The Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment invites applications for one fully funded PhD studentship with Grantham Lecturer Dr. Adrien Lefauve in Civil Engineering.
Applicants can apply for any of the following projects (please see application details in the individual project pdfs). The application deadline is 9 May. For any general, non-project related queries, please email granthamphd@imperial.ac.uk.
We welcome home and international candidates to apply. However, for international applicants, any costs over those mentioned above will need to be covered by applicants or in exceptional cases by the department where the student is registered.
Project with Dr Adrien Lefauve, Grantham Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering
| Supervisor | Department | Project title (pdf) |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Adrien Lefauve | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Exploring stratified turbulent mixing by shear instabilities in coastal waters (pdf) |
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The award will provide 3.5 years of funding as follows:
· Home tuition fees at UKRI indicative rate (£4,786pa for 2024/25)
· A maintenance stipend, paid in equal monthly instalments directly to your bank account (£21,237pa for 2024/25)
· A total of £5,000 is available during the duration of the project to contribute towards research expenses associated with the project, including conference costs, consumables, and travel for research purposes
We welcome home and international candidates to apply. However, for international applicants, any costs over those mentioned above will need to be covered by applicants or in exceptional cases by the department where the student is registered.
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