gravitational PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Multi-messenger gravitational lensing

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

Multi-messenger gravitational lensing is an exciting and rapidly growing field, fuelled by the first discovery of a multiply-imaged supernova and the first direct detection of gravitational waves, and the upcoming Vera C. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Smith

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Gravitational wave science with the LISA and LIGO

Queen Mary University of London School of Mathematical Sciences

Research Group: Geometry, Analysis & Gravitation

The School of Mathematical Sciences of Queen Mary University of London invite applications for a PhD project commencing in September 2024. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Markakis

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Compact Binaries and Gravitational Wave Astrophysics

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

Compact binaries, consisting of pairs of black holes or neutron stars, are extremely powerful sources of gravitational radiation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Pratten

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD in Physics and Astronomy - Gravitational-Wave Science

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

The Institute for Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow welcomes applications for PhDs in all aspects of gravitational-wave research from… Read more

Supervisor: Dr IM Martin

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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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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Applications of advanced data analysis approaches to gravitational-wave astronomy and beyond

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

In 2015, the kilometre-scale LIGO laser interferometers observed tiny ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves from colliding black holes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Ashton

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Simulation-based Inference of gravitational waves signals from black holes and neutron stars

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Black holes and neutron stars are the densest objects in the universe, well beyond what we can produce in a laboratory and at the very edge of our understanding of physics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Raymond, Prof S Fairhurst

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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[STFC Studentship] Exploring the Gravitational-Wave Sky with Machine Learning

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, Prof S Fairhurst, Dr V Raymond

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Search for Dark Matter with Gravitational-wave Detectors

Queen Mary University of London School of Mathematical Sciences

Research Group: Geometry, Analysis & Gravitation

The School of Mathematical Sciences of Queen Mary University of London invite applications for a PhD project commencing in September 2024. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Qi

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Optical Springs and Optomechanical Interactions for beating the quantum limit in gravitational wave detectors - OzGrav

The University of Western Australia Department of Physics

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Supervisors: Prof L Ju, Prof C Zhao

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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[STFC Studentship] Improving the sensitivity of gravitational-wave detectors

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Since the start of their first observing runs in fall 2015, Advanced LIGO and Virgo have made direct detections of gravitational waves created by the collisions of black holes and of neutron stars, thus bringing to life a new instrument for astronomy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Kokeyama, Prof H Grote

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Observing the black hole mergers in the early universe with next-generation gravitational wave observatories.

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

The Einstein Telescope and Cosmic Explorer are proposed next-generation gravitational-wave observatories which will be able to detect black hole mergers… Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Fairhurst, Prof P Sutton

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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[STFC Studentship] Understanding the origin and evolution of globular clusters using gravitational wave data

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

The Ligo-Virgo interferometers have detected more than 80 binary black hole mergers and hundreds to come. This new set of data has provided important clues to the properties of compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars and to the environments in which they form. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Antonini, Prof M Hannam

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA School of Physics and Astronomy

This multidisciplinary program is administered by the School of Physics and Astronomy, in collaboration with the School of Mathematical Sciences and the Chester F. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AR Robinson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 50 gravitational PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

gravitational PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 50 gravitational PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Multi-messenger gravitational lensing

Gravitational wave science with the LISA and LIGO

Compact Binaries and Gravitational Wave Astrophysics

PhD in Physics and Astronomy - Gravitational-Wave Science

Astrophysical interpretation of gravitational waves with space-based observatories.

Applications of advanced data analysis approaches to gravitational-wave astronomy and beyond

Simulation-based Inference of gravitational waves signals from black holes and neutron stars

[STFC Studentship] Exploring the Gravitational-Wave Sky with Machine Learning

Search for Dark Matter with Gravitational-wave Detectors

Optical Springs and Optomechanical Interactions for beating the quantum limit in gravitational wave detectors - OzGrav

[STFC Studentship] Improving the sensitivity of gravitational-wave detectors

Observing the black hole mergers in the early universe with next-generation gravitational wave observatories.

Machine Learning for Multi-Messenger Astronomy with Gravitational Waves

[STFC Studentship] Understanding the origin and evolution of globular clusters using gravitational wave data

Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D.

We have 50 gravitational PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

gravitational PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 50 gravitational PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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