Civil Engineering, Materials Science, Architecture, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Architecture/Construction, Geotechnical Engineering University of Bath in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Bath in the UK on People-Led Digital Twins for Preventive Conservation of Built Heritage Assets . This project sits at the intersection of structural engineering , built heritage conservation , digital twins , and human-centred digital innovation . The research aims to explore how digital technologies can better understand, manage, and conserve heritage assets, with a focus on approaches that bridge the gap between technical tools and the real-world needs of ...

PhD in Railway Circular Economy at the University of Leeds (School of Civil Engineering). This PhD project explores sustainable solutions for railway track infrastructure through the principles of a circular economy. The research focuses on the scalable reprocessing of ballast, sleepers, rails, and other track components to convert network waste into high-quality secondary commercial materials. Possible research directions include: scalable reprocessing for spent railway ballast; structural perf...

Bath Engineering & Design Studentships at the University of Bath are advertising a PhD studentship in Foundation Reuse for Net-Zero Construction within the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering. This project sits at the intersection of civil engineering , geotechnical engineering , structural engineering , probabilistic geotechnics , structural reliability , and sustainable construction . The research aims to develop practical methods for assessing whether existing foundations can be sa...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in low-carbon cementitious repair materials at the University of Cambridge , within the EPSRC FIBE3 CDT and the Department of Engineering , in collaboration with M Group . This project is a strong fit for candidates interested in Civil Engineering , Materials Science , and sustainability-focused research on cementitious systems, repair materials, and experimental laboratory work. The post highlights work on low-carbon materials, suggesting a research environment cent...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in Climate Resilience of Infrastructure to Rainfall (PGR-P-1395), supervised by Professor David Connolly in the School of Civil Engineering . This project focuses on how climate change-driven rainfall affects transport, geotechnical, and structural infrastructure. Research themes include rainfall-induced slope collapse, geotechnical instability, soil shrink-swell cycles, water ponding on roofs and bridge decks, structural overloading, drainage, and adap...