Fully Funded PhD in Multiscale Electrochemistry for Hydrogen and Ammonia Net-Zero Technologies Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero Centre for Doctoral Training in United Kingdom

[Funding of fees plus a stipend per annum for 2026/7; stipend amount listed as £21,805.] University of Exeter is offering a PhD studentship in Electrochemical Lithium Extraction at the Penryn Campus. This project addresses a major challenge for the UK clean-energy transition: securing a resilient, sustainable supply of lithium for batteries, energy storage, and electric vehicles. The research will develop a lithium-selective membrane-based electrochemical extraction process for recovering lithiu...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds on Understanding and Predicting CaCO3 Growth on Subsea Infrastructure . This project investigates the formation and growth of calcareous deposits (CaCO3) on subsea infrastructure and their impact on cathodic protection systems. The research combines experimental investigation, advanced characterisation, electrochemical analysis, and predictive modelling to improve offshore engineering design. The project is undertaken in collaboration with Deepwater EU ...

[Fully funded 3-year PhD studentship covering international tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of at least £21,805 per year.] This fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Exeter focuses on tandem catalysts for selective acidic CO₂ electrolysis . The project sits at the intersection of electrocatalysis, electrochemical engineering, and advanced materials, with the goal of improving the selectivity and stability of CO₂ conversion under acidic conditions. The research will develo...

New PhD studentship at the University of Leicester via CENTA (Central England NERC Training Alliance) , co-supervised by Patricia Rodriguez Macia and developed in collaboration with Dominik H. The project focuses on Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) and how they influence proton transfer and selectivity in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction , especially in competition with hydrogen evolution . Research will combine non-precious metal porphyrinoid synthesis , electrochemistry , and spectroscopy , and will...

This four-year PhD will develop sustainable biochar-based porous carbon electrodes for low-carbon sodium-ion batteries, addressing the need for scalable energy-storage technologies that reduce dependence on critical raw materials. The researcher will produce biochar from selected biomass residues using controlled pyrolysis, then tailor its pore structure and surface chemistry for sodium-ion storage. The project will examine how biomass type, pyrolysis conditions and post-treatment affect electro...