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accelerator science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 21 accelerator science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Goal-Conditioned Reinforcement Learning for Bunch-Shape Control in Linear Accelerators

University of Liverpool
Cockcroft Institute
Make particle accelerators smarter. CLARA is a linear accelerator in the Daresbury Laboratory that has been used for a range of accelerator-based experiments since 2018, and it has recently undergone a major upgrade to reach 250 MeV and add a high-power laser and new experimental area. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Santamaria Garcia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From ideal to real: Simulation study of laser-plasma imaging performance for future industrial imaging

The University of Manchester
Cockcroft Institute
Department. Physics and Astronomy. Research Group. Accelerator Physics Group. Institution. University of Manchester. Application deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Apsimon
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Exploiting Laser Pulse Shaping and Phase Space Tomography to Optimise Longitudinal Beam Dynamics at the Interaction Point of CLARA

University of Liverpool
Cockcroft Institute
Introduction and Motivation. The Compact Linear Accelerator for Research and Applications (CLARA) at Daresbury Laboratory places significant emphasis on providing tailored beam properties for a range of user experiments that push the frontiers of accelerator science. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Wolski, Dr A E P Pollard
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Terahertz-Integrated Structures for Novel Accelerators

The University of Manchester
Cockcroft Institute
Develop next-generation particle accelerators powered by laser-driven terahertz (THz) radiation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Graham
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How do we control the shape and time structure of our very short bunches using THz-driven structures?

The University of Manchester
Cockcroft Institute
Particle accelerators are powerful tools that have driven major discoveries in physics, from finding the Higgs boson to developing new materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Appleby
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Particle accelerator simulations for new particle physics experiments

Royal Holloway, University of London
Department of Physics
Particle colliders are incredibly complex and expensive devices to design, construct, operate and maintain. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Gibson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Generation of THz radiation beams and its applications

Royal Holloway, University of London
Department of Physics
John Adams Institute (JAI) for Accelerator Science offers a PhD opportunity in the area of advanced instrumentation, in particular, development of beyond state-of-the-art non-invasive THz generators in modern accelerator facilities based on coherent Cherenkov diffraction radiation mechanism. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Karataev
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mapping and mitigating the imperfection spin resonances at the EIC's rapid cycling synchrotron

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute
This project sits at the intersection of particle physics, accelerator science and computational modelling, and would be of interest to anyone wanting to use computer simulations to understand the behaviour of fundamental particles and to contribute to the design of the machines we use to probe the nature of matter. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Apsimon
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High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better

University of Liverpool
Cockcroft Institute
About the Project. Applications are invited for a fully funded studentship from Oct 2026 in laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Corner
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Accelerator design for leather tanning and related applications

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute
This project focuses on the use of electron beams to tan leather in a novel process described by industry as potentially the biggest disruption to the process in 150 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Apsimon
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Development of a Low-Level RF (LLRF) System for Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Control of a Superconducting RF Cavity

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute
Project Background. The superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities made of bulk niobium (Nb) are used in charged particle accelerators for more than 50 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Marks
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Non-linear optics for application to laser-driven acceleration of relativistic beams in vacuum

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute
There is immense interest in femtosecond-duration high-energy electron beams in both the condensed matter and high-energy particle physics scientific communities, for their application in exploring femtosecond processes in materials, and for future particle colliders. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Jamison
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Developing novel nuclear techniques for medicine

University of York
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
  Research Group: Nuclear Physics
You think that science should do more to improve our quality of life and expand people's lifetime? We agree with you and can provide you an opportunity to contribute in this never ending battle. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bashkanov, Prof D Watts
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Superconducting thin film coated radio-frequency cavities

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute
Project Background. The superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities made of bulk niobium (Nb) are used in charged particle accelerators for more than 50 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Burt
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Accelerating Electrons with Light – laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute
Project Background. Laser wakefield acceleration has demonstrated the production of GeV-scale electron beams in centimeter-scale accelerators using plasma waves as a driver. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Arran
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