Funder: EPSRC via the Centre for Doctoral Training in Materials 4.0
Duration: 4 years (start October 2027)
Fee status: home rate fees only, a fee waiver bursary for overseas fee payers may be available
Supervisor: Will depend on student project selection
Closing date: 13 May 2027
This studentship is offered under the umbrella of the Materials 4.0 Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) led by the Henry Royce Institute, the UK’s national institute for advanced materials research.
Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution.
To tackle these challenges, we need new materials and new materials systems, and we need them fast. But it can take 20 years to develop a new material with current methods. We need to innovate faster, as the pace of global change accelerates.
This is where you come in……
We are seeking graduate scientists and engineers keen to acquire new skills and work in new ways, to help us realise the potential of the digital and data revolutions in materials science. This is Materials 4.0.
· You will join a community of like-minded PhD researchers as part of a new EPSRC-funded CDT in Materials 4.0, led by the Henry Royce Institute, the UK’s national institute for advanced materials research.
· You will be based at Cambridge University and undertake a research project supervised by a leading researcher and with an industry sponsor.
· You will be trained in all aspects of digital materials science, including robotics, data science, machine learning, and sensing and control.
· You will become a pioneer and leader in this exciting new way of doing science.
We have a range of exciting doctoral projects, involving all aspects of Materials 4.0, and offer flexible and inclusive pathways, including part-time study.
Informal enquiries may be made by email to Professor Rachel Oliver, rao28@cam.ac.uk.
Applications are made through the 'applicant portal' at https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/.
Further information on the application process is available from Dr Rosie Ward (remw2@cam.ac.uk ).
We reserve the right to fill the position with a qualified candidate prior to the conclusion of the advertising period.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.