Battery related PhD opportunities in the UK
This is an exciting time to join a dynamic and diverse research community in the UK who are seeking pioneering solutions to optimise batteries as part of the quest for Net Zero.
Multi-disciplinary approaches are needed and include the skillsets of chemists, engineers, physicists, mathematicians, computationalists, biologists and more.
Prospective PhD researchers
The Faraday Institution offers an enrichment scheme designed to increase the knowledge, skills and aspirations of dynamic and diverse cohorts of UK battery related PhD researchers, and setting up individuals for career success.
Would you like to undertake a battery related PhD in the UK? Check out the current opportunities:
| Project title | University | Supervisor | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD in Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation and Performance Prediction in 2nd-Life Applications | University of Warwick | Professor James Marco | |
| Development of resilient batteries: 3D tomography of electrode cracking mechanisms, and methods for mitigation | University of Sheffield | Professor B Inkson | |
| Energy Storage Modelling | University of Southampton | Professor Andrew Cruden | 31st August 2023 |
| Sustainable High Performance Battery Materials and 3D Electrodes | University College London | Professor Jawwad A. Darr | 31st May 2023 |
| Research Studentship in Energy Data Privacy | University of Oxford | Dr Phil Grunewald | noon on 26th May 2023 |
| Mitigating effects of polysulphide shuttle via catholyte additives in lithium polysulphide flow batteries | University of Strathclyde | Dr Edward Brightman | 30th June 2023 |
| EPSRC CASE studentship Water dispersible binders for rapid cathode manufacture and efficient recycling | University of Leicester | Professor Andy Abbott and Professor Karl Ryder | |
| Sensing in Lithium-ion Batteries | University of Birmingham | Professor Emma Kendrick, Professor G Fernando | 31st May 2023 |
| Sustainable microwave manufacturing of battery cathode materials | University of Sheffield | Professor Serena Cussen | 30th June 2023 |
For further battery related PhD opportunities see FindAPhD
To employers
The Faraday Institution is committed to inspiring STEM talent to consider pursuing careers in the battery sector. With over 200 undergraduate internships provided to date through the Faraday Institution Summer Experience (FUSE) programme, as well as wider attraction work, we are creating a dynamic and diverse pool of talent. We now receive multiple enquiries about battery related PhD positions.
Do you have a UK based battery related PhD position you would like the Faraday Institution to advertise? If so, please send details to sophia.constantinou@faraday.ac.uk
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