PhD Studentship: Living materials in nature: active matter, behaviour and bee nests University of Exeter in United Kingdom

[Funding of fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter: Bioinspired fluidic metamaterials for passive directional water transport. This PhD project explores how engineered, plant-inspired surface patterns can be used to control the speed and direction of water transport. The research sits at the intersection of metamaterials, wetting phenomena, surface topography, and microfabrication, with inspiration drawn from carnivorous pitcher plants w...

PhD studentship at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Engineering on experimental investigation of phase change mechanisms in aircraft contrail formation . This fully funded project is part of the Leverhulme Trust research programme Bridging the scale gap: From non-equilibrium thermodynamics to contrails . The research combines laboratory experiments with high-fidelity numerical modelling to study vapour-liquid-solid phase transitions in aircraft exhaust plumes, with relevance to s...

PhD Studentship at the University of Nottingham in Advanced Microwave Technology Development for Activated Carbon Reactivation . This project sits within the Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training and focuses on developing more energy-efficient, lower-carbon microwave reactivation methods for activated carbon used in water and air treatment. The research is highly relevant to chemical engineering , environmental science , materials science , and related process engineering areas, with application...

Brunel University of London and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) are offering 20 full PhD scholarships for academically outstanding Chinese students. The opportunity is open across all disciplines at Brunel University of London, with study starting in October 2027 or January 2028 . The scholarship provides full tuition fees for up to 48 months . The CSC also covers a living stipend (including medical insurance), one international round-trip economy airfare between China and the UK, and reimbu...

PhD opportunity at Warwick Medical School for students interested in Physics , Biology , and Biophysics . The project focuses on developing artificial, cell-mimicking lipid vesicles to uncover the physical mechanisms that drive the development of zebrafish and other organisms. This is a strong fit for applicants who want to work at the interface of physical sciences and life sciences, with research themes spanning soft matter, membrane systems, developmental biology, and biomimetic models. The o...