PhD Scholarship

The University of Manchester is offering a four-year PhD studentship investigating how autonomous systems could transform the international flower trade, with particular attention to the social and environmental consequences of changing cold-chain logistics. The research will begin with road haulage, examining the transition from conventional refrigerated trucks to emerging autonomous long-haul systems. Through interviews with wholesalers, truckers, grocery stores and high street florists, the p...

Sharing a fully funded Commonwealth PhD opportunity for 2027–28 at the University of Nottingham , focused on sustainable steel structures . This opportunity is relevant to students interested in structural engineering , civil engineering , materials science , and sustainability-oriented research on steel structures. The post does not include the full project brief, supervisor details, eligibility criteria, or deadline in the text, but it clearly indicates a funded PhD opening and refers applican...

[4-year PhD studentship with annual stipend at the UKRI minimum rate (currently £21,805 per year) plus £1,000 per annum enhancement, and a research training support grant of up to £20,000 for the full 4-year programme.] This PhD studentship at The University of Manchester explores how emerging autonomous systems could reshape the international flower trade, with a particular focus on road haulage and cold-chain delivery. The project looks at the move from traditional refrigerated trucks to futur...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, and Materials Science is available through the VLIR-UOS TIDE project, jointly involving Ghent University in Belgium and Phenikaa University in Vietnam. This is a 48-month sandwich PhD model: candidates spend 18 months conducting research at Ghent University in Belgium and 30 months at Phenikaa University in Vietnam. The project offers full coverage of tuition fees and research expenses, a monthly scholars...

The University of Birmingham is offering a fully funded Home PhD studentship through its School of Engineering for research in sustainable manufacturing and related engineering fields. The opportunity is suited to candidates interested in sustainable manufacturing , circular economy , industrial decarbonisation , smart monitoring and digitalisation , and resource efficiency . The research may address how manufacturing systems can become more resource-efficient, digitally monitored, and aligned w...