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mars PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 15 mars PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Measuring wind on Mars using orbital imaging data
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
MARS: Mathematics for AI in Real-world Systems is offering fully-funded, four-year PhD studentships in Applied Mathematics and Mathematical AI
If you want to be part of the next generation of mathematicians working at the interface of applied mathematics and AI methods then apply to the MARS PhD programmes starting in October 2025. Read more
PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences - Planetary Analogues – Exploring Earth to aid Mars Sample Return
Start Date. 01 October 2025. Aim. This research will identify similarities and differences between the rocks and sand collected on Mars by the NASA Perseverance rover, the associated NASA/ESA Mars sample return analogue materials, and Martian meteorites. Read more
Searching for Anomalies on Mars [SELF-FUNDED STUDENTS ONLY]
Research Group:
Visual Computing
In recent years, space agencies such as NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have conducted extensive planetary surveys, amassing a colossal volume of data from various celestial bodies, including Mars, the Moon, and through radar surveys of Venus and smaller celestial objects. Read more
Exploring Venus’ atmosphere using data assimilation
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
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Unravelling the geological and organic history of the Moon and Mars
The planetary bodies of the solar system are geologically complex worlds on a global, regional and local scale. The Moon and Mars are dominated by primary silicate minerals and a range of mineralogical by-products together with frozen volatiles and organic molecules. Read more
Comparative planetary seismology across the telluric planets
Project Background. With the successful completion of the InSight geophysical mission on Mars (e.g., Banerdt et al 2020) and plans to put new geophysical equipment on the Moon, we have entered a new era of planetary seismology. Read more
An embarrassment of riches: reconciling our solar system’s platinum problem
Project Background. The Earth and Mars have too much platinum. This is also true of the rest of the platinum group elements (PGEs), osmium, iridium, ruthenium, rhodium and palladium, all of which are highly-siderophile elements (HSEs) that strongly partition into the metallic cores of planets during differentiation. Read more
Investigation of non-thermal plasma for CO2 conversion in Space In-situ Resource Utilisation
Supervisory Team: Min Kwan Kim (80%) / Alexander Wittig (20%). PhD Supervisor: Min Kwan Kim. Project description. Water, oxygen, and fuel are essential resources for future human missions to Mars, crucial for sustaining astronaut life and ensuring a safe return journey to Earth. Read more
PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences - Viruses in fractured basalt aquifers: terrestrial analog for a potential Martian subsurface microbiome?
Start Date. 01 October 2025. Motivation. On Earth, viruses are the most abundant microorganism in seawater (Suttle 2007). The relative abundance of viruses in terrestrial groundwaters is not yet known, but recent studies point towards a large and highly novel subsurface virome (Wu et al. Read more
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Muscle-On-Chip Technologies for Space Flight Exploration (IDRT25/HLS/SPA/SIMOES)
Spaceflight is an extreme environment that causes premature ageing of skeletal muscle. Read more
Rocket plume-surface interactions during landing on planetary bodies
Supervisory Team: Dr Hossein Zare-Behtash, Prof Andrea Cammarano, Dr John Lawson. Project description. We are at a golden age of space exploration, with numerous exciting missions planned by governments and industry to explore the cosmos, including missions to the Moon and Mars. Read more
PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences: Tracking the geological evolution of carbonaceous asteroids using carbonates
Start Date. October 2025. Aims. This project will use CM carbonaceous chondrite meteorites to explore the geological evolution of carbonaceous asteroids during the early history of the Solar System. Read more
Nonlinear System Analysis Using Convex Optimization
The foundations of dynamical systems theory can be traced back to Isaac Newton. Newton was the first to model the motion of physical systems as differential equations. Read more
Membranes for carbon dioxide conversion for environmental and space exploration applications
The conversion of carbon dioxide to useful products is essential not only on Earth for reaching net zero targets, but also for space exploration and future planet colonisation. Read more
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