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PhD topics for research students

Find below a list of currently available self-funded PhD topics.

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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. For more information on how to apply click here.

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Supervisor
Funding
Protection-constrained hosting capacity in radial distribution networks with high distributed generation (DG) penetration
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in protection-constrained hosting capacity in radial distribution networks with high distributed generation (DG) penetration with the Department of Electrica...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Optimising active power curtailment techniques for hosting capacity enhancement in distributed generation networks
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in optimising active power curtailment techniques for hosting capacity enhancement in distributed generation networks with the Department of Electrical and P...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Comprehensive analysis of On-Load Tap Changers (OLTC) for voltage control and hosting capacity enhancement
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in the comprehensive analysis of On-Load Tap Changers (OLTC) for voltage control and hosting capacity enhancement with the Department of Electrical and Power...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Advanced reactive power control strategies for hosting capacity enhancement in distribution networks
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in advanced reactive power control strategies for hosting capacity enhancement in distribution networks with the Department of Electrical and Power Engineeri...
Ahmed Zobaa
Self Funded
Applications for education and/or healthcare: Exploring the potential of ‘human-like’ computing
We invite applications from candidates that have an interest in the area of artificially intelligent human-like computing and exploring the potential of designing, developing, and evaluating prototype...
Arthur Money
Self Funded
Artificially intelligent conversational agents: exploring their value in education and/or healthcare
Artificially intelligent conversational agents (such as ChatGPT) are becoming increasingly common in our everyday lives. The benefits of using these technologies are becoming clear in a range of comme...
Arthur Money
Self Funded
Sustainable production of functional materials from waste
The waste generated from batteries is increasing each year around the world. There are various routes to process the waste batteries, however, there are a number of challenges which need to be overcom...
Abhishek Lahiri
Self Funded
Elucidating the mechanisms of early-stage breast cancer initiation
Using both transgenic cell lines and transgenic mouse models available in our research group, this project will determine the causal effects of increased accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) ...
Ahmet Ucar
Self Funded
Developing RAC1B-targeting therapies to improve the treatment outcomes for breast cancer
In this project, transgenic reporter cell lines, which will be generated using CRISPR-mediated gene editing, will be used to screen large drug libraries along with functional assays to analyse breast ...
Ahmet Ucar
Self Funded
Individual histone modification roles in regulation of transcription and cell decision-making
We are looking for a highly-motivated, technically-able and independent-thinking candidate to undertake a PhD project exploring the role of individual histone modifications in nuclear organisation, re...
Cristina Correia Antunes Pina
Self Funded