Technically this isn’t a Biotechnology PhD, but we are including it due to the wastewater link  – and the strong need for integrated thinking across disciplines if we are to achieve more sustainable systems:
The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Green Industrial Futures is now recruiting its third cohort of PhD students. Projects start in Oct 2026 and are fully funded (limited positions for overseas students). See HERE for details.
Topic: Scaling up Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production via Integrated Photo(electro)catalytic and Cavitation-Based Systems
Supervisors: Dr Sanjay Nagarajan, Dr Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu and Dr Nathan Skillen
This PhD project aims to develop a scalable technology for producing low-carbon green hydrogen from wastewater by combining cavitation and photo(electro)catalytic systems. The candidate will be based in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath, working within the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems, University of Bath. They will also conduct experiments at Heriot-Watt University in Dr Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu’s lab and Dr Nathan Skillen’s lab. Building on previous proof-of-concept work, this research aims to address scalability challenges and advance the integration of wastewater treatment with green hydrogen production.