The
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
is a collaborative and interdisciplinary community of over 120 world-leading academic and research staff focused upon the creation of knowledge and innovative solutions. Aligned to the fourth industrial revolution, the School is home to an extensive portfolio of research themes from offshore renewable energy, coastal engineering and robotics to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data science. The School brings together internationally recognised researchers from engineering, computing and mathematics in the University with close links with local industries through collaborative research and development with other leading universities in the UK, Europe and overseas.
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics PhD and EngD studentships
We are currently accepting applications for 16 PhD and 3 EngD studentships available to start on 01 October 2025
We have a vibrant community of PhD researchers and are keen to hear from prospective PhD students across our full range of research areas, including the following projects:
AI-driven control system for hydrogen-electric maritime energy infrastructure -
Flexible bulge wave energy converter design integration -
The Development and Optimisation of Micro/Nano Plastic Sensors for Sustainable Green Hydrogen Production -
Metamaterials-based microwave devices for simultaneous wireless information and power transfer -
Generative AI for image and video reconstructions from brain signals -
Quantum computing in strong electromagnetic fields -
Multi-Objective Generative Model × Reinforcement Learning based autopilot for cleaner maritime navigation -
Human-AI Collaborative Framework for Deepfake Detection: Integrating Perceptual-Cognitive Mechanisms with Deep Learning Models -
Resource optimal link scheduling scheme for data delivery in marine applications using Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Networks SAGSIN -
Federated Learning-Driven Decentralized AI Systems for Secure and Scalable Operations in Vehicular Networks -
Exploration of incremental knowledge addition for human activity analysis in open-world scenarios for public safety and surveillance -
Enhancing AI Performance with AMD's Neural Processing Units -
Multimodal AI-based Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) -
Origami-Inspired Wave Energy Converter Through Dielectric Fluid Generator Improving floating offshore wind platform survivability using artificial intelligence to inform active control strategies -
Drone-Assisted Vision for Advanced Offshore Wind Turbine Maintenance -
Safety from wandering with enhanced privacy for people with mild dementia -
Developing a data science pipeline to extract high resolution models of eyes from MRI scans
Eligibility, funding information and to apply
Please read the project advert page for further information on eligibility, funding details and how to apply.
Please clearly state the name of the DoS and studentship title that you are applying for on the top of your personal statement.
For more information on the admissions process generally, please contact Research Degree Admissions team: research.degree.admissions@plymouth.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 28 March 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview shortly after the deadline. We regret that we may not be able to respond to all applications. Applicants who have not received a response within six weeks of the closing date should consider their application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.