Sustainable Materials University of Sheffield 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...

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 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 ...

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 ...