Studentships

Find below a list of currently available fully-funded PhD studentships.

We encourage all students to contact the supervisor or the alternative contact person for more information and an informal chat to discuss the process of applying and preparing your research statement.

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Best practices for minimising dross formation during melting of scrap aluminium
Applications are invited for one full-time EPSRC Industrial CASE (ICASE) PhD studentship for the project “Best practices for minimising dross formation during melting of scrap aluminium”. BCAST is a s...

Hari Nadendla

02/06/2025

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Hari Nadendla

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Investigating Nuclear Pore Complex alterations in the organisation of the NPC and during import of HIV-1
We offer a fully-funded PhD position in the Castro Lab in the Biosciences Department, CHMLS. The Castro lab focuses on a cell structure, the nuclear pore complex (NPC), and explores how components of ...

Ines Castro

18/06/2025

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Ines Castro

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Development of natural-ageing-resistant, heat-treatable lean aluminium alloys for automotive applications
Applications are invited for one full-time EPSRC Industrial CASE (ICASE) PhD studentship for the project “Development of natural-ageing-resistant, heat-treatable lean aluminium alloys for automotive a...

Isaac Chang

30/06/2025

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Isaac Chang

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Understanding crush behaviour of recycled 6xxx Aluminium alloys subjected to different thermomechanical treatments
Applications are invited for one full-time EPSRC Industrial CASE (ICASE) PhD studentship for the project “Understanding crush behaviour of recycled 6xxx Aluminium alloys subjected to different thermom...

Chamini Mendis

30/06/2025

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Chamini Mendis

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Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Extruded Aluminium Profiles Using Machine Learning and Microstructural Insights
Applications are invited for one full-time EPSRC Industrial CASE (ICASE) PhD studentship for the project “Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Extruded Aluminium Profiles Using Machine Learning and ...

Isaac Chang

30/06/2025

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Isaac Chang

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Technologies for decarbonisation of industrial cooking of food while maintaining quality characteristics - BBSRC CASE STUDENTSHIP
We are offering a funded PhD position at the Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, focusing on innovative solutions to decarbonise food processing. This project aims to explore a range ...

Savvas Tassou

31/07/2025

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Savvas Tassou

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Next-Gen Wind Turbine Blades: Whisper-Quiet Innovations with Aerodynamic Efficiency
Applications are invited for one full-time PhD studentship within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering supported by Vestas Technology (UK) Ltd, one of the largest wind turbine manufa...

Tze Pei Chong

15/08/2025

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Tze Pei Chong

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Fully-funded studentships

Best practices for minimising dross formation during melting of scrap aluminium

Investigating Nuclear Pore Complex alterations in the organisation of the NPC and during import of HIV-1

Understanding crush behaviour of recycled 6xxx Aluminium alloys subjected to different thermomechanical treatments

Development of natural-ageing-resistant, heat-treatable lean aluminium alloys for automotive applications

Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Extruded Aluminium Profiles Using Machine Learning and Microstructural Insights

Technologies for decarbonisation of industrial cooking of food while maintaining quality characteristics - BBSRC CASE STUDENTSHIP

Next-Gen Wind Turbine Blades: Whisper-Quiet Innovations with Aerodynamic Efficiency

Our funded studentships become available at different times of the year. Please keep checking our page regularly to see the latest funded opportunities. We also advertise all our funded studentships as soon as they become available on the @BrunelResearch twitter account.

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