physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Quantum Computing platform with atomic qubits

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

Quantum computing offers efficient implementation of an important class of algorithms for which their classical counterparts suffer from an exponential growth of computational costs with system size. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A B D Deb

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Laser-driven ultrafast electron diffraction

Lancaster University Physics Department

Lancaster Physics department and partners in the Cockcroft Institute are world leading in the use of femtosecond lasers and non-linear optics for manipulating electron beams. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Jamison

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

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Quantum Electrometry in for next-generation telecom

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The terahertz band (100 GHz to 10 THz) lies in-between the frequency range of traditional electronics and optics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A B D Deb

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

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Novel nanophotonic phenomena in near-fields: time and spatial structuring

King’s College London Department of Physics

The Novel Nanophotonic Phenomena team, led by Dr. Francisco J. Rodríguez-Fortuño at King's College London, invites applications for a PhD position focused on the theoretical exploration of electromagnetic near-fields. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Rodríguez Fortuño

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Theoretical Nuclear Physics Industrial Studentship

University of Surrey School of Mathematics and Physics

Nuclear Data are required inputs for a wide range of scientific calculations. A special class of such data are nuclear reactions induced by neutrons. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Timofeyuk, Dr MV Vorabbi

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Development of novel statistical methods and application to searches for New Physics using the ATLAS detector at the LHC

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

The long-established RHUL ATLAS group has extensive expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods, as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Cowan

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

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Large-momentum-transfer atom interferometry with Strontium

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The Quantum Sensing Group at University of Birmingham invites applications for a PhD position in the field of strontium based cold atom physics, starting from September 2024. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Holynski

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Multi-physics investigation of spray in a crossflow

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Understanding the dynamics of particles (solid and liquid) in a crossflow is essential for many scientific investigations and engineering applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr KP Pandey

30 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Nonlinear Electrodynamics Mediated by Multidimensional Surfaces

University of Strathclyde Department of Physics

The project will be concerned with the development of high-power sub-terahertz and terahertz (THz) microwave sources to address the long-standing “THz gap”. … Read more

Supervisors: Dr AM MacLachlan, Prof K Ronald

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PROBING NEUTRON STARS PHYSICS USING NASA'S NICER MISSION

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Prof. Diego Altamirano. Project description. Neutron stars (NSs) are compact objects. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Altamirnao

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

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PhD Studentship: Quantum light to see the invisible at nanoscale

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

A PhD studentship is available at the intersection of quantum optics, nanophotonics, plasmonics and molecular spectroscopy. How to confine, control and manipulate light at atomic scales has been an area of immense fundamental and technological interest. Read more

Supervisor: Dr . Chikkaraddy

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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The dynamic universe; extragalactic transients and stellar explosions

University of Warwick Department of Physics

PhD position in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Warwick – the dynamic universe; extragalactic transients and stellar explosions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof DS Steeghs

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

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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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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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Probing the star-forming ISM with fine structure lines

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Supersonic turbulent motions are thought to play a major role in the star formation process in galaxies. Theories have suggested that turbulence is responsible for shaping the interstellar medium (ISM), regulating star formation, and even setting the masses of stars as they form in young clusters. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Gomez, Dr N Peretto

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

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We have 1,037 physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,037 physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Quantum Computing platform with atomic qubits

Laser-driven ultrafast electron diffraction

Quantum Electrometry in for next-generation telecom

Novel nanophotonic phenomena in near-fields: time and spatial structuring

Theoretical Nuclear Physics Industrial Studentship

Development of novel statistical methods and application to searches for New Physics using the ATLAS detector at the LHC

Large-momentum-transfer atom interferometry with Strontium

Multi-physics investigation of spray in a crossflow

Nonlinear Electrodynamics Mediated by Multidimensional Surfaces

PROBING NEUTRON STARS PHYSICS USING NASA'S NICER MISSION

PhD Studentship: Quantum light to see the invisible at nanoscale

The dynamic universe; extragalactic transients and stellar explosions

Towards a clinical MEG system: theoretical and practical insights into the use of optically pumped magnetometers

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

Probing the star-forming ISM with fine structure lines

We have 1,037 physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,037 physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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