PhD Opportunities in Electrochemistry in United Kingdom

[Funding of fees plus a stipend per annum for 2026/7; stipend amount listed as £21,805.] University of Exeter is offering a PhD studentship in Electrochemical Lithium Extraction at the Penryn Campus. This project addresses a major challenge for the UK clean-energy transition: securing a resilient, sustainable supply of lithium for batteries, energy storage, and electric vehicles. The research will develop a lithium-selective membrane-based electrochemical extraction process for recovering lithiu...

[Tax-free annual stipend of £21,805 for 2026/27 (subject to annual uplift) with tuition fees fully covered; 3.5-year PhD studentship, with Home tuition fees covered for 4 years as stated in the advert.] PhD Studentship at The University of Manchester This 3.5-year PhD studentship focuses on the development of new generation corrosion-resistant aluminium alloys in the Department of Materials at The University of Manchester . The project sits at the intersection of materials science , alloy design...

Cranfield University is offering a four-year, full-time PhD studentship in materials science focused on optimising platinum electrodeposition for protective coatings on turbine blades and vanes. The project is based in Cranfield, England, and is sponsored by EPSRC through the IDLA programme and Siemens Energy. The research will investigate the electrochemical and materials-science principles governing platinum deposition on nickel-based superalloys. The student will combine first-principles and ...

The University of Nottingham is inviting applications for a PhD studentship in the interfacial chemistry of high-energy lithium-ion batteries, supervised by Professor Lee Johnson within the Nottingham Applied Materials and Interfaces Group (NAMI). The project examines the fundamental chemical reactions occurring at interfaces between nickel-rich positive electrode materials and battery electrolytes. It will investigate how electrode composition, state of charge, electrolyte chemistry, and operat...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds on Understanding and Predicting CaCO3 Growth on Subsea Infrastructure . This project investigates the formation and growth of calcareous deposits (CaCO3) on subsea infrastructure and their impact on cathodic protection systems. The research combines experimental investigation, advanced characterisation, electrochemical analysis, and predictive modelling to improve offshore engineering design. The project is undertaken in collaboration with Deepwater EU ...

Joshua Lawrence is starting a new group at the University of Warwick School of Life Sciences next September and is advertising two funded PhD opportunities . The lab will be interdisciplinary, combining synthetic biology , electrochemistry , and biophysical methods to map the bioenergetic pathways of microorganisms and engineer them for sustainable biotechnologies. The projects are collaborative with Julie Macpherson and Joseph Beckwith in the Department of Chemistry . Funding is through the Mid...

[4-year fully funded Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship. Includes tuition fees paid directly to the University, a stipend for living expenses at the 2026/27 rate of £21,805, and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] PhD Studentship in Click-to-Connect Cytochromes: Modular Components for Sustainable Electrical Circuits at the University of East Anglia . This project sits within the Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Pr...

New PhD studentship at the University of Leicester via CENTA (Central England NERC Training Alliance) , co-supervised by Patricia Rodriguez Macia and developed in collaboration with Dominik H. The project focuses on Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) and how they influence proton transfer and selectivity in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction , especially in competition with hydrogen evolution . Research will combine non-precious metal porphyrinoid synthesis , electrochemistry , and spectroscopy , and will...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in advanced manufacturing and materials science , focused on the development of novel additive manufacturing routes for tungsten carbide and the study of its performance in erosion-corrosion environments. The project combines additive manufacturing , electrochemistry , and materials characterisation , with close collaboration with industry partner Hydra Manufacturing . It is a strong fit for candidates interested in durable materials for demandin...