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PhD Engineering (Fluid Mechanics)

Computer modelling of irregular nonlinear surface waves and their effects on offshore wind turbine structures

PhD Biological Sciences (Aura CDT)

Impacts of Seabed Vibration on Sediment Structure and Infaunal Organisms

PhD Engineering

Economic and environmental assessment of energy systems integration for increased utilisation and reduced curtailment of offshore wind farms

PhD Dip in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment (Aura CDT)

Innovative decommissioning for offshore foundation systems at Durham University

PhD Physical Geography

PhD Marine Sciences

Impact of Offshore Windfarm Development on Marine Benthos: Interaction with Ecosystem Level Stressors

PhD Biomedical Science

Climate change meets life’s crunch point - how do heatwaves affect the basic functions of life?

PhD History (Water Cultures)

Maritime quarantine and transatlantic slavery

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Integration of wave and offshore wind energies at the University of Durham

PhD Marine Sciences

Assessing the threat to Antarctic shallow marine ecosystems from hitchhikers on non-native kelp

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Ultrasonic guided waves blade monitoring at the University of Sheffield

PhD Mechanical Engineering

Population-based offshore wind farm fleet health monitoring and performance prediction

PhD History (Water Cultures)

Water, Drought, Indentureship and Slavery in the nineteenth century British Empire

PhD Computer Science

Using Big Data, Internet of Things and AI to dynamically map flood risk

PhD Biological Sciences

The impacts of windfarm associated noise on commercially important invertebrates

PhD Physics (Aura CDT)

Low Power High Performance Neuromorphic Circuits for Remote Sensing and Monitoring in the Offshore Wind Sector

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Understanding the emergent macro-scale impacts caused by the rapid expansion of Offshore Wind within The North Sea System at the University of Durham

PhD Physical Geography

Natural Flood Management: Optimising design to reduce geomorphic impact

PhD Human Geography (Water Cultures)

Shaping Waterscapes: A comparative analysis of land reclamation in the early modern era

PhD in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment (Aura CDT)

Hybrid modelling of loads and structural response on a floating offshore wind turbine at Durham University

PhD Earth Sciences

Can you stop a PDC? Assessing the impact of natural and engineered barriers on deadly volcanic flows in the built environment

PhD Biological Sciences

Linking functional and demographic traits to predict population viability of marginal coral populations

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Assessing the viability of multi-use Macroalgae Aquaculture within Offshore Wind Farms at Newcastle University

PhD Human Geography (Centre for Water Cultures)

Living on the Edge - Creative Community Engagement in Sites Affected by Coastal Change

PhD Biological Sciences

Effective biodiversity monitoring of river rewilding projects using eDNA modelling

PhD Biological Sciences (Aura CDT)

Cumulative and in-combination effects of offshore infrastructure on ecological resources

PhD English (Water Cultures)

I am the sea: water, emotion, and geography in early modern literature and culture

PhD English (Water Cultures)

Discourse and governance of UK flooding and coastal erosion

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Enhanced mixing of stratified waters by offshore wind infrastructure with ORE Catapult at the University of Hull

PhD Computer Science

OPtimization EXplainability (OPEX) for Maintenance Scheduling of Offshore Wind Farms

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Assessing echolocating cetacean (porpoise and dolphin) occurrence and behaviour in offshore development sites using a novel passive acoustic monitoring system at Newcastle University

PhD in Offshore Wind Energy & the Environment (Aura CDT)

Evaluating the Performance and Sustainability of Natural Fibre-Based Composites in Wind Turbine Components at the University of Hull

PhD Marine Sciences

The role of marine growth on the performance and survivability of dynamic subsea cables

PhD Education (Water Cultures)

Youth engagement and water governance: a case study of participatory research approaches in two European countries

PhD (Aura CDT)

Development of a novel active wind farm control method by using a smart wind-turbine equipped with morphing blade technology at the University of Durham

PhD Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

PhD in Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

PhD American Studies (Water Cultures)

Swirling Dust—River Rising: A Comparative Analysis of Drought and Flooding in 1930s American Documentary Photography and Film

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Researching Advanced condition monitoring solutions for offshore wind generators at the University of Sheffield

PhD American Studies (Water Cultures)

‘Swirling Dust—River Rising’: A Comparative Analysis of Drought and Flooding in 1930s American Documentary Photography and Film

PhD Human Geography (Water Cultures)

Gendered Survival: Women and Water Crises in Southern Africa

PhD Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment (Aura CDT)

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

MSc (by Research) Chemical Engineering

Production of Nano-celluloses and Nano-carbons from Spent Pea Biomass for Waste Water Treatment and it is Techno-economic analysis

PhD Human Geography (Water Cultures)

Creative community engagement for climate and water action: a comparative study

PhD English (Water Cultures)

Moving stories: narrating change along the shorelines of Spurn

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Researching Satellite detection and mapping of sandbank crests: supporting location of offshore wind developments and conservation areas at Newcastle University

PhD Mathematics 

Offshore wind infrastructure in stratified seas: Interactions between waves and wakes

PhD Earth Sciences

The physiological effects of microplastic ingestion

PhD in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment (Aura CDT)

