They will also use the fundamental understanding to design new metal (complex) hydride materials and composites for selected energy storage applications.
Deadline : Wednesday 11 December 2024
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student in high performance electrical machines with advanced cooling techniques
Electrical machines are at the centre of future transportation electrification architectures, which are key technologies to achieve the 2050 zero carbon emissions target. Thermal management is critical and has been recognised by both academia and industry as a bottleneck element that restricts potential improvements in the performance of next-generation electrical machines.
This research will investigate the most advanced cooling techniques to improve the performance of electrical machines, including jet and spray cooling, based on CFD and lumped parameter thermal networks. Cryogenic fluids will also be considered, and analytical models will be used to evaluate the coolant system approaches for electric propulsion systems in future aircraft.
The project will be based in the Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) Research Institute. PEMC is internationally renowned and one of the largest in its field. Comprising nearly 30 academic staff, around 70 Research Fellows and other research staff, over 100 PhD students, 12 technicians, and 20 project management and administrative staff, PEMC delivers high-impact research, and industrial collaborations.
Deadline : Friday 01 November 2024
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: 3D Multi-material inkjet printing scale-up for functional structures and electronics
Inkjet printing allows multiple materials to be 3D-printed concurrently, rather than sequentially. Discovering how to leverage this will open new opportunities in manufacturing: structural and medical components with mechanical and chemical properties that vary across dimensions, fully 3D-printed electronics integrated into structures, and responsive materials tuned to their environment. In this PhD studentship, we will develop the materials, methods, and designs to control the 3D distribution of differing functional materials, giving high-resolution control over graded properties, graded chemistries, and 3D-integrated components. This PhD studentship will take advantage of unique leading-edge multi-material inkjet 3D printing equipment, only available at Nottingham’s Centre for Additive Manufacturing (CfAM), opening new opportunities to scale up research of designs and production. In this role, you will develop control over the bonding at interfaces between materials and layers, achieving new engineering solutions only possible through multi-material additive manufacturing.
Deadline : Thursday 31 October 2024
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Digital-Twin Technology to Accelerate Development of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Powered Aircraft
The successful candidate will conduct research within a team focusing on innovative electric propulsion systems for future de-carbonised, green aircraft and will support delivery of one of our new flagship EU-funded €40M NEWBORN – “NExt generation high poWer fuel cells for airBORNe applications” project (https://newborn-project.eu/).
We are inviting talented students to join the team to develop a real-time digital twin of the fuel-cell electric propulsion system. The tasks of this PhD include
- Real-time digital twin technology review to understand this technology and its recent development for electrical engineering application.
- Real-time simulation platform skills development including Typhoon and SpeedGoat.
- Development of real-time digital twin (physical or Artificial Intelligent based) of electric propulsion system including propulsion motors, power converters, fuel cell and batteries etc within the real-time simulation platform.
- Training the development digital-twin using real-time data from hardware available
- Electrical power level studies with developed digital twin to identify visible solutions for distribution electric propulsion.
Deadline : Thursday 31 October 2024
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Packaging of GaN Devices
The UK aims to cut carbon emissions by at least 68% from the 1990 level by the end of 2030. New cars and vans solely powered by diesel and petrol will be banned for sale from 2030. Electric vehicles will take the leading role in achieving this emission target as the latest models provide a number of advantages including superior driver comfort and lower emissions. However, there are a number of technical challenges which still impede their widespread adoption such as the cost, range anxiety and charging infrastructure.
Power electronics is a critical technology for many low-carbon energy systems such as renewable power generation and electric vehicles. Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor devices are thought to be the main enabler for the next generation power electronics. However, the adverse effects of parasitic components associated with the device packaging, circuit and system layouts, and the uncontrollability of device inherent characteristics are limiting the use of wide-bandgap (WBG) devices in high-performance power electronics converters. This research will investigate the challenges of WBG semiconductor devices’ electrical and thermal modelling, packaging and electro-thermal optimisation issues. The work will be based in our dedicated packaging laboratories at the Power Electronics and Machine Centre (PEMC) of the University of Nottingham.
