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accelerator science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 21 accelerator science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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From ideal to real: Simulation study of laser-plasma imaging performance for future industrial imaging

Department. Physics and Astronomy. Research Group. Accelerator Physics Group. Institution. University of Manchester. Application deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Apsimon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploiting Laser Pulse Shaping and Phase Space Tomography to Optimise Longitudinal Beam Dynamics at the Interaction Point of CLARA

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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Terahertz-Integrated Structures for Novel Accelerators

Develop next-generation particle accelerators powered by laser-driven terahertz (THz) radiation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Graham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do we control the shape and time structure of our very short bunches using THz-driven structures?

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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Particle accelerator simulations for new particle physics experiments

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

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

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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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23 Interdisciplinary doctoral PhD projects in the fields of Ultrafast Science and Quantum Materials

 The International Max Planck Research School for Ultrafast Imaging and Structural Dynamics in Hamburg, Germany, offers a structured PhD program focusing on ultra-fast phenomena, X-ray physics and dynamical imaging in all areas of science, covering physics, chemistry and biology. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Max Planck Research Programme
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Accelerator design for leather tanning and related applications

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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Next-Generation Compact Accelerators and Radiation Sources Based on Intense Laser–Plasma Interactions

Research into intense laser–plasma interactions for compact particle accelerators and advanced radiation sources has attracted considerable interest over the past few decades, driven in particular by the development of high-intensity laser technologies such as chirped-pulse amplification (CPA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Xia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Industrial imaging using laser-plasma generated X-rays

Join the University of Manchester’s Accelerator Physics Group and help shape the future of compact X-ray and gamma-ray technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Apsimon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of a Low-Level RF (LLRF) System for Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Control of a Superconducting RF Cavity

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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Non-linear optics for application to laser-driven acceleration of relativistic beams in vacuum

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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Research Studentship in Control Engineering-Integrated Control Architectures for Next-Generation Synchrotron Light Sources

Research Studentship in Control Engineering. 3.5-year D.Phil. studentship. Project. Integrated Control Architectures for Next-Generation Synchrotron Light Sources. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof IK Kempf
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing novel nuclear techniques for medicine

  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