Fully Funded PhD in Securing Critical Material Supply Chains for Hydrogen Production at University College London University College London in United Kingdom

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Brunel University of London within a NERC TREES Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) for 2027. The project is titled A Systems Approach to Understanding the Environmental Fate and Impacts of Electronic Waste and focuses on the environmental fate and impacts of electronic waste, with strong links to Environmental Science , Chemical Engineering , Physics , Chemistry , and data-driven methods such as machine learning and data science . The PhD is interdisciplinary and incl...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield , in collaboration with CHERY UK (OMODA & JAECOO UK Limited) . The project is titled AI-Assisted Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Circularity Benchmarking for Next-Generation Vehicles and focuses on combining artificial intelligence , dynamic life cycle assessment (LCA) , and circular economy strategies to improve the sustainability of next-generation vehicles. This is a 3.5-yea...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Sheffield in Digital and Data-Driven Life Cycle Assessment for Low-Carbon Battery Manufacturing . The project sits within the EPSRC MADE4Manufacturing CDT and combines life cycle assessment , machine learning , digital technologies, and sustainable battery manufacturing . It offers strong industrial collaboration and training opportunities. Funding includes a £28,000 annual tax-free stipend and a £35,000 research and training support budget over ...

Durham University’s Department of Engineering is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in onboard carbon capture and storage within the UK Clean Maritime Research Hub , with financial support from the Department for Transport and EPSRC . The role is based in the Energy Systems Group led by Professor Tony Roskilly and focuses on policy-driven research on the life cycle greenhouse gas intensity of marine fuels. The project is a strong fit for researchers interested in onboard carbon capture...

The University of Nottingham is offering a fully funded, four-year, full-time PhD studentship beginning in December 2026: Dynamic Performance and AI-Driven Optimisation of Hybrid Energy Systems for Net Zero . The project will develop and evaluate a hybrid energy system combining gas turbines, low-temperature carbon capture, biomass gasification and advanced solar thermal technologies. The aim is to enable carbon-negative fuel production, improve grid stability and support the United Kingdom’s ne...