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acceleration PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 48 acceleration PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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THz driven acceleration and deflection of relativistic beams.

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute
THz driven modulation of relativistic beams has been previously demonstrated by the supervisors and CI colleagues, students and post-docs. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Jamison
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better

University of Liverpool
Cockcroft Institute
Applications are invited for a fully funded studentship from Oct 2025 in laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Corner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ultrafast Laser Based Novel Terahertz Accelerators

The University of Manchester
Cockcroft Institute
Terahertz-driven acceleration aims to drastically shrink the size, and cost of future particle accelerators compared to conventional radio-frequency (RF) technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Graham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploitation of Full Potential of Plasma Wakefield Acceleration at CLARA FEBE

The University of Manchester
Cockcroft Institute
Tremendous progress has been made on plasma-based accelerators (PBA) in the last three decades thanks to the availability of high-quality, relativistic particle beams and high-power lasers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Xia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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THz-driven High Gradient waveguide dynamics and beamline/facility design

The University of Manchester
Cockcroft Institute
Primary supervisor. Prof Rob Appleby (University of Manchester), Robert.appleby@Manchester.ac.uk. Particle accelerators are a crucial part of the toolbox of modern science, from exploring the structure of the university to keeping airports safe to treating cancer through accelerated particle therapy. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Appleby
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigation of the potential of using magnetic reconnection as the method of acceleration within spacecraft propulsion

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
This PhD project will aim to investigate the potential of using magnetic reconnection within a plasma propulsion thruster for spacecraft. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ryan
 5 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD in Carbon Nanotube-Based Ultra-Compact Particle Accelerators - PPPR076

University of Liverpool
Department of Physics
Particle accelerators are at the heart of groundbreaking research in physics, enabling discoveries that shape our understanding of fundamental forces and particles. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C.P. Welsch, Dr B Lei
 31 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Instrumentation studies for AWAKE Run 2c

University of Liverpool
Cockcroft Institute
AWAKE is the world’s first proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Welsch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Optimisation and control of laser-driven ion accelerators using machine learning

University of Strathclyde
Department of Physics
We are excited to announce a PhD opportunity in the field of laser-driven accelerators, focusing on optimising and controlling these systems using advanced machine learning techniques. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P McKenna, Dr RG Gray
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) accelerator for a dual-stage pulsed plasma thruster

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Dr Minkwan Kim and Dr Charlie Ryan. This PhD project aims to develop a high-performance, low-cost propulsion system for CubeSats, enhancing manoeuvrability and mission longevity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M K Kim
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Optical Levitation in Hollow Core Fibres

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
This project will explore the radiation pressure of laser light, to levitate, guide and accelerate particles within novel hollow core fibres (HCFs), targeting both fundamental studies and new applications such as radiation sensing and hypervelocity particle acceleration. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Mulvad
 26 November 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Millimetre-wave injector for THz linear accelerators

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute
THz linear accelerators (LINACs) offer potentially higher accelerating gradients than traditional RF structures while offering inherently better stability than other novel acceleration techniques. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Letizia
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Development of a GPU-Accelerated Flow Solver for Simulating Bio-Inspired Flapping Flight

University of Birmingham
School of Metallurgy & Materials
Would you like to continue your academic journey with a PhD in Aerospace Engineering? A 3.5-year fully funded PhD studentship for UK home students and EU students with settled status is available in the group of Dr. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Bose
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating modulators of disease progression in GATA2 deficiency

University of Birmingham
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
A fully funded 4-year PhD position has become available in the Monteiro Lab (https://passinhas.wixsite.com/monteiro-lab) to investigate novel … Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Monteiro, Dr M Higgs
 6 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Defining the metabolism of SDH-deficient tumours – a bedside to bench approach towards new biomarkers and therapies

University of Birmingham
Department of Metabolism and Systems Science
Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) are rare neuroendocrine tumours of chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla and sympathetic and parasympathetic paraganglia. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Tennant, Dr V Chortis, Dr Y Lyu
 30 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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