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physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 806 physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Modelling reactive two-phase flow in porous media

  Research Group: Subsurface Reservoir Flow Group (SRFG)
PhD/Postdoctoral Position in Reactive Multiphase Flow and CO₂ Mineralization for Direct Air Capture. The Subsurface Reservoir flow group in Tel Aviv University led by Prof. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Rabinovich
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Data-Driven Digital Twins for Predicting Climate-Driven Deterioration in UK Bridges

This PhD project will develop data-driven digital twin methods for predicting climate-driven deterioration in UK bridges. The project will combine civil engineering, machine learning, statistical modelling, and climate resilience to address an important challenge in infrastructure asset management. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Yardim
 30 May 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nonlinear waves on liquid cylinders (BLYTHM_U27EMPSFP)

Primary Supervisor. Prof. Mark Blyth. Inviscid liquid jets subject to surface tension and in the absence of gravity are known to be unstable under long-wave perturbations, a phenomenon described by the classical Rayleigh–Plateau instability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Blyth
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A Nature-Inspired Approach Towards the Development of an Intrinsically-Auxetic Polymer

Please note, there is no funding attached to this project. All tuition fees and any other associated costs (including bench fees) must be financed by the student. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SM Mandhani, Prof LS Susmel, Dr EK Kordatos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Driven fault diagnosis for wind turbine generators (ABDIJALEBIS _U27EMPSFP1)

Primary supervisor - Dr Abdi Jalebi Salman. Reliability is critical to the continued expansion of wind power, particularly for offshore installations, which already contribute around 10-15% of the UK’s electricity and are central to achieving net-zero targets and ensuring the resilience of national grid infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Abdi Jalebi
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Avesicular nanoparticles (avNPs) are novel intercellular communication factors promoting prostate cancer.

About the Project. This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Clayton
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Leveraging AI hardware for accelerating HPC applications (in collaboration with AWE)

This aim of this research will be to explore leveraging the wide range of AI-focussed accelerator architectures for traditional, scientific computing, HPC applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Brown
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-Driven Structure Prediction for Materials Discovery

The discovery of novel inorganic solid-state materials is essential to advance energy storage, catalysis, semiconductors, and quantum technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Prof R Savani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of natural ageing resistant, heat-treatable lean aluminium alloys for automotive applications

BCAST is a specialist research centre in metallurgy with a focus on processing of metallic materials for lightweighting applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Chang
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Funded PhD studentship in AI-assisted materials discovery at the UK National Epitaxy Facility

  Research Group: EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility
The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility has a funded PhD studentship available for research and development in AI-assisted discovery and development of semiconductor materials and devices. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Heffernan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Computer-aided development of next generation medicines beyond Lipinski space

Applications are invited for a fully-funded 3.5 year PhD studentship to work in the group of Professor David Palmer at the University of Strathclyde (in… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Palmer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Faculty of Science, Masaryk University

Embark on an enriching academic journey with our esteemed doctoral degree programs in various scientific fields. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Quantum-Secured Fiber Bragg Grating Sensing over Shared Optical Fiber Networks for Smart Infrastructure

Smart infrastructure systems such as intelligent transportation networks, railway monitoring systems, energy grids, and industrial automation platforms increasingly rely on optical fiber technologies for real-time sensing and communication. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof SYG Yu Gang
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Postdoctoral Researcher & PhD Student Openings — Battery Sensor Technology & AI

Postdoctoral Researcher & PhD Student Openings — Battery Sensor Technology & AI Department of Applied Physical Sciences, UNC Chapel Hill. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Ma
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High-Fidelity Exascale-Enabled Infrastructure for analysing the impact of wind farm wakes on wind/sea interactions

OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND. The extraction of energy from the wind yields the formation of low-speed regions (wakes) behind wind farms (WFs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Campobasso, Dr E Belikov, Mr A Jackson, Dr W Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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