Deadline : Wednesday 30 October 2024
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Extra-long compliant snake robot capable of self-localisation for inspection in fusion power plants
Applicants are invited to undertake a 3-year PhD program in partnership with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to address key challenges in robotic deployment systems enabling repair automation. The successful candidate will be primarily based at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology, (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/utc), Department of Mechanical, Material and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. The department has an excellent international reputation for high-quality theoretical and experimental research funded by EPSRC, IUK, EU and the manufacturing industry. There is an opportunity to being hosted by UKAEA’s Culham Campus for part of the project.
UKAEA runs the UK’s fusion research programme and has until recently operated Joint European Torus (JET) fusion experiment on behalf of scientists from 28 European countries; now it is leading the decommissioning of the JET machine. UKAEA’s wider mission is to lead the commercial development of fusion power and related technology and position the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy. UKAEA is keeping the UK at the forefront of fusion as the world comes together to build the first powerplant-scale experiment, ITER – one step away from the realisation of nuclear fusion as a low carbon energy source. UKAEA is involved in future fusion demonstration powerplant design activities such as DEMO and UK’s own future STEP powerplant.
Deadline : Wednesday 30 October 2024
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD scholarship: Developing a Miniaturised End-effector for Repair in Confined Spaces (UK Atomic Energy Authority sponsored)
Applicants are invited to undertake a 3-year PhD programme in partnership with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to address key challenges in on-platform repair automation. The successful candidate will be based at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/utc), Department of Mechanical, Material, and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. The department has an excellent international reputation for high-quality theoretical and experimental research funded by the EPSRC, IUK, EU, and the manufacturing industry.
This project will be part-funded by the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments, https://www.race.ukaea.uk) robotics and remote handling centre. RACE was founded in 2014 as part of the UKAEA’s Fusion Research and Development Programme to design and test robots for operating in some of the most challenging environments imaginable. UKAEA’s wider mission is to lead the commercial development of fusion power and related technology and position the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy.
Deadline : Friday 25 October 2024
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Metal Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Functional and Multi-Material Structures
The Centre for Additive Manufacturing (CfAM) Research Group within the Faculty of Engineering and the University of Nottingham, acknowledged as one of the world’s leading centres for Additive Manufacturing research, development, and dissemination, invites applications for a 3-year PhD programme.
A cutting-edge bespoke Drop-on-demand Metal Jetting platform, recently developed at CfAM, allows the printing of components from various metals in a single piece. This involves coordinating the jetting of dissimilar materials on a base substrate, enabling the direct creation of components with spatially varied compositions. Distinguishing itself on the global stage, this multi-material printing system stands as the first of its kind, boasting the capacity to print dual materials in a voxel-by-voxel fashion at a resolution of less than 50 µm. This intricate capability opens avenues for manufacturing complex designs, setting a new standard in the realm of 3D printing.
We seek a student who could lead the maturation of this multi-metal MetalJet technique, which offers substantial prospects in the direct manufacturing of multi-functional metallic structures. The successful candidate will develop a comprehensive understanding of the Drop-on-demand Metal Jetting process and the compatibility of dissimilar materials within the printed structure. There is a particular interest in exploring novel designs and manufacturing techniques for cartridges used in producing molten droplets. An ideal candidate should have experience or a strong interest in additive manufacturing, materials science, and computational mechanics but also be adaptable to learning and exploring new disciplines as the project evolves.
