Funding Opportunities

Research Funding Opportunities

Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ Early Career Researcher Open Funding Call

The TFI Network+ is looking to fund high quality projects that, with industrial participation, have potential to drive transformative impact in…

Transforming Foundation Industries Investor Partner Programme – KTN

KTN resources

PHD OPPORTUNITIES

PhD position in TransFIRe: Dematerialisation of cement and concrete

Location: University of Leeds Deadline: 22nd May 2022 Contact: Dr Purnell, Dr Drewniok View full details Achieving a sustainable circular…

Coating development as surface engineering solutions to meet the challenges of net-zero carbon emissions

Location: University of Manchester Deadline: 1st June 2022 Contact: Prof P Xiao, Dr D Hall About the Project Applications are…

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…

3D printing of high temperature ceramics

Location: Loughborough University Deadline: 20th February 2022 Contact: Dr E Sabat About the Project Ceramics are light, durable, and affordable,…

Understanding cement-superplasticiser interactions in blended protland cement wasteforms

Location: University of Sheffield Deadline: 1st June 2022 Contact: Dr B Walkley, Prof J Provis About the Project In the…

Structure-activity mechanistic study of novel antimicrobial coatings on glass surfaces

Location: University of Liverpool Deadline: 30th March 2022 Contact: Prof R Raval, Dr Su Varma About the Project Early application…

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…

Enabling Steel Reuse in the UK

Location: University of Bath Deadline: 20th February 2022 The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project,…

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,…

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Funding Opportunities

Research Funding Opportunities

Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ Early Career Researcher Open Funding Call

Transforming Foundation Industries Investor Partner Programme – KTN

KTN resources

PHD OPPORTUNITIES

PhD position in TransFIRe: Dematerialisation of cement and concrete

Coating development as surface engineering solutions to meet the challenges of net-zero carbon emissions

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

Interface phase transitions and degradation of Pb-free ferroelectric ceramics

3D printing of high temperature ceramics

Understanding cement-superplasticiser interactions in blended protland cement wasteforms

Structure-activity mechanistic study of novel antimicrobial coatings on glass surfaces

Learning from historical cement sample stores

Enabling Steel Reuse in the UK

Developing novel iron-rich cement

Understanding the hydration of ferrite in Portland cement

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

Tomographic Imaging Of Transport In Cement-based Materials

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

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

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

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

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