Commonwealth PhD Scholarship

PhD studentship in photocatalysis and air-to-fuel conversion at the University of Cambridge , Department of Chemistry, in the Reisner Laboratory under Professor Erwin Reisner . The project focuses on developing integrated systems for direct air capture and subsequent CO2 conversion to green fuels and valuable chemicals. Research themes include solar-driven conversion , photocatalytic systems , gas-phase CO2 conversion, carbon capture integration, sunlight concentration, outdoor testing, and broa...

🎓 Commonwealth PhD Scholarship opportunity at the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom. The post invites strong candidates for a fully funded PhD under the supervision of Tohid N. Borhani , Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Chemical Engineering. Research interests include Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) , Process Modelling and Simulation , Chemometrics (QSPR/QSAR) , and Energy Conversion and Storage . This opportunity is aimed at applicants from eligible Commonwealth cou...

EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award 2026/27: Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds offers 2 PhD studentships in a strong research environment within the School of Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. The linked research themes include climate-resilient biogas upgrade approaches for biohydrogen and biomethane recovery from organic wastes , data-driven environmental assessment of next-generation concrete , energy micropiles for sustainable retrofit , and UK bri...

Professor Fleur Loveridge at the University of Leeds is advertising a fully funded PhD on energy micropiles for sustainable retrofit. The project sits within a larger UKRI-funded research programme and involves collaboration with researchers at the University of Surrey , University of Cambridge , and NTNU in Trondheim . The research topic is flexible and can be shaped around the successful applicant’s interests. Possible directions include thermal analysis of energy micropiles, their geotechnica...

[Fully funded PhD studentship; stipend/funding amount £21,805 per year.] This fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Sussex focuses on microstructure and defect control in recycled aluminium alloys , a topic at the intersection of sustainable manufacturing, casting science, and advanced materials engineering. The project addresses a major challenge for the circular economy: how to increase the use of recycled aluminium without sacrificing processability or performance. In particular, ...