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Developing Large Arrays of Superconducting Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Future Astronomy Instrumentation

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
The Cardiff Astronomy Instrumentation Group (AIG) is one of the world leaders in Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector (MKID) development. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Doyle, Dr P Barry
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Machine Learning for Multi-Messenger Astronomy with Gravitational Waves

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
Gravitational waves (GWs) are produced by some of the most violent events in the Universe, such as the mergers of black holes and the explosive deaths of massive stars. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Sutton, Dr V Raymond, Prof S Fairhurst
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA
An astrophysics Ph.D. centered on phenomena beyond the Earth and on the development of the technologies that will enable the next major strides in the field. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Astrophysical interpretation of gravitational waves with space-based observatories.

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
Gravitational-wave astronomy was pioneered in September 2015 with the first direct observation of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Raymond, Dr P Clark
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The University of Manchester - Department of Physics and Astronomy

The University of Manchester
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Manchester is home to outstanding research, leading facilities such as the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, and internationally renowned physicists and astronomers including the discoverers of graphene Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov, and Professor Brian Cox. Read more
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Towards a clinical MEG system: theoretical and practical insights into the use of optically pumped magnetometers

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that allows characterisation of human brain electrophysiology by measuring magnetic fields generated by neural currents. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Beltrachini, Prof K Murphy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The Sweet-Spot for Star Formation

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
CONTEXT. Star formation is one of the most fundamental processes regulating the evolution and appearance of the Universe, with implications for many diverse areas of astronomy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Whitworth, Dr P Clark
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Advanced numerical methods for solving the forward problem in E/MEG

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a technique that measures the electric potential originating from the brain using electrodes located on the scalp. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Beltrachini, Prof K Murphy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC DLA: Nanodiamond for virus detection

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
At least 1 billion people lack access to safe water due to rapid population growth, urbanization, industrialisation and the climate emergency. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof O Williams, Dr B Hou
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Late Stages of Galaxy Evolution – a project with the Euclid Space Observatory

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) make it possible to obtain high-resolution images of tiny areas of sky. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Eales, Dr MW Smith
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The Surface and Skies of Venus (MPhil)

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
2 year MPhil . We don’t know how the planet Venus – Earth's near-twin in size and mass – has evolved so differently. Today, the surface is scorching hot and the skies are full of acid. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JG Greaves, Dr S Sarkar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Active Colloidal-Quantum-Dot Light Emitting Devices: QD Laser and QD LEDs

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
Realization of electrically pumped lighting and lasing with colloidal quantum dots will have a revolutionary impact on many disciplines including display, photonics, optical communication, chemical sensing, and medical diagnostics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Hou, Prof P M Smowton
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Probing compact binary environments with future gravitational wave detectors

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
Current gravitational-wave detectors observe gravitational-wave signals from binary compact objects—black holes and neutron stars—in the final few moments as they inspiral towards a cataclysmic collision. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr IRS Romero-Shaw, Prof S Fairhurst
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Why is the Universe getting cleaner by the day? Modelling dust, gas and metals in high redshift galaxies using BEDE

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
High redshift galaxies discovered using submillimetre surveys of the sky (so-called submillimetre galaxies) are likely ancestors of present-day massive early-type galaxies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Gomez, Prof S Eales
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Understanding carrier dynamics in CuInZnS3 quantum dots toward high-performance indoor photovoltaics

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
CuInZnS3 quantum dots (CIZS QDs) is a non-toxic and phosphide free material which has a significant potential to be used in wearable PVs and indoor PVs [1,2]. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W W Langbein, Dr B Hou
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