The NDC offers funded PhD opportunities for high calibre students across a range of disciplines, including, engineering, environmental sciences, marine biology, computing sciences, economics, and law. PhD students benefit from being part of a multidisciplinary research team supporting the energy sector to deliver sustainable net zero decommissioning and the energy transition.
The NDC is home to a cutting-edge marine simulator – a walk-in 9m diameter, 300-degree visual immersive environment with 4 control stations providing real-time and real-physics simulations. Other advanced facilities at the centre include a high-power laser, indoor water immersion tank, hyperbaric testing and several large capacity environmental chambers.
To find out more about our awarded PhD research projects, please visit our PhD Projects.
Current PhD Opportunities
The NDC, in collaboration with industry, is offering a fully funded PhD studentship focused on advancing knowledge and understanding of aspects of subsea infrastructure decommissioning.
Available Project:
- Experimental and modelling approaches for corrosion product dispersal in marine environments More details: NDC Industry Funded PhD: Experimental and modelling approaches for corrosion product dispersal in marine environments at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
Application deadline: 3 August 2026.
3 Fully Funded PhD Studentships in Engineering and Natural and Computing Sciences
Available Projects:
- Coupled Modelling Framework for Anchors and Moorings in Floating Offshore Wind More details: Coupled Modelling Framework for Anchors and Moorings in Floating Offshore Wind at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
- Hybrid Circular Recycling of End‑of‑Life Wind Turbine Blades for Net‑Zero Decommissioning More details: Hybrid Circular Recycling of End-of-Life Wind Turbine Blades for Net-Zero Decommissioning at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
- Intelligent Portfolio Optimisation for Basin‑Wide Offshore Decommissioning: Scheduling, Economics, and Market Coordination More details: – Intelligent Portfolio Optimisation for Basin-Wide Offshore Decommissioning: Scheduling, Economics, and Market Coordination at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
Application deadline: 9 July 2026.