PhD research
We offer a broad range of cross-cutting PhD research projects that are relevant to addressing global challenges in the 21st century. Our research topics span energy, digitalisation, process engineering, sustainable industrial system design, food systems, bioprocessing and batteries. Our research projects are supervised by a team of experienced, world-class academics. We are specialising in both computational modelling and experimental based research, and have strong links with the industry.
Feel free to get in touch with your prospective supervisor(s) to find out more about the project(s).
Fully-funded PhD opportunities
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Self-funded PhD Opportunities
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A systems approach to plastic waste valorisation
The inherent limitations of conventional mechanical recycling technologies in dealing with highly contaminated plastic waste streams and the economic barriers for new chemical recycling technologies a...
Self Funded
Development of next generation bioreactor models
Industrial biotechnology is increasingly being seen as a way in which we can sustainably produce the products we need. These include plastics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food ingredients and many oth...
Self Funded
Sustainable production of Vitamin K1
The project: Vitamin K1 is an essential nutrient in both human and animal nutrition. Given the increasing environmental pressures facing us as a society there is a need to develop safe, sustainable an...
Self Funded
Digital twin in continuous UF/DF step of bioprocess
Continuous technology represents the future tendency of biopharmaceutical processing. Compared to the batch process, the continuous process has benefits of reduced cost, increased productivity, improv...
Self Funded