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Newcastle University

EPSRC studentship

PhD Studentship in Green Methanol Utilisation for Net-Zero Offshore Vessels Newcastle University in United Kingdom

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Chemistry

Funding

The studentship covers 100% of fees for UK Home students, provides a minimum tax-free annual living allowance at the 2027/28 UKRI rate, and includes a research training support grant of £20,000. The advert notes that the 2026/27 UKRI rate is £21,805. The award lasts four years and is sponsored by EPSRC.

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Jan 7, 2027

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Newcastle University

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Chemistry
Environmental Science
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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About this position

Newcastle University is offering a four-year PhD studentship within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero. The project explores how green methanol can be used more efficiently as a fuel for deep-sea and offshore shipping.

The research will investigate fuel evaporation, methanol vapour behaviour, and the energy and fuel losses associated with venting and nitrogen blanketing. The student will develop and assess strategies for methanol vapour capture, recirculation, or combustion, contributing to a practical closed-system fuel concept for maritime applications.

Working with O.S. Energy’s naval architects and engineers, the researcher will design, model and test the system. The project combines chemical engineering, process intensification, fuel-system design and maritime decarbonisation, with the ambition of achieving class approval and demonstrating the technology on a methanol-fuelled offshore support vessel.

The successful candidate will be co-supervised by academics from Newcastle University’s Process Intensification Group and will work in close collaboration with an industrial partner, connecting fundamental research with real-world engineering development.

Funding details

The studentship covers 100% of fees for UK Home students, provides a minimum tax-free annual living allowance at the 2027/28 UKRI rate, and includes a research training support grant of £20,000. The advert notes that the 2026/27 UKRI rate is £21,805. The award lasts four years and is sponsored by EPSRC.

What's required

Applicants must have or expect to gain a minimum 2:1 Honours degree or international equivalent in a subject relevant to the PhD project. A strong background in engineering, especially chemical engineering or a closely related engineering subject, or chemistry is expected. Enthusiasm for research, the ability to think and work independently, excellent analytical skills, and strong verbal and written communication skills are essential. The studentship is available to UK Home students only.

How to apply

Apply through the University’s Apply to Newcastle Portal and create a postgraduate application. Search for programme code 8856F and select “PhD in Process Industries; Net Zero (PINZ)”. Enter studentship code PINZ02-27, write the project title as the research proposal, and upload a CV; include a personal statement. Submit one application for this studentship.

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