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241 research degree projects
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Electronics and Computer Science | Mathematical sciences | Economics
Resilient resource allocation in dynamic settings under uncertainty (RRADSU)
The main goal is to improve the state-of-the-art mechanisms for the allocation of scare resources from different, and not always compatible, perspectives of efficiency, fairness and resilience. Muti-agent systems and machine learning techniques will be used to develop better and more sustainable mechanisms. -
Electronics and Computer Science
AI-based multi-modal 3D environment understanding and visualisation
This project aims to develop an AI-based practical solution for 3D environments understanding from multi-modal input data, such as image, video, audio and text. It will reproduce them in a virtual or augmented reality space allowing real-time 3D interaction with spatial audio adapted to the environment and user locations. -
Engineering | Geography and environmental science
Silent piling for offshore wind turbines
You will develop a novel predictive model for the 'silent' installation of open-ended piles for offshore wind turbine foundations, through advanced physical and numerical modelling. You will improve the fundamental understanding of pile installation, while developing practical tools for the offshore industry, accelerating the path to a carbon-neutral world. -
Engineering
Anchoring our future - floating offshore wind turbine foundations
New, efficient design methods are urgently needed to unlock deeper waters for offshore renewable energy infrastructure. In this PhD project, you will learn about established methods to design fixed offshore foundations to resist cyclic storm loading, then lead the way in developing these into new design approaches for anchoring systems. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Programmable silicon photonic circuits
This project will focus on the development of reliable and efficient programmable photonic integrated circuits (PICs) on a silicon photonics platform. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Advanced beam shaping for next-generation fibre lasers
This project focuses on developing advanced fibre designs and novel devices for programmable spatial and polarization beam shaping, pushing the boundaries of fibre laser performance and versatility. -
Photonics and optoelectronics
Silicon devices for nonlinear photonics and applications
This project seeks to develop compact and power efficient nonlinear silicon photonics devices for use in wide ranging applications such as telecommunications, medicine and spectroscopy. The designs will focus on robust and low-loss component-to-component interconnection, to improve the sustainability and practicality of future photonic systems. -
Photonics and optoelectronics | Engineering | Physics and astronomy
Spatiotemporal light fields
Recent discoveries of exotic forms of light, structured in space and in time, promise novel ways of transferring information, delivering energy, and even manipulating matter. The project will focus on the generation, light-matter interactions, and applications of spatiotemporally structured electromagnetic waves. -
Engineering | Mathematical sciences | Physics and astronomy
Transporting microplastic-laden bubbles through vortices (TRAP)
This PhD project might be for you if you are concerned about the growing microplastic contamination in our water bodies. -
Engineering
Development of a miniaturised plug-and-play in-situ plasma measurement instrument for small satellites
This project aims to design and develop “PlasmaCube,” a real-time plasma measurement payload for CubeSats using Langmuir probe principles. It offers hands-on experience in space systems engineering, electronics, and data systems.