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applied physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 184 applied physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Nonlinear Time-Series Analysis for Sparsely Sampled, Noisy Stellar Light Curves

University of Aberdeen
School of Natural and Computing Sciences
These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Sandip, Dr M S Baptista
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Beyond Pairwise Interactions: Exploring Higher-Order Dynamics in Complex Systems

University of Aberdeen
School of Natural and Computing Sciences
These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Perez-Reche, Dr J.B. Gramain
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Science Research Opportunities at the University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
The Faculty of Science is part of Norwich Research Park, one of Europe's leading research centres conducting cutting-edge multidisciplinary research with an annual research spend of over £130 million. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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Beyond ΛCDM: Testing Cosmological Tensions

University of Sheffield
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: Applied Mathematics
Precision measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) from Planck have established ΛCDM as the standard cosmological model. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Divalentino
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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3D temperature field reconstruction from local temperature monitoring in directed energy deposition PhD

Cranfield University
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to undertake a PhD program titled "3D Temperature Field Reconstruction from Local Temperature Monitoring in Directed Energy Deposition." This exciting research opportunity focuses on advancing large-scale additive manufacturing using metal wire as feedstock and electric arc as the heat source. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Sun
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Revealing Extrusion Thermal Boundary Conditions for Additive Biomanufacturing

The University of Manchester
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nozzle choice in 3D printing is currently made on cost and durability, not on heat behaviour, even though a nozzle's material governs how much heat reaches the melt during printing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Omar, Dr W Mirihanage, Dr C Imediegwu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Full PhD scholarship in tip vortex and turbine wakes control funded by ERC

King’s College London
Department of Engineering
This fully funded PhD studentship is supported by the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant project MISSMAPS – MIcroScale Solutions for MAcroscale problems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YL Liu
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tomographic Imaging of Dynamic Combustion Plumes

University of Edinburgh
School of Engineering
Reconstructing 3D gas concentration and temperature profiles within dynamic, turbulent plumes from sparse optical measurements is a classic ill-posed inverse problem. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Polydorides, Dr C Liu
 11 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fast and Robust Surrogate Modelling for Risk-Critical Engineering Systems

University of Strathclyde
STAND-UP DFA
Develop rapid, uncertainty-aware surrogate models that replace expensive simulations with results in seconds, while preserving mathematical rigour. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Patelli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Physical intelligence in robotic materials

University of Birmingham
Department of Mechanical Engineering
PhD studentship. Physical intelligence in robotic materials. Join us!. Are you a curiosity-driven scientist with a background in physics, engineering, or a related discipline, who wants to lead work at the intersection of robotics and metamaterials? Join us!. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Binysh, Dr M Liu
 6 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC - Topological and other types of Photonics Devices for Sensing, Modulation and other applications

The University of Manchester
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Topological or meta-structured surfaces are known to achieve remarkable sensing and resonances such as super-blackbody, extraordinary point and bound in continuum. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Loh
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Thermosphere Modelling for Satellite Drag, Collision Avoidance and Space Weather Resilience

University of Birmingham
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Low Earth orbit is becoming increasingly crowded. Scientific spacecraft, Earth observation missions, communication satellites and large commercial constellations all depend on accurate knowledge of where satellites are now and where they will be in the future. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Elvidge
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Ionospheric, Auroral and Ocean Clutter Models for Monostatic and Bistatic HF Sensing Systems

University of Birmingham
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
High-frequency (HF) sensing is one of the few technologies able to detect objects and characterise environments far beyond the horizon. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Elvidge
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Building a differentiable AI model of apple tissues

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
This project aims to develop a fully differentiable, physics-based digital twin of apple tissue that links microstructural, biochemical, and mechanical processes to macroscopic fruit quality outcomes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Hussan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing magnonic building blocks for neuromorphic computing

The University of Manchester
Department of Computer Science
This PhD project will develop nanoscale devices which use magnons (collective excitations in magnetic order) as information carriers for ultra-efficient, compact, brain-inspired computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Griggs
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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