Deadline : Wednesday 23 October 2024
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Open PhD position: Autonomous Bioactivity Searching
This 36-month funded PhD studentship will contribute to cutting-edge advancements in automated drug discovery through the integration of high data-density reaction/bioanalysis techniques, laboratory automation & robotics and machine learning modelling. This exciting project involves the application of innovative methods such as high-throughput experimentation to expediate the syntheses (and bioanalysis) of life-saving pharmaceuticals. The subsequent data will then be used to populate machine learning models to predict which molecules to synthesise next, to maximise the binding affinity of the molecules to a target protein. This research aims to greatly accelerate bioactive molecule discovery and significantly reduce costs in drug discovery, enabling new drug targets that are currently economically unfeasible such as in rare and poverty-related diseases. This project will help to make a substantial difference towards automated drug discovery and helping to reduce suffering worldwide.
Deadline : Friday 11 October 2024
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Open PhD position: Data-Driven Reaction Optimisation
This 36-month funded PhD studentship will contribute to cutting-edge advancements in reaction optimisation through the integration of high data-density reaction techniques, laboratory automation & robotics and kinetic/machine learning modelling. This exciting project involves the application of innovative methods such as flow chemistry ramping and high-throughput experimentation to expediate reaction optimisation in the syntheses of life-saving pharmaceuticals, whilst saving precious reaction material overall. The subsequent data will then be used to populate chemical reaction models to simulate and optimise reactions for the highest yields and purities. The research will be conducted using state-of-the-art equipment, including both commercial tools and bespoke in-house apparatus. As a key member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in advancing the frontiers of reaction optimisation, automation, and the modelling of chemical data.
Deadline : Friday 11 October 2024
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD studentship: Failure prognostics approaches in wind energy applications
The goal of this project is to construct a failure prognostics framework that integrates both physics-based and data-driven models. This developed framework will facilitate predictions related to the progression of various defects and the performance of wind turbines, such as how erosion damage growth affects annual energy production or forecasting the overall life-expectancy of wind turbine components, for example. The integration will potentially be based on the utilization of failure data from periodic inspection and condition monitoring of wind turbines and the usage in asset management models.
Deadline : Tuesday 01 October 2024
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD studentship: Improving reliability of medical processes using system modelling and Artificial Intelligence techniques
This project would investigate commonly observed deviations in healthcare service and opportunities for identification of such deviations using computer vision approaches. It will demonstrate how deviation data can be used in computer-based simulation models, which are used to evaluate effects of deviations and to support decisions. It will focus on investigating how deviation data can be used in real time decision-making process, how accepting patients and staff are for such technologies and what integral role they should play in evaluating and ensuring an uptake of such technologies. The proposed method will be potentially applied to processes carried out in an operating theatre.
Deadline : Tuesday 01 October 2024
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Rolls Royce sponsored PhD scholarship – Micromechanics and in-depth materials analysis of advanced aerospace materials upon the manufacturing process
Applications are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD programme in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. The successful candidate will be based at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing Technology and On-Wing Technology (https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/utc/index.aspx ) at the University of Nottingham. Having state-of-the-art purpose built facilities, the UTC offers a world-class environment for the realisation of high impact research projects.
The Rolls-Royce funded Studentship is the result of the expanding manufacturing activities sponsored at the Rolls-Royce UTC dealing with in-depth investigations of the response of advanced aerospace materials to various manufacturing operations in the scope of robust manufacture of safety critical aero-engine components.
The project will deal with the micromechanics and in-depth materials analysis of advanced aerospace materials upon manufacturing operations to understand the materials response to manufacturing process to efficiently support the manufacture of aerospace components. This will involve using a wide range of sophisticated testing and analysis techniques including not only the study of conventional manufacturing process of advanced aerospace materials but also the state-of-the-art materials investigation such as Scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and in-situ micromechanics.
Deadline : Tuesday 01 October 2024
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Rolls-Royce sponsored PhD scholarship – Computer vision and robot control for performing on-wing repair of aero-engines
Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in manufacturing and On-Wing Technology, The University of Nottingham.
Applicants are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD programme in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. The successful candidate will be based at The Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at University of Nottingham.
This project is in relation to the technical needs of Rolls-Royce to develop smart and robotic solutions to enable in-situ/on-wing repair and maintenance of gas turbine engines.
