10 PhD Scholarships: School of Engineering funded PhD Scholarship Opportunities

University of Greenwich - Engineering

The School of Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering & Science at the University of Greenwich is delighted to be able to offer ten 3-year Postgraduate Research Scholarships on a competitive basis. The list of potential projects and their associated scholarship reference numbers can be found below. You can access further information on each project by clicking on the link to the University of Greenwich website:-

• Conformal Thin Film Microdevices for the Mechanical Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis of the Epidermis - Eng-PhD-14-25
• Substrate-Integrated Waveguide (SIW) Multi-port Microwave and Millimeter-wave Circuits and Devices - Eng-PhD-12-25
• Developing a Sustainability Assessment Framework for Waterfront Regeneration Projects: A Case Study of the Medway Waterfront, United Kingdom - Eng-PhD-13-25
• Demonstration of Absorption Contactors using Ionic Liquids in Sandwich Composite Materials for CO₂ Capture and Conversion - Eng-PhD-15-25
• A Novel Framework Integrating Digital Twins and AI for Human-Centric Robotic Rehabilitation - Eng-PhD-19-25
• Autogenous Digenesis (cold sintering) of calcareous waste - Eng-PhD-16-25
• Digital Design of Tunable Ionic Liquids for Efficient CO₂ Capture in Energy-Intensive Industries (EII) - Eng-PhD-20-25
• AI-empowered Anomaly Detection for Generative AI Clinical Agents in Diagnostic Imaging - Eng-PhD-17-25
• Engineering Biology-Enabled Sustainable Supply Chains - Eng-PhD-01-25
• Real-time Powder Bed Defect Detection and Prediction using Texture-based Imaging and AI - Eng-PhD-05-25
• Understanding Runoff Dynamics in Small Flash-flood-prone Catchments - Eng-PhD-06-25
• Improved defect detection of Guided Wave Inspection Using Machine Learning-Driven Signal Processing Techniques - Eng-PhD-07-25
• Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Decision Regimes in Complex Construction Project Delivery - Eng-PhD-22-25
• Next-Generation AI-Assisted Capacitive Wireless Charging Platform for Dynamic and Universal Electric Mobility - Eng-PhD-21-25
• Self-Healing Composite Pipelines for Sustainable Water Infrastructure - Eng-PhD-18-25
• Multi-stage valorisation of plant-based biomass waste(s) using CO2 mineralisation - Eng-PhD-03-25
• Corneal Material Characterisation Using Digital Volume Correlation - Eng-PhD-08-25
• Valorisation of sewage sludge through phosphate-based geopolymer production - Eng-PhD-04-25
• AI-Driven Multimodal Non-Contact Sensing for Human Gait Modelling and Analysis - Eng-PhD-02-25
• Synthetic Data Generation and Physics-Informed Learning for Chemical Engineering Applications - Eng-PhD-10-25
• A Novel DEM-Based Framework for Quantitative Prediction of Wear in Bulk Solids Handling Equipment - Eng-PhD-11-25
• Sliding-Mode Observer-Based Control for Modular Multilevel Dual Active Bridge Converters Using Wide-Band Gap Semiconductors for High-Power Applications - Eng-PhD-09-25
• AI-Driven Digital Twin for Real-Time Vibration Modelling and Stability Control in Machine Tools - Eng-PhD-23-25

The scholarships are being awarded competitively. All applications will be carefully reviewed. While an offer is not guaranteed, strong candidates are encouraged to apply. Applications close on the 20th February 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview in March 2026. Successful candidates must register for the PhD before 15th July 2026, otherwise the offer will be withdrawn.

Funding

A successful Home candidate will receive: A Full tuition fee waiver at the university Home-student rate for the specified duration of the scholarship

A successful International candidate will receive: A tuition fee waiver for 50% of the International-student rate for the specified duration of the scholarship.

Tuition fees are subject to annual increases.

This scholarship does not include funding for living expenses.