Funded Research Opportunities

Current PhD opportunities
Reference Project title Closing date
JWS2024-FD Developing Vertical Equilibrium Models for Simulating CO2 Storage in Depleted Gas Reservoirs 2024-04-12
ECOWILD-AL Impact of multi-stressors on seagrass seed germination and survival: implications for natural bed dynamics and restoration programmes 2024-04-29
ECOWILD-IP Role of ditch networks in agricultural landscapes to mitigate flooding and diffuse pollution 2024-04-29
ECOWILD-FO Investigating the impacts of environmentally relevant environmental stressor combinations on freshwater snails inhabiting mini-wetlands 2024-04-29
ECOWILD-DG STRESSORS: Monitoring and Assessment of Urban Nature-based Solutions 2024-04-29
JWS2024-MHS Well integrity Assessment in Underground Hydrogen Storage 2024-04-12
EGIS2024-SPK2 Novel approaches to design and building of digital infrastructures for energy transition (Orkney campus) 2024-04-30
JWS2024-ILES Fully funded PhD Scholarships in the Institute of Life and Earth Sciences 2024-04-08
EGIS2024-RA Mitigating the impact of environmental stress on the quality and sustainability of malting barley 2024-04-30
EGIS2024-AF PhD in Phytopathology: interactions of the fungal pathogen Ramularia collo-cygni and barley 2024-04-01
EGIS2024-SM Enhancing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) through leveraging AI and Machine Learning towards Net Zero Carbon (NZC) buildings 2024-04-08
EGIS2024-IK Measuring social impacts in aquaculture supply chains (MPhil) 2024-03-25
JWS2024-Lyell-AP Biological and chemical drivers of calcium carbonate dissolution in the ocean 2024-03-22
JWS2024-Lyell-CM Novel insights into urban pollution of freshwater ecosystems derived from integrative ecotoxicology, genetics and hydrologic modelling 2024-03-22
JWS2024-ISPHERE Fully funded scholarship opportunity in the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research (I-SPHERE) 2024-03-22
EGIS2024-SPK1 Transition Engineering Lab on the Housing Ecosystem. The Problem of Finding an Affordable, Decent Place to Live, within a Net Zero Community. A breakthrough in the accelerated transition of cities to net zero, thriving environments. 2024-04-30
JWS2024-SF2 Exploring the outcomes of accommodation-based interventions 2024-03-22
JWS2024-SF1 Understanding and preventing rough sleeping among autistic people 2024-03-22
JWS2024-GM Technology assessment and implementation for decarbonization of infrastructure aligned with the net zero regulations 2024-03-22
JWS2024-NH Urban transportation challenges in Middle East: Impact on economic growth, and sustainability (Heriot Watt DUBAI campus) 2024-03-22
JWS2024-JH AI-driven optimization of building envelope design with integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology (Heriot Watt DUBAI campus) 2024-03-22
JWS2024-GV Optimisation of structural components with novel materials for digital manufacturing 2024-03-22
JWS2024-SM Intelligent Traffic Management Systems for Autonomous Vehicles 2024-03-22
JWS2024-OL Monitoring and modelling of ground vibration activity from onshore and offshore wind farms 2024-03-22
JWS2024-CK Understanding and quantifying the risks to Scottish stained glass windows in terms of skills and materials. 2024-03-22
JWS2024-ENB Towards Occupant-Driven Digital Twins: Integration of Semantically Rich BIM Models with Occupant Data to Optimise Building Performance 2024-03-22
JWS2024-CI Regenerative low carbon concrete production through the use of mine tailings 2024-03-22
JWS2024-AP Climate justice and indigenous knowledge to support climate change public policies 2024-03-22
JWS2024-SH Gender-inclusive online learning spaces in higher education for improved health and wellbeing 2024-03-22