Loughborough University is a leader in technological research and innovation with an excellent reputation within industry and academia. Research is one of the founding blocks of our mission to advance knowledge and transform lives. Committed to excellence and impact, we provide a supportive and stimulating environment for you to make a substantive contribution to academia, society, and the economy.

Funded PhD opportunities

Browse our funded PhD opportunities to discover more about the projects, funding and how to apply. Most of these projects already have a specified topic and allocated supervisor, but we also encourage you to submit your own proposals.

If you can't find what you're looking for, you can also browse our self-funded PhD opportunities.

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Self-funded PhD opportunities

World-class research takes place across all our Engineering Schools and Departments. We have a vibrant and inspiring community of research students and staff, who work on an incredible range of projects with real world impact. Choose your subject area to browse our self-funded PhD opportunities.

Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Materials
Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering

Meet our staff, researchers and graduates

Explore the stories of our supervisors, support staff, current doctoral researchers and graduates to find out what it is really like to be part of our Loughborough research family.

Professor Ksenia Chmutina

Professor Ksenia Chmutina

Professor of Disaster Studies

Research interests include the processes of urban disaster risk creation and the systemic implications of sustainability and resilience in the context of neoliberalism.
Professor William Whittow

Professor William Whittow

Professor of Radiofrequency Materials

Research interests include antennas, satellite communications, metamaterials, 3D-printed materials, RF ceramics, 5G and RFID.
Zhi standing outside in nature

Zhi (Eric) Hu

Doctoral Researcher

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Three students sat looking at laptop screens.

Chinwe Njoku

Doctoral researcher

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Guests talking at the Enterprise Network event.

Max Varney

Alumnus, Mercedes F1 Petronas

Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
A group of students working in a study area in STEMLab

Further information

For further information about funding and writing your research proposal, please see our dedicated webpages.

Your journey into research Funding your research Creating your own research proposal