Current Opportunities
Any funded research studentships offered by the University are advertised here.
Studentships are offered only for projects identified by individual Schools or Centres and if successful you will be expected to follow their direction.
School of Pharmacy and Life sciences
PhD Scholarship – Community Pharmacy Scotland Sponsored (2022 – 25)
Development opportunity for pharmacists working in Scotland with a focus on community pharmacy.
This opportunity is designed to strengthen future pharmacy research. This CPS sponsored PhD scholarship is designed to support the development of individuals and community pharmacy services in Scotland. This post will provide the opportunity to develop independent research skills applied to community pharmacy services through completion of a research project. The post is an excellent opportunity, particularly for an early careers GPhC registered pharmacist in, or who has knowledge of, community practice to develop research skills and professional leadership through the development of evidence-based practice, whilst maintaining links to current service delivery.
- PhD Scholarship - Community Pharmacy Scotland - Job Advert (PDF 143KB)
- PhD Scholarship - Community Pharmacy Scotland - Person Specification (PDF 136KB)
- PhD Scholarship - Community Pharmacy Scotland - Job Summary (PDF 195KB)
- PhD Scholarship - Community Pharmacy Scotland - Application Form (DOCX 127KB)
Further information can be obtained from Prof. Scott Cunningham, Robert Gordon University OR Prof. Anne Boyter, University of Strathclyde
Deadline: Monday 15 August 2022
Submit completed application forms to Ashlaich Lockhead: a.lockhead@rgu.ac.uk
School of Engineering
PhD Scholarship - Real-time modelling of future distribution networks for the transition to the Distribution System Operation model
The aim of this project is to find decentralized, cost-effective solutions that optimise local generation and consumption, thereby minimising the need for future grid reinforcements.
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply , submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr. Nuh Erdogan: n.erdogan@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - Investigation of the role of surfactants on mechanical strength and machinability properties of epoxy/MXene nanocomposites
This research aims to gain an understanding of the role of surfactants on the mechanical strength and machinability properties of epoxy/MXene nanocomposites.
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to: Dr. Mohd Shahneel Saharudin: s.saharudin@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - Integrated Piezoelectric Wafer Sensors for Composite Material Damage Monitoring
The objective of the study is to identify the best suitable materials to fabricate embeddable wafer sensors to monitor damage accumulation in composite panel test coupons.
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr. Anil Prathuru: a.prathuru@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - Modelling and Analysis of Defects in Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Pipelines for Hydrogen Transport
The objective of the study is to develop a model for predicting defects in FRP composite pipes for hydrogen transport using a quantitative approach and will be delivered within the Advanced Materials Research Group.
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr Judith Abolle : j.abolle-okoyeagu@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - Towards a sustainable production approach: Energy consumption and environmental aspects in machining of CFRP composites
The objective of the study is to perform an investigation into the machinability of the CFRP from the viewpoint of energy utilization and sustainability.
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr Muhammad Younas: m.younas@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - Artificial Nervous System for a Quadruped Robot
This project aims to develop a neural network for a quadruped robot. The neural network will allow the robot to move in different directions (forward, backward and rotational movements) and to negotiate the environment (altering its movement characteristics such as gait in response to different stimuli).
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr Adrian E. Rendon Nava : a.rendon-nava@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - CFD investigation on thermal management in high temperature electrolysis hydrogen production using liquid metals
The objective of the study is to apply CFD to investigate the heat transfer and thermal management in HTE hydrogen production systems using liquid metals to enable isothermalisation to eliminate adverse thermal gradients, extend the power range and increase durability using high temperature Liquid metals.
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr Ityona Amber: i.amber@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - Development of a novel cuffless blood pressure monitoring sensor and validation against the volume clamp method
The objectives of this study are: (i) develop a novel wearable sensor that can simultaneously measure the arterial flow and pressure waveforms (ii) measure the pulse wave velocity (PWV) by collocation of flow and pressure sensor and validation against volume clamp method and lastly (iii) investigate the correlation between normalised augmentation index to BP parameter for healthy and hypertensive cohorts.
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr. Ghalib Janjua : g.janjua@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - Underwater Direction of Arrival Estimation and Feature Extraction using Acoustic Sensor Arrays
Aim and Objectives
- Direction of Arrival estimation algorithm development using various sensor array arrangements
- Parameter estimation of objects under observation
- Resolution improvement for close objects
- Accuracy and robustness testing of the technique by comparing with other methods
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr Nauman Baig : n.baig@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - Machining of additive manufactured titanium alloys for assembly qualification and process energy optimisation
The aim of this project is to produce titanium parts by AM and machine them to qualify for assembly while keeping energy consumption to a minimum. Project will include experimentation, statistical analysis and process simulation.
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr Ashfaq Khan: a.khan21@rgu.ac.uk
PhD Scholarship - Development of kinetic-theory based constitutive models for eulerian-eulerian modelling of cohesive granular flows
The objective of the study is to identify the clustering mechanisms and the proposed project will focus on simulations of gas-particle flows spanning a range of Reynolds and particle Stokes numbers.
Deadline: Friday 30 September 2022
To apply, submit a covering letter or personal statement of interest, academic transcripts and a CV to Dr. Aditya Karnik: a.karnik@rgu.ac.uk
For all other enquiries or information about Funded Studentships, contact The Graduate School.