Sample PGR Projects

Faculty of Science and Engineering

The below projects, for PhD and MPhil study, exemplify our areas of research expertise at the University of Wolverhampton.

If you are interested in completing a research degree in the below areas, or variations of them, please copy and paste the project directly into the application.

We can then move your application ahead with that project, which will save you needing to devise or prepare a project yourself.

Applications can be made via: https://www.wlv.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/ 

"The staff at the University of Wolverhampton have been very supportive. They challenge you to get the results you want and challenge you to get to the next level."
Hamlet Reynoso - Research Student in School of Architecture and Built Environment

Faculty of Science and Engineering: Sample PGR Projects

  • Innovative Sustainable Architecture: The Role of Passive Design in Delivering Self-Sufficient Buildings
  • Developing a Sustainable and Resilient Business Model for Offsite Construction in the UK
  • A model for implementing lean and offsite approaches for energy-efficient building retrofitting in the UK
  • An evolutionary and intelligent Digital Twin to support on site construction activities.
  • Future management of Built Heritage Assets using emerging digital technologies
  • Development of a framework for human stress coping strategies in construction
  • Evaluating and optimising the grit removal process within the Domestic Wastewater Treatment in the United Kingdom.
  • AI Tools for Construction Contract Claims and Disputes and Project Management”:
  • Gender Equality and Women Educational Leaders in the Built Environment (WEL-BE)
  • Accelerating just transitions through de-centalised solar energy in developing countries (AJUST)

  • Investigating Multi-Stressor Dynamics: Microplastic Ingestion, Gastrointestinal Parasites, and Declining Common Toad (Bufo bufo) Populations
  • Project Title: A physiological and molecular analysis of Acacia senegal and the gum exudate (gum Arabic) secreted as a wound response by this species.
  • Cardiac autonomic modulation due to gastric receptor stimulation in healthy humans
  • Developing novel tools for captive animal welfare and the conservation of endangered wildlife

  • Conservation and floral ultrastructure of a montane rain forest orchid genus (Restrepia)

  • The production and characterisation of curcumin-based formulations for brain cancer treatment.
  • Investigating the role of immunity in glioblastoma as a therapeutic strategy to overcome microenvironment immunosuppression.

  • Exploring Novel Antimicrobial Osteogenic Biomaterials and Personalised Implants through L-PBF Additive Manufacturing
  • Characterisation of gut microbiome and systemic immune responses in inflammatory bowel disease patients receiving biological treatment.
  • The role of inflammatory mediators induced by dietary iron on the development and progression of colorectal cancer.
  • Understanding the pathogenesis of diabetes that develops atypically
  • Cancer metabolomics for early diagnosis of gut and lung cancer in clinical and 3D cell culture scaffolds.
  • Bioprinted Hybrid Scaffolds for 3D Cell Culture in Drug Discovery
  • In Vitro 3D Tissue Models from Biological Polymer Scaffolds
  • Antimicrobial Nanoparticle-Releasing 3D Scaffolds for Wound-Healing Applications
  • Development of nano albumin bound Cu-DDC and Zn-DDC complexes for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treatment
  • Investigation of the anticancer activity and mechanisms of the PEGylated liposomal Cu-DDC and Zn-DDC in malignant mesothelioma cell lines and primary cultures
  • Investigating the role of cilia and ciliogenesis dysregulation in the diagnosis and progression of paediatric brain tumours.
  • Investigation into the impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on phosphorylated b-catenin localisation and function

  • Glycosylated Polymersomes as Cell Mimics and Nanocarriers in Medicine and Biotechnology
  • Modulating guest ingression and magnetic exchange within dimeric host complexes
  • Using extended architectures to stabilise and immobilise enzymes towards novel heterogeneous catalytic materials
  • Post synthetic modification of Metal Organic Frameworks towards novel heterogeneous oxidative catalysts

  • The production and characterisation of advanced lipid-based materials infused with natural healing agents for chronic wound management.

  • Design and 3D printing triply periodic minimal surface structures (TPMS) for rapid atmospheric water harvesting.
  • Optimisation of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Gas Process Composition and Laser Beam Shaping Techniques for Enhanced Additive Manufacturing of GRCop Copper Alloys
  • Optimisation of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Gas Process Composition and Laser Beam Shaping Techniques for High Purity Copper 3D Printing
  • Hybrid Subtractive and Additive Green Manufacturing Methodology for Thermal Management Components
  • Additive manufacturing of process-informed metallic metamaterials using laser beam forming technology
  • Optimisation of process parameters for additive manufacturing of novel refractory metal alloys using laser beam forming technology
  • Development an integrated flow-structure solver applicable to simulate very large-scale wind turbines
  • Laser Powder Bed fusion of bioactive titanium phosphate glasses for bone regeneration implants
  • Room temperature synthesis and modelling of Metal Organic Framework (MOF) for efficient Carbon Capture
  • Process Modelling, Cost Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of SESMR (sorbent enhanced steam methane reforming) Process Using Different Catalysts and Sorbents
  • 3D Printed Porous Polymeric Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
  • Tow-Steered Composites: an optimised solution to be used in novel aircraft structures.’
  • Evaluating the Impact of Self-Compacting Concrete on the Performance of Structures/Foundations
  • Soil-Pile Interaction in Response to Variations in Loading and Saturation Supervisory
  • Developing Soil Stabilisation Techniques for Problematic Soils
  • Modelling and Evaluating the Heat Exchange Efficiency and Smart City Compliance of Geothermal Foundations

  • GLASER – Generative AI and Large Language Models for Academic SEarch and Recommendation
  • Enhancing Cybersecurity Defences Against APTs: A Data-Driven Approach with Adversarial Machine Learning
  • Digital Twin Cybersecurity: Enhancing Threat Detection and Response in Complex Systems
  • Enhancing IoT Security Through Generative AI: End-to-End Attack Scenarios and Proactive Defence Strategies

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