Postgraduate research opportunities Exploring degradation mechanisms for materials in extreme environments
ApplyKey facts
- Opens: Saturday 1 March 2025
- Deadline: Saturday 1 November 2025
- Number of places: 1
- Duration: 3 years
- Funding: Home fee, Stipend
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant research group and address an engineering challenge by developing excellent research to produce novel solutions and insight, in order to promote sustainable practices and generate impact for the Weir Group, a global leader for products and services in the extraction and processing of natural resources.Eligibility
Candidates must have a first-class honours degree or merit-level postgraduate degree in a relevant subject.
Project Details
This will be a detailed, materials-focused investigation, with specific research tasks to be identified in line with the candidate’s skills and interests. The project will study the effect of Weir technology’s operating conditions on material degradation in order to deliver solutions for prevention and promote more sustainable practices.
Participating in this project offers additional benefits including:
- travel
- significant (engineering and soft) skills-building activities
- networking and reporting to a wider group and the industrial sponsor
- accessing and working with unique pieces of equipment
Funding details
Home fee and stipend.
While there is no funding in place for opportunities marked "unfunded", there are lots of different options to help you fund postgraduate research. Visit funding your postgraduate research for links to government grants, research councils funding and more, that could be available.
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Programme: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Programme: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering