Postgraduate research funding

• Home/EU fee
• Standard stipend

The successful candidate will be part of the newly awarded project with Wessex Water on 'Holistic Approaches to Sustainable Water Supply'. They will contribute to research knowledge and help solve real issues for Wessex Water using an integrated life cycle improvement approach, which will be developed by the candidate.

In many industries, decisions are often made with limited information and little integration and trade-off between Life Cycle Impact and assessment, Life Cycle Costs and risks to the business.  The PhD student will focus on providing an approach for integrating Life cycle assessment/impact and cost to ascertain the most appropriate time to renew/dispose of current assets.  This will be demonstrated through exemplar assets.  The student will work with the existing standard used by Wessex Water for asset management: PAS 55.

Requirements:

• A first or upper second class honours degree in engineering or the physical sciences, environmental science, or a related subject. They should have a keen interest in low carbon technologies, asset reliability and life cycle approaches to problem solving.

Interested applicants should email a CV and covering letter to Dr Marcelle McManus and Dr Linda Newnes ensuring that the subject heading in the title is 'Wessex Water PhD application'.

For more details on the project, please email Dr Marcelle McManus or Dr Linda Newnes.

Deadline: 07/08/2013

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Ultra-wideband microwave electronics and antenna systems

Start date: Ideally October 2013, but there is flexibility
Funding lasts for 3.5 years. Each year provides:

• Stipend of £13,726 (2013/14 amount)
  

The 3.5 year PhD research project will take place in the Microwave Systems & Propagation Group of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath where the PhD students will have opportunity to learn from and work with internationally recognized experts in microwave and antenna engineering.

The programme of research will involve collaboration with Engineers at Selex Ltd, and should include up to three months of work at Selex Ltd. Candidates are expected to travel within the UK for meetings and internationally to attend conferences and present their work.

Requirements:

• A degree in electronic, electrical or communication engineering, computer engineering, physics or mathematics is required. Some programming experience is desirable.

Expressions of interest and application should be sent by email, along with a CV, to Dr Stephen Pennock (s.r.pennock@bath.ac.uk) by 28th June 2013.

Deadline: 28/06/2013

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Start date: Applications accepted all year round
Funding lasts for four years. Each year provides:

• UK applicants: Stipend and fees award
• EU applicants: Fees only award.

Requirements:

• A minimum of an upper second (2:1) class honours degree (or equivalent) in physical sciences, mathematics, computer science or engineering
• An interest in atmospheric science, IT coding and design, and system modelling
• Experience of working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• An ability to communicate confidently to both scientific and industrial colleagues
• A background in, or demonstrated interest in, space weather (desirable).

Apply online by selecting 'EngD Research in Systems (full-time)". When asked for finance information, enter: 'Project ionospheric forecast system (Professor Cathryn Mitchell)' .

Open until filled.

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Start date: Ideally October 2013, will consider January/April 2014
Funding lasts for three years. Each year provides:

• Home/EU fee
• Stipend of £13,726 (2013/14 amount)
• £1,000 Training Support Grant for travel, consumables, and so on
• Paid laboratory or tutorial support opportunities also available.

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Start date: From February 2013 (August/October).
Funding lasts for three years. Each year provides:

• Home/EU fee
• Standard stipend

Apply online by selecting 'PhD programme in Mechanical Engineering (full-time)". When asked for finance information, enter: 'Project NEMESIS (Professor Bowen)' .

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Bath-HIT PhD Studentship

Only available to graduates from the Harbin Institute for Technology

A studentship for PhD study in either Mechanical Engineering or Electronic and Electrical Engineering is now available.

Applicants must be graduates from the Harbin Institute of Technology.

Funding is for full-time study only, beginning October 2013, with each year providing:

• Full tuition fee

Applicants should discuss their research proposal with a suitable academic, as a potential supervisor.  Further details on the application process.

Apply online by selecting either PhD programme in Mechanical Engineering or Electronic and Electrical Engineering (full-time). Please include the text “Bath-HIT PhD studentship” in the funding section of the application form.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr Nigel Johnston or Dr Sally Clift.
 

Deadline: 31/07/2013

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University Research Studentships (URS) Graduate School

Full time Home/EU students and Overseas students

The following new probationary academic staff have been allocated funding for a research student in their area of studies.

Student start date October 2013, January 2014 or April 2014:

Dr Nick McCullen, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

Dr Andrew Rhead, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Deadline: Each academic will set their own deadline.

Contact the individual academic for further details.

DTA Studentships

Full time Home/EU students only

See EPSRC website for eligibility.

Applications from any field of research are eligible.

Funding is for full-time study only, beginning October 2013, January 2014 or April 2014.

Funding lasts for three or three and a half years. For Home students each year provides:

• Home tuition fee
• Annual stipend of £13,726 (for accommodation and expenses)
• Training Support Grant of £1,000 per year

For EU students only the tuition fee is provided. There is no stipend or Training Support Grant available.

Studentships may be converted to CASE PhD studentships if a suitable company can be found to act as sponsor. A CASE PhD student is expected to spend up to 6 weeks per year working at the sponsoring company’s site and their project will be in an area of interest to the company. In some cases the CASE student’s stipend can be increased compared to the normal award.

For more information, please check the EPSRC website.

Applications for this award are now closed.