PhD Opportunties
What is a PhD?
A PhD is the highest academic degree that can be achieved through study, involving up to four years full-time (or up to eight years part-time) working towards a presentation of original research in the form of a thesis that offers a significant, original contribution to knowledge.
You'll manage your project with the support of an expert supervisory team, and undertake a tailored doctoral training programme to develop the advanced skills and expertise you will need.
Outside of the core PhD programme you will be encouraged to take advantage of broader opportunities such as teaching, publishing, communicating your research, developing professional networks, and interacting with industry partners or external organisations.
You'll be a key part of the academic community in your department and beyond, and be prepared for a wide range of career options both within and outside of academia.
Developing Human-Centric AI for Social Robots
Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Supervisor: Dr C Chen, School of Computer Science, University of Sheffield
Closing date: 8th December 2024
Trust in Distributed Surveillance Systems
Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Supervisor: Dr L Mihaylova, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Closing date: 31st December 2024
All year round applications
Robotic Molecules: Self-repairing and Self-assembling Machine
Applications accepted all year round
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Applications accepted all year round
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Ingestible Origami Robots for Biomedicine
Applications accepted all year round
Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Self-folding Origami ”Robots” for Cognitive Smart Materials
Applications accepted all year round
Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Applications accepted all year round
Supervisor: Dr L Mihaylova, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Wireless Sensor Networks for Localisation in Indoor and Outdoor Environments
Applications accepted all year round
Supervisor: Dr L Mihaylova, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Vehicular Traffic Flow Modelling, Prediction and Control
Applications accepted all year round
Supervisor: Dr L Mihaylova, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Bayesian Inference in Complex Systems
Applications accepted all year round
Supervisor: Dr L Mihaylova, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Multiple Object Tracking and Decision Making
Applications accepted all year round
Supervisor: Dr L Mihaylova, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Smart Decision Making
Applications accepted all year round
Supervisor: Dr L Mihaylova, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Automatic Object and Behaviour Recognition in Video/ Image Sequences
Applications accepted all year round
Supervisor: Dr L Mihaylova, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Digital Twin Control of Manufacturing Operations
Applications accepted all year round
Supervisor: Dr R Ward, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Adaptive Learning in Brain-Robot Interactions
Applications accepted all year round
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Supervisor: Dr Mahnaz Arvaneh, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Robotics, Biomechatronics and Control
Applications accepted all year round
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Supervisor: Dr Sean Anderson, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield
Applications accepted all year round
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Supervisor: Dr JW Wang, Dr J Marchang, Prof A Di Nuovo, Sheffield Hallam University