At the Rolls-Royce UTC at University of Nottingham we have developed robotic systems capable to navigate into crammed/hazardous environments and perform inspection and active operations such as machining. This is driven by the need to complete repair tasks without disassembly of industrial installations. We developed a series of continuum robots in both short and long versions.
Deadline : Tuesday 01 October 2024
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Rolls-Royce sponsored PhD scholarship – Design and simulation of stiffness-adjustable robotic systems for performing on-wing repair of aero-engines
Applicants are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD programme in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. The successful candidate will be based at The Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at University of Nottingham.
This project is in relation to the technical needs of Rolls-Royce to develop automatic and hybrid tooling solutions to enable in-situ/on-wing repair and maintenance of gas turbine engines.
At the Rolls-Royce UTC at University of Nottingham we have developed robotic systems capable to navigate into crammed/hazardous environments, and perform inspection and active operations such as machining. This is driven by the need to complete repair tasks without disassembly of industrial installations.
Deadline : Tuesday 01 October 2024
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Rolls-Royce sponsored PhD scholarship – Laser Beam Processing of Aerospace Materials
Applications are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD programme in partnership with industry to address key challenges in manufacturing engineering. The successful candidate will be based at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at The University of Nottingham.
We are seeking applicants for an anticipated October 2024 start, or earlier (depending on the candidate availability, on a project with Rolls-Royce plc. The Rolls-Royce funded Studentship is the result of the expanding its on-platform repair activities sponsored at the Rolls-Royce UTC dealing with investigations on development of the bespoke high-tech laser beam processing methods for surface treatment and repair of aeroengine components.
The project will deal with study of a new laser processing method to enable in-situ surface treatment and repair of safety critical rotating parts and further understand the correlation between surface quality, metallurgical characteristics and functional performance of the components and the key process parameters. The project will deal with design of special process setups, testing its working principles and performances followed by assessment of the part quality; this will involve development of laser beam processing on specific aerospace materials, and model to understand the fundamental mechanisms of the process to identify optimal operating conditions and followed by surface analysis techniques (e.g. Scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction for residual stress measurements, Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy).
Deadline : Tuesday 01 October 2024
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Rolls-Royce sponsored PhD scholarship – Mechatronics system for hybrid manufacturing processing
Applicants are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD program in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. The successful candidate will be based at The Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at University of Nottingham.
At the Rolls-Royce UTC, we are developing the next generation of robots and its sensing solutions to perform tasks in challenging working environments.
This project is related to the development of smart mechanisms and sensing to support the aforementioned tasks with the following actions:
•Develop the principles and theories for governing the scalability principles for building foldable and reconfigurable end-effectors that are able to access geometrically complex workspaces under positional restrictions.
•Develop smart control algorithms that will allow the end-effectors to communicate with the central control system and coordinate tasks with other end-effectors and host robots.
•Smart sensing systems to support automated manufacturing and maintenance, repair & overhaul. We refer here not only to conventional sensing, e.g. vision, orientation, that are commonly integrated on the end-effectors, but on advanced (e.g. tactile, sound-based, shape) solutions that enhance the perception of the end-effectors so that versatile tasks can be performed.
Deadline : Tuesday 01 October 2024
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD studentship: Water Network Resilience
One of the essential networks for society is water distribution networks. The delivery of water to the customers is affected through different threats to the system. These include: failure of components in the system, which are accelerated through the aging of the infrastructure; climate change, due to changing weather conditions and environmental factors impacting on the system; and deliberate planned acts, such as targeted terrorist activities.
This exciting project will focus on developing a mathematical model (and a supporting research software) to predict the key performance indicators of a water network, when links in the network are fully or partially failed. It will investigate the impact of the different threat types and identify the critical links in the network, which most affect the network performance. Resilience evaluation will consist of proposing a method for the best use of resource allocation, which will make water networks robust and resilient to these threats.
