Do you have a Master’s degree and are looking for fully funded PhD opportunities? Loughborough University, England is now accepting applications for several funded PhD programs across a range of research areas.
1. Fully Funded PhD in River beds from surface flow to better model flooding
Summary of Funded PhD Program
This PhD project is ambitious and exploratory, yet based on a simple breakthrough idea: Water surface motion visibly reflects the key factors shaping flow in a river, almost by definition, so information for enhanced flood prediction should be observable from short videos of rivers (e.g. on a mobile phone). Its vision is to create a handheld, easily and widely deployable ‘tool’ for improving real-time flood risk assessment. It will have one critical conceptual advantage over other approaches (e.g. green lidar, structure from motion); it does not require light or sophisticated, expensive, equipment to penetrate to the river’s bed.
Application Deadline: 8th January 2025
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2. Fully Funded PhD in Reconstruction fashion’s plastic transition in the lake sediment record to inform a greener fashion future
Summary of Funded PhD Program
Microplastic fibres (MFs) are the most abundant microplastic shape in the environment. Released from the production, day-to-day wear and laundry of garments, MFs have been identified in aquatic sediments dating to the mid-twentieth century. However, environmental scientists are now reporting a dominance of natural fibres (NFs) such as cotton and wool in present-day environments globally, which are introduced to the environment via the same mechanisms as MFs.
Application Deadline: 8th January 2025
3. Fully Funded PhD in Optically transparent microwave metasurfaces at Loughborough (OpTiMAL)
Summary of Funded PhD Program
Metasurfaces can be used to control the reflection or transmission of electromagnetic waves. They can therefore, be used for wireless communication and wireless sensing. For example, they are widely proposed to be used to augment the signal strength in deadzones for future 5G wireless communications. This 3 year PhD will design metasurfaces that can reflect or/and transmit an electromagnetic wave in the required direction. An extension of a static metasurface will be to make the surfaces reconfigurable so they can be actively changed to steer the beam in different directions.
Application Deadline: 8 January 2025
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4. Fully Funded PhD in The Influence of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Development and Prevention of Skin Cancers
Summary of Funded PhD Program
Omega-3 fatty acids affect parts of cell function, including replication, cell cycle, and cell death. The unsaturated fatty acid makes the membrane of the cancer cell less rigid and more sensitive to anticancer drugs, it has the potential to enable tumour cell self-destruction, reducing cancer progression. This self-destruction of the cells is known as apoptosis (a type of programmed cell death). This is an integral part of treating cancer and the aim of most cancer therapeutics. Emerging evidence suggests omega-3 fatty acids can be used alone or in combination with other types of therapy.
Application Deadline: 12 February 2025
5. Fully Funded PhD in Moments of Power: Performance of Energy Systems in Real-World Conditions
Summary of Funded PhD Program
Moments of Power is a method for analysing energy systems under real-world usage conditions. It combines polynomial quasi-steady state models of the system with moments of key statistical variables describing the usage, to determine losses and efficiencies at the system level without requiring detailed simulations. The project aims to apply this methodology to transport systems such as passenger vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, and public transport, including the electricity infrastructure used to power electric vehicles.
Application Deadline: 13 February 2025
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6. Fully Funded PhD in Investigating the physiological and biomechanical demands of wheelchair rugby game play: Implications for load monitoring
Summary of Funded PhD Program
The aim of this project is to quantify the physiological demands of wheelchair rugby performance to optimise training and recovery strategies for Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) as they prepare for LA 2028 and beyond. The embedded nature of this project allows for direct access to elite WR players, enabling longitudinal data collection and collaboration with world-class practitioners.
Application Deadline: 13 March 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD in Intelligent circularity prediction for building deconstruction
Summary of Funded PhD Program
In this research project, building information modelling (BIM) would be used for building and material attributes, and machine learning techniques would be used to classify and predict various circularity alternatives. The study contributes significantly to circularity research by providing a digitised platform recommending circularity options during building deconstruction. Practitioners lacking methods for predicting material circularity during deconstruction would benefit from this study.
Application Deadline: 31 January 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD in Inequalities, Power, Justice, and Social Inclusion
Summary of Funded PhD Program
Loughborough University London invites applications for a fully funded PhD scholarship within the Inequality, Power, Justice, and Social Inclusion Research and Innovation Hub. This scholarship provides a unique opportunity to join a dynamic interdisciplinary research community committed to addressing real-world challenges through impactful research.
Application Deadline: 26 February 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD in Environmental Evaluation of Microcomb Stability
Summary of Funded PhD Program
This PhD project, blending theoretical and experimental approaches, aims to revolutionize quantum technologies by developing ultra-precise timing counters. Central to this endeavour is the advancement of optical frequency combs, which are the cornerstone of modern optical atomic clocks. These combs, recognized with a Nobel Prize in 2005, consist of ultraprecise, equally spaced laser lines. Our project, conducted at the forefront of integrated photonics, nonlinear physics, and smart optical computation, will push the boundaries of miniaturization for these sources.
Application Deadline: 2 February 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD in Development of Hybrid Microcomb Sources with Topologically Protected Dark Resonances for Simultaneous Classical and Quantum
Summary of Funded PhD Program
This PhD project is designed for a highly motivated and innovative early career researcher with a strong background in both experimental and theoretical photonics and quantum optics. The aim is to develop a hybrid microcomb source that integrates both classical and quantum states within a single system. This approach uses recent advancements in topological protection and nonlinear optical effects to generate ultrastable combs for classical communication while simultaneously producing quantum-correlated photon pairs for secure communication channels.
Application Deadline: 5 January 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD in Out of School Youth Provision: An Analysis of Funding and Operational Resilience within the Sector
Summary of Funded PhD Program
The PhD project will utilise secondary data sources and generate new primary data (provisionally survey data, interview material and ethnographic approaches). The finalised methods and exact case-studies (likely to include each provider type) will be determined after an extensive literature review and research design phase. Potential research sub-questions include: how do we classify what resilience is in the youth sector? What impacts resilience? What can be done to support organisations to be more resilient?
Application Deadline: 31st January 2025
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