Network Rail Studentship

The University of Cambridge is offering a four-year 1+3 MRes/PhD studentship through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT), in collaboration with Network Rail. The project examines how railway infrastructure systems can be managed as climate change and changing patterns of extreme weather alter the risks faced by transport assets. The research will investigate how environmental and operational thresholds for key rail...

[Fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7; funded by EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council).] PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter on quantifying compounding and cascading physical climate risk to UK infrastructure. This project addresses a major gap in current climate-risk assessment: many studies treat hazards such as flooding, heat, drought, and storms separately, and often focus on one asset class at a time. Here, the PhD will develop a more realistic fr...

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarship opportunity at the University of Cambridge for the 2027/2028 academic year. This is a scholarship for an eligible full-time, one-year master’s degree with a strong focus on climate resilience and sustainability . It supports African students who are committed to leadership and to contributing positive change in Africa. Funding: full tuition fees plus a monthly maintenance allowance. Eligibility highlights: applicants must be from and live in an ...

The University of Cambridge is offering a four-year 1+3 MRes/PhD studentship through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero, in collaboration with Network Rail. The project investigates low-carbon cements and alternative cementitious binders for lower-strength and lower-risk applications across Great Britain's rail infrastructure. Potential applications include walkways and kerbs, blocks and pavers, drainage channels, cable troug...

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...