PhD Opportunities in High Performance Computing in United Kingdom

This PhD project investigates whether artificial intelligence can understand, rather than simply predict, complex engineering dynamical systems. The research will combine deep learning with the mathematics of nonlinear dynamics to uncover hidden low-dimensional structures underlying vibrations, flutter, instabilities, multiple stable states, internal resonances and sudden bifurcations in aerospace systems. Working within the University of Southampton’s Computational Engineering and Design group,...

Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Automotive Aeroacoustics, CFD and AI at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures. The project, Quiet Efficiency: Reducing Wind Noise for Low Drag Cars (Br.27.3), investigates how advanced computational fluid dynamics and artificial intelligence can support the design of quieter, more aerodynamically efficient vehicles. Research will combine large-eddy simulation, ...

[Fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter focused on advancing multi-mission satellite radar methods for monitoring permafrost degradation and erosion in a changing Arctic. This project addresses a major environmental monitoring challenge: Arctic permafrost thaw is driving ground deformation, instability, and erosion across remote regions where in situ observations are limited. The PhD will develop a new multi-mission InSAR framework that ...

[Full fees and a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] This PhD studentship at the University of Exeter focuses on understanding how tropical forest microclimates are changing under fire, degradation, land-use change, and climate change in Amazonia. The project sits at the intersection of environmental sensing , computational modelling , data analytics , and remote sensing , with a strong emphasis on predicting fine-scale climate conditions that influence tree mortality, drought stress, and ...

PhD opportunity in AI-powered enzyme engineering and computational chemistry at the University of Bristol , offered through a BBSRC SWBio CASE PhD project in partnership with AstraZeneca . The project is titled Optimizing biocatalysts for industry through machine-learning based enzyme activity screening (no. 3680). It focuses on developing and applying advanced computational workflows that combine machine-learned potentials , molecular simulation , and enzyme engineering to predict enzyme activi...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in efficient multicomponent pharmaceutical crystal form screening with crystal structure prediction . This fully funded doctoral project sits in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and focuses on developing new computational methods to accelerate the screening of pharmaceutical crystal forms. The research combines computational chemistry , machine learning , crystal engineering , solid-state chemistry , scientific software development...

Centre for Doctoral Training in Machine Learning Systems PhD with Integrated Study at the University of Edinburgh (School of Informatics, College of Science and Engineering). This is a fully funded PhD programme in machine learning systems , combining computer science, informatics, AI, systems design, high-performance computing , and related research areas. The programme is designed for students who want to work at the intersection of ML and systems, with applications mentioned across in-car sys...

[4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship including tuition fees paid directly to the University, a stipend of £21,805 (2026/27 rate) per year, and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia, conducted within the Earlham Institute and the Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership, on a highly interdisciplinary project combining AI, transcriptomics, genetics, and comput...

[Fully funded studentship covering fees, maintenance stipend of £21,805 p.a. for 2026/27, and a research training and support grant (RTSG). Limited number of studentships available for international applicants with the difference between home and international fees waived by the registering university; does not cover visa or health surcharge costs.] This PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia explores how dust transported from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean affects climate, ocean tem...