Funded Studentships

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  • An extensive portfolio of PhD projects, with expert supervisory teams based in one of our leading research centres.
  • A number of PhD programmes with international partner universities around the world.

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Trailblazers: The Early Career Researcher and PhD Candidate Partnering Scheme

The scheme provides PhD candidates with an innovative and dynamic intellectual space in which to undertake transformative research, whilst fully supported by a team of experienced supervisors.

Dynamical symmetry breaking and restoration in closed quantum systems

A fully funded PhD in theoretical physics which will investigate the role of symmetry in far from equilibrium, quantum many body systems.

Nanowire synthesis enabled by novel magnetic catalysts and electrochemical deposition

This fully funded project aims to develop metallic nanowires using copper and nickel electroless deposition initiated by magnetic particles aligned in a magnetic field.

Non-equilibrium behaviour in interacting quantum matter

A fully funded PhD studentship within the EPSRC-funded Aqua Nova project investigating emergent collective behaviour in driven, dissipative quantum many-body systems and its relation to concepts from classical active and nonequilibrium matter.

Drone-assisted Connected and Autonomous Vehicles for Enhanced Road Safety and Traffic Efficiency

This PhD project aims to develop a novel drone-assisted cooperative intelligence framework by leveraging aerial sensing and AI-driven heterogeneous data fusion to improve environmental awareness and decision-making

Microplastic and chemical additives contamination in surface and groundwater in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and their bioremediation using Nature-based Solutions

This proposal centres on the global issue of MP pollution in urban environments specifically focusing on surface and groundwater in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Microplastics and chemical additives from virgin and recycled Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging material: Leachability, toxicity, and behavioural aspects

This interdisciplinary project investigates the release of microplastics (MPs) and chemical additives from virgin polyethylene terephthalate (vPET) and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) bottled water, and assesses their potential impacts on human health and consumer perception.

Microplastics and chemical additives from food grade baby feeding products: Leachability, toxicity, and the role of feeding behaviour

This PhD project investigates whether plastic baby feeding products, such as baby bottles and reusable food pouches, release microplastics and chemical additives during everyday use, and whether these substances may affect early brain development.

Verifiable, safe and interpretable Multimodal Large Language Model control system design to accommodate interaction between multiple control systems exploiting vehicle environment understanding

This PhD project aims to exploit MLLM capabilities to design a generalisable framework combining Artificial Intelligence (AI) and model predictive control with application to the activation and control of the Run Dry Traction System (RDTS), which can remove water in front of each tyre.

Translating Climate Risk into Action: An Agentic AI Decision-Support System

This PhD project will develop an agentic AI system capable of generating context‑specific, stakeholder‑relevant climate adaptation narratives and decision‑support outputs for agricultural and peri‑urban planning.

AI-enhanced climate storylines for agricultural adaptation and resilience

This PhD project will develop AI-enhanced climate storylines to support agricultural adaptation to climate change. The project integrates machine‑learning downscaling and analysis of climate extremes, alongside participatory co‑production with agricultural stakeholders.

Mapping green and blue spaces in Coventry to inform strategies for improving urban green spaces for nature and communities

A one-year, fully-funded Masters by Research project which will evaluate and map Coventry's green-blue spaces.

Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems for removing Emerging Pollutants

A fully funded studentship, the main goal of this PhD project is to investigate the potential of Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DWTSs) to effectively remove a range of emerging pollutants from wastewater streams.

Co-creating a HealthTech evaluation approach that captures what matters most to people living with one or more long-term conditions

The Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities are offering a fully-funded opportunity that seeks to explore the balance of the data needed to ensure useful, valid and reliable measurement.

Investigating environmental pollution in India by Contaminants of Emerging Concern transported in floodwaters and the potential of bioremediatation using Nature-based Solutions

This project studies how floods move harmful chemicals in a city in India and looks at natural ways to reduce this pollution. The PhD will take place in India and the UK, combining fieldwork, lab experiments, and advanced chemical analysis using mass spectrometry.

Intelligent Modelling of Self‑Organised Edge Turbulence in Tokamak Plasmas

This PhD will develop a physics-informed AI framework to understand and predict turbulence at the plasma edge. The student will combine open-source simulations (GENE or its GPU-accelerated version GX, and BOUT++), GBS datasets provided by collaborators, and experimental data from KSTAR to build fast surrogate models that emulate complex plasma behaviour.