Integrating offshore wind with Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage for a net zero Humber at the University of Hull

PhD Education (Water Cultures)

Narrative Waves: Unveiling the power of class-based, place-attachment to water through creative, intergenerational storytelling for climate action 

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Modelling and optimisation for a coordinated interconnected multi-terminal DC transmission infrastructure for integration of offshore wind energy at Durham University

PhD (Aura CDT)

Human-informed Artificial Intelligence for improved wind turbine health monitoring

PhD English (Water Cultures)

Holy Wells, Springs, and Water Cures (Imagining Water)

PhD English (Water Cultures)

Creature and Community: Water Mythology in Poetry of the British Isles from Early Modern to Present Day

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

Assessing the potential for colocation of aquaculture with offshore wind energy farms using remote sensing at the University of Hull

PhD English (Water Cultures)

Water as a Frontier: Environmental Colonialism and Native American Resistance in Early Modern Virginia

PhD Chemistry (Aura CDT)

Sustainable, Low-Cost Upcycling of Wind Turbine Transition Pieces

PhD Chemical Engineering (Aura CDT)

From textile waste to advanced carbon materials for wind turbine blade manufacturing

PhD Human Geography

Preparing for a Climate Resilient and Net Zero Olympics

PhD Physical Geography

Time dependent ultraviolet degradation of marine plastics.

PhD Mechanical Engineering (Aura CDT)

Vibration control of wind turbine blades

PhD Physical Geography (Water Cultures)

Living on the Edge: Surviving and thriving in the Holocene Humberhead Levels

PhD History (Water Cultures)

Great Flood Stories and What They Teach Us: Applying Lessons from Cross-Cultural Diluvial Traditions 

PhD (Aura CDT)

Innovative Decommissioning for Offshore Foundation Systems

PhD Fisheries Studies

PhD Mechanical Engineering (Aura CDT)

Numerical modelling of wind turbine blade manufacture

PhD Human Geography (Water Cultures)

The Cultural Production of Flood Injustices

PhD (Aura CDT)

Optimisation of the internal structure of wind turbine blades

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

The effects of government policy on industrial development and employment relations in North Sea offshore wind at the University of Sheffield

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

Blade Factory Digital Twin for Recording and Analysing Production Parameters at the University of Sheffield

PhD Biological Sciences (NERC Panorama DTP)

How does the keratinous beak of birds affect their functional performance?

PhD Physical Geography (Aura CDT)

The impact of estuary dynamics on offshore wind infrastructure

PhD Fisheries Studies

PhD Social Justice (Water Cultures)

Investigating the links between climate-related water stresses, migration and human trafficking

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

Wind Turbine Blade Inspection using Machine Learning for Diagnosis of Structural Faults at the University of Hull

PhD (Aura CDT)

Understanding the interaction between internal waves and offshore wind structures

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

Data-driven Infrastructure Planning for Offshore Wind Farms

Aura CDT in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Researching "Digital twins Era for Coordinating Energy Network inTegration (DECENT)" at Durham University

PGTS Research Training

The role of fabric anisotropy on cyclic loading of offshore soils: a grain-scale investigation

PhD Biological Science

Nutrigenomics and the resilience of bees in a changing climate

PhD Computer Science (Aura CDT)

Evaluating the impact of motion travel on cognitive ability of offshore workers: a VR experience.

PhD Psychology (Water Cultures)

Animal psychology, climate change and public engagement

MSc by Research in Earth Science

PhD Earth Science

Impacts of Microplastic pollution on intertidal food webs

PhD in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment (Aura CDT)

Digital twin output functions for monitoring wind turbines at the University of Sheffield

PhD Engineering

Effect of blade surface contamination on wind turbine energy production

PhD Earth Science

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

Digital Twin Logistics of Operations and Maintenance for Offshore Wind Farms at the University of Hull

PhD Physical Geography

Linking landscape processes and bioeconomies through translation of pollen archives

PhD Biological Sciences

The evolution of functional disparity in the avian skull

PhD Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

PGTS Research Training

Energy security vs energy import costs: assessing the role of Offshore Wind Power

PhD Law and Environment

Children's environmental human rights and marine plastic pollution

PhD Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

PhD Marine Sciences

Primary production and carbon export across the Flamborough frontal system: interaction with offshore wind energy

PhD Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

PhD Physics (Aura CDT)

Wind Sourced Energy Storage

PhD in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment (Aura CDT)

Electricity Storage through Electrochemically Compressed Hydrogen at the University of Hull

PhD Biological Sciences

Nematode genomics and metagenomics to address agricultural threat

PhD Chemical Engineering

Biorenewable honey comb adsorbates from wind turbine wood waste for high capacity carbon capture

PhD English (Water Cultures)

English literature, water, health, and wellbeing in estuary communities, 1500-1700

PhD in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment (Aura CDT)

Next Generation High Temperature Superconducting Generators for Floating Wind Turbines at the University of Sheffield

PhD Engineering

A Novel Near-zero-carbon and All-climate-adaptive Air Conditioning System

PG Dip Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment

Aura Centre for Doctoral Training