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1. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Development of high performance and highly impurity-tolerant recycled Al alloys
Summary of PhD Project
Aluminium recycling saves up to 95% energy and reduce 95% greenhouse gas emission compared to the primary aluminium production, therefore plays an important role in delivering Net Zero. The traditional Al recycling process requires large investment on the scrap Al sorting, and the extra cost in adding alloying elements and removing unwanted alloying elements to meet the customers specifications. Impurities is one of the biggest challenges for Al recycling.
Application Deadline: 05/09/2025
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2. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Understanding crush behaviour of recycled 6xxx Aluminium alloys subjected to different thermomechanical treatments
Summary of PhD Project
The net-zero and sustainability targets, as well as export cost, mean that there is an increased need to rely on a new class of alloys with higher recycle content that must be developed for both high-strength and crash-resistant alloys. Due to the differences in minor impurity additions in the recycled alloys compared with the alloys based on primary alloys, there is a need to develop new, and modify the current thermo-mechanical process used to strengthen the current generation of crush alloys.
Application Deadline: 05/09/2025
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3. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Extruded Aluminium Profiles Using Machine Learning and Microstructural Insights
Summary of PhD Project
Machine Learning (ML) has emerged as a powerful tool for predicting mechanical properties of aluminium alloys, offering the potential to accelerate materials design and optimisation. By leveraging large datasets and complex algorithms, ML models can uncover intricate relationships between composition, processing parameters, and resulting properties. However, two significant challenges persist in this domain. First, the extrapolation of ML predictions beyond the range of existing data remains problematic, as models often struggle to accurately forecast properties for new alloy compositions or processing conditions.
Application Deadline: 05/09/2025
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4. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Development of natural-ageing-resistant, heat-treatable lean aluminium alloys for automotive applications
Summary of PhD Project
This project will focus on understanding the effects of vacancy-trapping element addition and quench rate sensitivity of lean Al-Mg-Si-based alloys with varying level of recycled content on the natural ageing response at room temperature and precipitation hardening behaviour during artificial ageing treatment, with the aim of developing lean recyclable Al-Si-Mg-based alloys that are resistant to natural ageing, tolerant of slower quenching rates, and capable of offering high productivity and moderate mechanical properties for automotive applications.
Application Deadline: 05/09/2025
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5. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Advancing Circular Economy Practices in the UK Water Sector Using the CVORR Framework
Summary of PhD Project
Working closely with Anglian Water, the student will use the Complex Value Optimisation for Resource Recovery (CVORR) methodology to design a practical decision-support tool for identifying, quantifying, and advancing circular interventions across wastewater treatment operations. CVORR incorporates environmental, economic, technical, infrastructural, policy, and social dimensions to enable systemic and context-sensitive decision-making, offering a consistent, objective, and transparent framework for evaluating circularity performance.
Application Deadline: 15/08/2025
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6. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Technologies for decarbonisation of industrial cooking of food while maintaining quality characteristics
Summary of PhD Project
Food processing relies heavily on the combustion of natural gas to provide process and space heating. To meet decarbonisation targets over the next 10 to 15 years, the use of gas has to be replaced by alternative zero-emission energy vectors. This exciting and innovative project will make contributions to this by exploring a range of emerging electrified technologies, energy recovery technology and alternative gas-burning fuels such as green hydrogen.
Application Deadline: 15/08/2025
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7. Fully Funded PhD Programs in Next-Gen Wind Turbine Blades: Whisper-Quiet Innovations with Aerodynamic Efficiency
Summary of PhD Project
This project is an excellent opportunity for candidates who are interested in a fast-track career in Wind Turbine Industry that is allied to an environmentally sustainable energy future, or academic career in the aerodynamics, fluid mechanics and aeroacoustics fields. Joining this project means contributing to pioneering, environmentally focused research within an industrial context while advancing your professional and personal development.
Application Deadline: 15/08/2025