Deadline : Tuesday 01 October 2024
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: EPSRC Supported EngD: ZERO CARBON – Solar forecasting and future sustainable power systems
The contribution of PV energy to the electricity generation mix continues to grow. Installed capacity in the UK in 2020 was 13.4 GW and is expected to increase to 40 GW by 2030. Accelerating the adoption of solar energy will present significant challenges to the electricity transmission and distribution system, as solar power is not dispatchable and therefore its incorporation as a major element of the generation mix requires the accurate prediction of solar energy production.
To tackle this issue, the newly established Prediction and Optimisation of Solar Energy Systems Lab (POSES lab) at the University of Nottingham (supported by the University of Nottingham, EPSRC and industry) will provide a multi-disciplinary approach to training researchers in new technologies that can significantly improve the incorporation of solar farms into future sustainable power systems. You will join a large group of postgraduate students in the Faculty of Engineering, working on many aspects of solar energy and zero carbon technologies. The team of potential PhD supervisors spans five departments at University of Nottingham including Architecture and Built Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Social Sciences.
Deadline : Monday 30 September 2024
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Additively manufactured acoustic meta materials
Inspired by space folding acoustic metamaterials and rainbow trapping acoustic metamaterials we aim to build a new class of hybrid metamaterials that can reshape and transform acoustic modes and create novel boundary conditions that give rise to unusual properties. This will allow the arbitrary conversion of one acoustic mode into another so that acoustic energy may be confined, redirected or focused. Transforming energy from one mode to another has many practical uses but it can be very difficult to achieve. With the advent of new manufacturing techniques such as additive manufacturing / 3d printing we can imagine new metamaterial structures that can do this task for us.
The basic science is still in its infancy but there are many practical uses for this technology, for instance, new ultrasound probes that allow us to probe materials in new ways, for new medical devices for diagnostics or treatment, for vibration isolation to create acoustic barriers or for micro-harvesting energy for autonomous electronics.
Deadline : Monday 30 September 2024
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Future-Proofing Offshore Wind-Hydrogen Systems: A Holistic Assessment Ensuring Safety, Environmental Responsibility, and Economic Viability Throughout the Lifecycle
The proposed project will be based on simulation and analysis of innovative OWHS designs, novel O&M strategies, and potential end-of-life strategies, along with potential changes in not only the marine environment, governmental guidance and regulations, operating conditions, and production needs, but also potential location restrictions, wildlife habitats, sea fishing areas, residential living areas, and other critical factors. This research can provide an effective tool to comprehensively assess and optimise the safety, environmental, and economic aspects of future OWHSs.
Such a methodology can provide key knowledge for the deployment of future OWFs and Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Transportation Systems (HPSTSs) and the integration of HPSTSs into currently existing offshore wind farms. It will be able to lower the cost of offshore wind power and eliminate the major public concerns and create a good working and living environment for local people and other stakeholders (e.g. fishing communities), thereby further accelerating the sustainable and healthy development of offshore wind.
Deadline : Monday 30 September 2024
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Fully funded (home) 3-year PhD studentship Impact Failure of Amorphous Polymers
There is a need, therefore, to produce material models that can be used in computer simulations of ballistic events, and which contain enough physical understanding of deformation and failure behaviour to provide insight into how processing affects the final response. This project will address this problem through a combination of modelling at the University of Nottingham and experimental development at the University of Oxford, using polycarbonate as a model material. The ultimate goal is to provide models to understand and simulate phenomena observed in polymers under impact, and the effect of different polymer histories on these phenomena. This builds on current collaborative research, in which a new rate and temperature dependent constitutive model has been developed, by focusing on understanding the basic polymer physics that drives fracture.
Deadline : Sunday 29 September 2024
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Centre for Doctoral Training in Composite Materials, Sustainability and Manufacture
Applications are invited to undertake a PhD programme within the Centre for Doctoral Training for Sustainable Composites Manufacturing, based at the University of Nottingham. The student will undertake an industrially focused project, conducting cutting-edge research to address the key challenges in achieving sustainable manufacture of fibre-reinforced polymer composites. Students will follow a taught programme of exciting composite-specific modules at the University of Bristol, as part of a large national cohort.
