Current PhD Studentships

E&I School 2023 studentships

Applications are invited from potential candidates under the following topics:

A New Approach for Mapping of Residual Stress in Complex Structures
Advanced Functional Materials as Electrodes in Water-in-Salt Electrolytes (WISE) for Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries
Design for access and mobility in the public realm
Development of wearable nanobiosensors for health and space applications
Enabling and Co-designing Retrofit
Exploring Biochar Production in Applied Smouldering Systems
Ferroelectric Material for Brain Inspired Computing
Increasing the life of clothes
Melting, Processing, and Solidification of Lunar Regolith
Plastic Vectors in the Air
Regenerative Design for Place Resilience
Risk governance for decommissioning of nuclear sites
Tree greenhouse gas emissions in response to stress and environmental change
Photoactive Functional Materials for Antipathogenic and Antifouling Applications

How to Apply

If you would like to apply, please send an email to STEM-EI-PHD@open.ac.uk by 22 February 2023 and include:

1. A completed Open University application form, downloadable from: Application Process. (Note: This is an advertised studentship and you do not need to submit a proposal);
2. An academic CV containing contact details of three academic references;
3. A 1000 word cover letter outlining why the project is of interest to you and how your skills match those required;
4. Applicants will need to demonstrate good competence in the English language.

You are encouraged to contact the lead supervisor of the project(s) for any informal enquiries relating to the project and candidate suitability.

PLEASE NOTE, we have now extended the deadline one week from the date listed on the project pages. The project pages are showing a deadline of 15 February 2023 but this has been extended to 22 February 2023.