Rolls-Royce Mechatronics Scholarship in University of Nottingham 2026

This fully funded scholarship focuses on Mechatronics system for hybrid manufacturing processing. 

Applicants are invited to undertake a three-year PhD programme in partnership with industry to address key challenges in on-platform manufacturing engineering. The successful candidate will be based at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at the University of Nottingham.

This project is related to the development of smart mechanisms and sensing to support the aforementioned tasks with the following actions:

• Develop the principles and theories for governing the scalability principles for building innovative robotics end-effectors that can access geometrically complex workspaces under positional restrictions.
• Develop smart control algorithms that will allow the robotics end-effectors to communicate with the central control system and coordinate tasks with other end-effectors and the host robot.
• Smart sensing systems to support automated manufacturing and maintenance, repair & overhaul. We refer here not only to conventional sensing, e.g. vision, orientation, that are commonly integrated into the end-effectors, but on advanced (e.g. tactile, sound-based, shape) solutions that enhance the perception of the end-effectors so that versatile tasks can be performed. 

• Table of Content
• About University of Nottingham
• Rolls-Royce Mechatronics Scholarship in University of Nottingham
• Aim and Benefits of Rolls-Royce Mechatronics Scholarship in University of Nottingham
• Requirements for Rolls-Royce Mechatronics Scholarship in University of Nottingham Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. Nottingham's main campus (University Park) with Jubilee Campus and teaching hospital (Queen's Medical Centre) are located within the City of Nottingham, with a number of smaller campuses and sites elsewhere in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Outside the UK, the university has campuses in Semenyih, Malaysia and Ningbo, China. Nottingham is organised into five constituent faculties, within which there... continue reading

Rolls-Royce Mechatronics Scholarship in University of Nottingham

Aim and Benefits of Rolls-Royce Mechatronics Scholarship in University of Nottingham

• Tuition fees paid and a generous study package.
• Stipend of approximately £19,237 a year

Requirements for Rolls-Royce Mechatronics Scholarship in University of Nottingham Qualification

• First or upper second-class degree in Robotics/Mechanical/Cybernetics/Mechatronics /Computer Science or related scientific discipline.
• First-rate analytical and numerical skills, with a well-rounded academic background.
• Demonstrated ability to develop precision mechatronics/robotics systems and algorithm
• Ability to develop kinematic and/or dynamic analysis of mechanical/robotic systems
• Ability to implement control and kinematics with hardware-in-the–loop
• Background with relevant packages, (MATLAB, SolidWorks/Creo, ROS/ OpenCV/ python, LabVIEW/C languages)
• A driven, professional and self-dependent work attitude is essential
• Experience of working within the industry will be an advantage
• The ability to produce high-quality presentations and written reports

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications with a CV, cover letter and academic transcripts should be sent to Dr Abdelkhalick Mohammad. Suitable applicants will be interviewed, and if successful, invited to make a formal application. Do not submit your application via the My Nottingham platform without having contacted our team first.

Please contact the UTC Mechatronics Lead, Dr Abdelkhalick Mohammad, for further information.

Email: [email protected] 

For more details, visit the scholarship webpage