We are looking for highly-motivated students who are interested in conducting stimulating research and have a passion for finding sustainable solutions. The successful candidate will hold a minimum 2:1 masters degree in a relevant engineering or physical science discipline. Applicants without a masters qualification may be considered on an exceptional basis, providing they hold a first-class undergraduate degree.
Deadline : Thursday 26 September 2024
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Centre for Doctoral Training in Composite Materials, Sustainability and Manufacture
Applications are invited to undertake a PhD programme within the Centre for Doctoral Training for Sustainable Composites Manufacturing, based at the University of Nottingham. The student will undertake an industrially focused project, conducting cutting-edge research to address the key challenges in achieving sustainable manufacture of fibre-reinforced polymer composites. Students will follow a taught programme of exciting composite-specific modules at the University of Bristol, as part of a large national cohort.
We are looking for highly-motivated students who are interested in conducting stimulating research and have a passion for finding sustainable solutions. The successful candidate will hold a minimum 2:1 masters degree in a relevant engineering or physical science discipline. Applicants without a masters qualification may be considered on an exceptional basis, providing they hold a first-class undergraduate degree.
Deadline : Thursday 26 September 2024
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship- Health economic evaluation of community acquired pneumonia in the UK
Pneumonia is a common illness that results in over 100,000 hospital admissions per year in the UK. Following hospital treatment for pneumonia, 55% of patients visit their GP within 30 days of discharge from hospital while 15% are readmitted to hospital within 30 days of discharge. Despite the high morbidity experienced and described by patients, there are few interventions that are currently in place to support recovery. To determine how to best intervene in a cost-effective manner, up to date cost estimates and quality of life measures for patients who have pneumonia treated both in the community and in hospital are required.
The first stage of the project will be a study of the economic burden of community acquired pneumonia within the UK. The student will analyse large datasets such as the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and Hospital Episode Statistics to identify activity related to the treatment of community acquired pneumonia. This will require identifying relevant treatments and their associated Health Resource Group (HRG) codes to link hospital care provided with NHS Reference Costs, as well as linking any primary care activity with Unit Costs of Health and Social Care, and British National Formulae (BNF). Costs in primary and secondary care will be combined to estimate total healthcare cost and total healthcare burden to the NHS, and sub-group analyses by age, ethnicity, and index of multiple deprivation will be performed. The second stage of the study will involve prospectively collected EQ-5D-5L data from a cohort of patients to determine the impact of community acquired pneumonia that requires hospitalisation on the quality of life of patients. Data will be collected at baseline, three months, six months, and 12 months from diagnosis. Questionnaires will be collected as part of routine care through research active nurses, with data passed to the student The student will need to clean and prepare the datasets, and score the EQ-5D-5L using UK specific value sets. Missing data will be controlled for using multiple imputation, with sub-group analyses by age, ethnicity, and index of multiple deprivation.
Deadline : Monday 03 February 2025
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The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. The University of Nottingham belongs to the research intensive Russell Group association.
Nottingham’s main campus (University Park) with Jubilee Campus and teaching hospital (Queen’s Medical Centre) are located within the City of Nottingham, with a number of smaller campuses and sites elsewhere in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Outside the UK, the university has campuses in Semenyih, Malaysia, and Ningbo, China. Nottingham is organised into five constituent faculties, within which there are more than 50 schools, departments, institutes and research centres. Nottingham has more than 46,000 students and 7,000 staff across the UK, China and Malaysia and had an income of £792.2 million in 2021–22, of which £131.4 million was from research grants and contracts. The institution’s alumni have been awarded one Nobel Prize, a Fields Medal, and a Gabor Medal and Prize. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, the Russell Group, Universitas 21, Universities UK, the Virgo Consortium, and participates in the Sutton Trust Summer School programme as a member of the Sutton 30.
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