PhD Studentships

Supervisor: Professor Zhibing Zhang BEng MSc PhD DSc CEng FIChemE School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK Objective of project: To develop a method based on micromanipulation to measure the interparticle forces between two contacting micro-particles, understand how they are related to surface properties of the particles, and...

The number of individuals suffering from overweight and obesity has reached epidemic levels in a considerable number of countries including the United Kingdom (UK). Given the significant public health threats of obesity (e.g. diabetes, cardio vascular diseases, cancer), reducing its prevalence and incidence has become a top priority for governments and...

Social franchising is emerging as an important replication tool for social enterprises, with NGOs and social enterprises using franchising as a channel strategy to generate capital for sustainability, improve quality and expand reach in order to address societal problems. It is widely used to tackle issues around unemployment, social exclusion of groups,...

Location:  Based in Rothamsted Research (Harpenden, Hertfordshire or Okehampton, Devon, depending on the student’s preference), with occasional travel to School of Veterinary Sciences (Langford, Somerset). The project: DEVELOPING A NOVEL MODELLING FRAMEWORK TO INFORM THE INTENSIFICATION-EXTENSIFICATION DEBATE Responsible farmers,...

The University of Surrey, in collaboration with Thames Water, is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join the Practitioner Doctorate in Sustainability programme. Hosted by the internationally acclaimed Centre for Environment and Sustainability, the Practitioner Doctorate in Sustainability programme is the first of its kind, offering talented...

An important issue to be considered in the structural integrity assessment of offshore structures, such as offshore wind turbines and Oil & Gas pipelines, is the characterisation of material degradation due to environmental damage and its subsequent effects on the remaining lifetime predictions. The main aim of this project is to investigate the...

This project proposes to study the interaction between wind induced machine loading and wind/wave (environmental) loading acting on the support structure. Currently researchers and designers do not know if or when peak machine loads coincide with environmental loads and how these might interact. Fatigue and corrosion assisted fatigue damage is a local...

The performance of traditional NDT is characterised in terms of Probability of Detection (POD) and Probability of Sizing (POS). The evaluation of these parameters is now widely understood and accepted. They provide a scientific and objective basis to compare systems and approaches. There is however, no equivalent basis for comparison of many Integrity...

The University of Surrey, in collaboration with Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT), is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join the Practitioner Doctorate in Sustainability programme. Hosted by the internationally acclaimed Centre for Environment and Sustainability, the Practitioner Doctorate in Sustainability programme is the...

Lead Supervisor name : Professor Julie Turner-Cobb This three year fully funded research studentship is in the area of health psychology and focuses on the understanding of stress. The postgraduate student would work with Professor Julie Turner-Cobb and Dr David Jones. The aim of this studentship is to systematically investigate the use of...