PhD Studentship: Beam-Steering Programmable Metasurfaces for Microwave Devices

Sept 2024 projectAbout the ProjectAt Coventry University, the Research Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems (FCS) is pushing back research boundaries and delivering real-world solutions to complex fundamental and applied challenges.Project detailsFCS brings together almost 60 leading applied mathematicians, statistical physicists, experimentalists,...

Funding availability: The studentship is normally only available to home (UK) students, but there is a possibility to extend it to an EU/international student.)Start date: October 2024 (some flexibility)Duration: 3.5 yearsDeadline: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the post is filled. Final deadline 1st May 2024.Project...

Solid-Supported Chalcogen Bonding CatalysisA 3.5 year fully-funded PhD position is available in the group of Dr Mark Greenhalgh at the University of Warwick, in collaboration with GoldenKeys High-Tech Materials Co. Ltd., China. The position will remain open until filled, so please get in touch at your earliest convenience.Background: Chalcogen bonding is an...

We are seeking a highly-motivated PhD candidate to join our interdisciplinary team to work on a collaborative project.G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) form the largest family of membrane proteins in the human genome and are the therapeutic target for ~40% of clinically-prescribed drugs. Understanding their structure & function at the molecular level is of...

Funding Source: Lord Bhattacharyya FundEligibly: Home fee status and UK domicile EU students.Start Date: Ongoing or as soon as possible Project OverviewThis is a challenging and unique PhD opportunity for a student with a good materials, physics and/or engineering background, interested in applying their knowledge to the rapidly growing and multidisciplinary...

Applications are invited for a 3.5-year PhD studentship on 'Post-Hurricane Damage and Recovery: A remote assessment of agricultural resilience in the Caribbean'. Project BackgroundHurricanes cause widespread damage to agriculture, resulting in vegetation loss and decreased productivity. The Caribbean region, specifically, is affected by three major...

Supervisors: Dr. Ravindra Desai (Physics), Dr Dimitri Veras (Physics)Summary:Extreme Space Weather is driven by large-scale eruptions from the Sun called coronal mass ejections. Upon arrival at the Earth, these produce amazing auroral displays but also endanger satellites and disrupt communication signals. Accurately modelling magnetosphere-atmosphere energy...

Funding Source: IndustryEligibility: Available to eligible Home fee status and UK domicile EU studentsStart Date: OngoingCourse: MPhil/PhDProject OverviewRubbers are ubiquitous materials in modern society and have played important roles across industries. As the key component to connecting the vehicle to the road, the performance of the tyre directly...

Supervisors: Dr. Ferran Brosa Planella, Dr. Radu Cimpeanu, Prof. Louis PiperSummary:Manufacturing not only has a significant impact on battery performance and lifetime, but also on cost and environmental impact. A key process (yet not a well-studied one) is the so-called filling, in which a liquid electrolyte is incorporated into the battery, occupying the...

Join the Frontier of Cardiovascular HealthcareCardiovascular diseases can cause severe clinical events and have consisted a leading cause mortality globally. The coronary artery disease (CAD) and coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMVD) are two major mechanisms of myocardial ischemia. Currently, the accurate diagnosis of CMVD depends on invasive...

There is an opportunity for a highly-motivated PhD candidate to join our interdisciplinary team to investigate G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).GPCRs are the therapeutic target for ~40% of clinically-prescribed drugs and are of critical inter-est to the pharmaceutical industry with respect to future drug discovery. They also form the larg-est family of...

Award Summary: Fully funded PhD (100% tuition fees and annual stipend of £18,622) starting September 2024, full time for 3-3.5 years fixed term. Project Overview: This PhD aims to examine the impact of nano- and microplastic accumulation on skeletal muscle function and will provide important insight into the threat of plastic pollution to human health....

The arts and antiquities markets involve a wide range of complex actors or stakeholders. This makes these markets vulnerable to a variety of risks, including tax crimes, money laundering, and integrity risks. It is estimated that art crime is globally the third largest criminal activity after drug trafficking and arms trading.The challenges of complying with...

Eligibility: Funding is available to eligible home fee status and UK domicile EU students.Start date: Ongoing or as soon as possible Project OverviewPlastic packaging materials play a crucial role in today's society, offering advantages such as versatility, hygiene, safety, lightweight properties, and, notably, a low carbon footprint when compared to...

Funding Source: Lord Bhattacharya AwardStart Date:2nd October 2023 Project Page – CentreProject OverviewThe performance of battery materials is dictated by the stability, efficiency and functionality of their interfaces, i.e. the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) at the anode and oxygen-induced cathode-electrolyte interface (CEI) at cathode. Attempts to...

Human activity recognition (HAR) is a compelling topic in the fields of ubiquitous computing, with numerous applications including human behaviour understanding, smart healthcare, human-computer-interaction (HCI), and more. Among various sensing technologies, Radio Frequency (RF) signals such as WiFi can be applied in a less intrusive manner, offering...

Supervisory Team: Dr Haijun Ruan, Dr Taz Amietszajew, Prof. Yue GuoProject descriptionLithium-ion batteries have become predominant in e-mobility and grid-level energy storage, and their lifetime and safety is highly sensitive to their working temperatures. The thermal management system is thus essential, however, only the surface temperature is considered,...

Sponsor Company: DSTLStart Date: OngoingProject Page – CentreProject OverviewThis PhD research proposal aims to design, fabricate, and characterise proprioceptive materials integrated with active feedback systems for real-time shape optimisation in defence applications. Using 3D printing technologies, the project focuses on the development of a specific...

Our MissionCoventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. Driven by our passion and belief that through education, equity, and innovation our students, people, and communities are empowered to transform their lives and the world around them. Our people are the key to our success and each role within the group...

Our MissionCoventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. Driven by our passion and belief that through education, equity, and innovation our students, people, and communities are empowered to transform their lives and the world around them. Our people are the key to our success and each role within the group...