Cardiff University is pleased to offer 5 exciting and challenging PhD studentships, 4 of which will commence within this academic year. The projects span a number of engineering fields (a list is provided below) and all are based within Cardiff’s innovative School of Engineering. Each project is associated with a single studentship and full details of each are provided within the links below.

About the School

Cardiff School of Engineering is an integrated school that covers the major core engineering disciplines, allowing for an exciting, interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research. Its vibrant, research-led culture attracts more than 300 postgraduate students annually. It is rated as one of the top ten engineering schools in the UK in independent assessments.

The School has a strong tradition of industrial collaboration, working closely with industry in collaborative research and with many of the academic staff having spent time employed. Our graduates are sought after by many major global employers such as Halcrow, Atkins, Laing O’Rourke, RWE npower, BP, National Grid, General Dynamics, Tata Steel, Mott MacDonald, Ford, Arup, AT&T, Hewlett Packard, Bosch and Daimler Benz.

About Cardiff University

The University is a member of the Russell Group and internationally recognised as one of Britain’s leading universities.

Our University Graduate College enhances the postgraduate experience by providing an extensive training and support programme.

The University is attractively located at the heart of a modern capital city, providing a high quality of life to our students.

Renewable Energy

Project title: ‘Frequency Support from Offshore Wind Farms’

Start date: January 2015

Application deadline: 30/11/2014

More information:  http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R2334.html

Electrical Engineering

Project title: Non-linear Modelling from Non-Linear Data

Start date: January 2015

Application deadline: 01/12/2014

More information: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R2336.html

Energy Engineering

Project title: Damping of Sub-synchronous Resonance

Start date: 1 January 2015

Application deadline: 30/11/2014

More information: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R2338.html

Modelling Studies in Marine Renewable Energy, Coastal Energy, or Flood Risk Management

Applications are invited for 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships as part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Informatics: Science and Engineering (WISE).

Start date: October 2015

Application deadline: 15/08/2015

More information: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R2337.html

Engineering Modelling

Project title: Developing a 'Building Information Modeling'-based real-time decision making system for Highways Asset Management.

Start date: 1st January, 1st April, 1st July or 1st October 2015

Application deadline: 01/12/2014

More information: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R2335.html

Funding Minimum

These studentships consist of full UK/EU tuition fees, as well as a Doctoral Stipend matching UK Research Council National Minimum (£13,863 p.a. for 2014/15 and £14,167 p.a. for 2015/16, updated each year).