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Funding Opportunities

Research Funding Opportunities

Transforming Foundation Industries Investor Partner Programme – KTN

Transforming Foundation Industries Investor Partner Programme – KTN

The Transforming Foundation Industry Investor Partner programme is now offering the chance for smaller UK-registered companies to access Innovate R&D…

PHD OPPORTUNITIES

Robocasting ectropy stabilised ultra-high temperature ceramic composites for hypersonic applications

Location: Imperial College London Applications accepted all year round Contact: Dr Luc Vandeperre About the Project Hypersonic flight (>Mach 4)…

Interface phase transitions and degradation of Pb-free ferroelectric ceramics

Location: University of Canterbury Applications accepted all year round Contact: Assoc Prof Catherine Bishop About the Project Overview The aging…

Learning from historical cement sample stores

Learning from historical cement sample stores Location: University of Sheffield Contact: Prof J Provis About the Project The Cements@Sheffield group…

Developing novel iron-rich cement

Location: University of Sheffield Applications accepted all year round The cement and steel sectors are foundational to the UK and…

Understanding the hydration of ferrite in Portland cement

Location: University of Sheffield Applications accepted all year round To increase resource use efficiency in the UK cement industry, the…

PhD Studentship in Additive Manufacturing (3D-Printing) of Glass-based Multi-material Structures

Applications accepted all year around Location: University of Nottingham Supervisory Team: Prof Ruth Goodridge, Prof Ian Ashcroft and Dr Yinfeng…

Tomographic Imaging Of Transport In Cement-based Materials

Applications accepted all year round Location: University of Sheffield Dr D Smyl The resistance or conductance of moisture and ions…

PhD in glass and glass-ceramic materials for solar energy and environmental applications

Applications accepted all year round Location: Sheffield Hallam University Prof Paul Bingham PhD candidates with a passion for materials science,…

Development of corrosion-resistant ceramic coatings by the Aerosol Deposition method

Applications accepted all year round Location: University of Manchester Dr D Hall, Dr B Mingo Applications welcome from candidates to…

PhD in glass and glass-ceramic materials for solar energy and environmental applications

Applications accepted all year round Location: Sheffield Hallam University Professor Paul Bingham PhD candidates with a passion for materials science,…

PhD in glass and glass-ceramic materials for waste immobilisation applications

Applications accepted all year round Location: Sheffield Hallam University Professor Paul Bingham PhD candidates with a passion for materials science,…

Postdoctoral Opportunities

Research Associate/Research Fellow/Post Doc (Low Carbon Concrete, CO2 Capture)

Concrete4Change have an exciting opportunity for a highly qualified & experienced Research Associate/Fellow to join our team on a partner…


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