Fully Funded PhD/D.Phil in Advanced Characterisation of Irradiation Embrittlement for RPV Steels University of Oxford in United Kingdom

Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity in Hydrogen-Resistant Steels for Sustainable Energy at The University of Manchester . This 24-month fixed-term PDRA position sits in the Department of Materials and focuses on developing next-generation steels with enhanced hydrogen tolerance for safe hydrogen transmission and storage infrastructure. The project is highly relevant to the UK’s transition to a hydrogen-based net-zero energy system. Research themes include hydrogen embrittlement in steels...

[Self-funded PhD; candidate must secure funding for fees and maintenance privately or via external/government scholarship.] PhD opportunity at the University of Nottingham in ABA Laser Cladding , a recently developed variant of laser cladding focused on improving material deposition efficiency and expanding the design space for advanced surface coatings. The project investigates the full potential of ABA cladding, where separated “A” clads are deposited first and then the valleys are filled with...

[Annual tax-free stipend at UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26, subject to annual uplift), plus full tuition fees for 4 years. Additional maintenance provided by industrial sponsor.] This fully funded 4-year PhD studentship at The University of Manchester offers an exciting opportunity to advance research in the optimisation of thermomechanical ageing processing, focusing on the influence of quenching and pre-ageing on the performance of high strength 6xxx aluminium alloys. The project is based in t...

A PhD studentship is available in the research group of Professor Christopher Baddeley at the University of St Andrews, in collaboration with BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany). The project sits in surface science and heterogeneous catalysis , with a focus on understanding how additives influence the surface of the active metal in heterogeneous fixed-bed hydrogenation catalysts. The research will involve detailed characterisation of catalyst structure, composition, and surface chemistry during and aft...

Lancaster University’s Chemistry Department is advertising a fully funded PhD studentship supervised by Prof John Griffin and Dr Xiao Hua . The project is part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme and focuses on local structure and ion ordering in high-performance materials for lithium-ion batteries . The research centres on disordered rocksalts (DRXs) as next-generation cathode materials. DRXs have crystalline structures but lack long-range ordering of lithium and transition metal ...