Nuclear Decommissioning University of Liverpool in United Kingdom

Funded PhD opportunity at Coventry University in the Centre for Discoveries in Life Sciences, delivered through the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP). This project focuses on bioleaching , tantalum recovery , superalloy waste , critical minerals , and environmental biotechnology . The research will investigate microbial mechanisms for mobilising tantalum from superalloy-processing wastes and selectively removing contaminating metals such as calcium and tungsten. It co...

Research Fellow in Sustainable Automotive Polymers at The University of Manchester (Oxford Road, Manchester, UK). This is a postdoctoral research opening in polymer science , materials science , and environmental sustainability , focused on developing sustainable automotive polymers with The Vita Group. The project emphasizes sustainable foams for the transport industry , including improving the sustainability of polyurethane and alternative feedstock foams, increasing recycled content, developi...

University of Birmingham is advertising a Research Fellow in Battery Materials Recycling within the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and the School of Metallurgy and Materials in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. This fixed-term post is part of HERMES (Hazardous Energy Recycling: Methods for Emerging Specialist Chemistries), a 30-month Innovate UK -funded project led by Recyclus Group Ltd in partnership with the University of Birmingham. The project focuses on developing and validating safe...

PhD opportunity in programmable DNA nanotechnology for the selective recovery of critical and rare elements at The University of Edinburgh . The project is jointly supervised by Davide Michieletto and Jason Love and explores how DNA nanostructures could enable more selective, reusable, and sustainable recovery of rare-earth elements and other rare and precious metals. These elements are important for electronics, permanent magnets, and low-carbon technologies, but their clean separation and recy...

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 ...