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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Next generation Large Hadron Collider beauty Experiment

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at CERN is preparing for its Upgrade II programme, which will operate during the High-Luminosity LHC era and deliver unprecedented datasets for precision studies of flavour physics, CP violation, and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CP Parkes, Dr I Polyakov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Blistering Across Scales

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
This project seeks to uncover the fundamental principles that govern blister formation in thin elastic structures. Blisters appear in a remarkable range of contexts, from voids that undermine the reliability of advanced semiconductor devices to the delamination of thin composite layers under compression. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Pihler-Puzovic, Dr F Box, Prof A Juel
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Physics-informed and explainable reduced-order modelling for integrated subsurface hydrogen and thermal energy storage

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
The proposed PhD will develop a physics-informed reduced-order modelling (ROM) framework for integrated subsurface hydrogen and thermal-energy storage, using biogas-to-hydrogen conversion as an application case. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Babaei, Prof V Niasar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Probing the Standard Model vacuum: AI-assisted searches for QCD instantons and electroweak sphalerons at ATLAS

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
This PhD project will develop new searches for QCD instantons and electroweak sphalerons at the ATLAS experiment. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Pilkington, Prof C Doglioni
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in Bridging Physics and Earth Observation: Geospatial foundation models for real-time flood mapping.

Newcastle University
School of Engineering
Overview of the Project. Flooding is one of the most significant natural hazards in the United Kingdom, with increasing frequency and severity driven by climate change and urban expansion. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MP Peppa, Dr V Glenis, Dr M Herrera
 26 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Surface Phonon Lifetimes and Energy Dissipation in Quantum and 2D Materials

Graz University of Technology
Institute of Experimental Physics
How does energy flow and dissipate at the surfaces of quantum materials? One PhD position remains open within the LiPhED project, investigating the microscopic dynamics of surface excitations and bringing together advanced surface-science experiments and computational materials physics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Tamtögl, Prof EZ Zojer
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modelling Neutrino Interactions for Next Generation Neutrino Experiments

University of Sheffield
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
Neutrinos play a crucial role in our understanding of the universe. Their ability to oscillate between different flavours (electron, muon, and tau) provides a window into the fundamental properties of matter and the nature of the weak force. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Stowell, Dr R S Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Physics-Based ML & Predictive Digital Twins for Submarines

University of Derby
STAND-UP DFA
Build a fully physics-based synthetic environment to support the design of nuclear submarine systems, integrating ICME, reliability modelling and AI-assisted digital twins. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Maligno
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Data-Physics Dual-Driven (Hybrid PINN) Modelling for Next-Generation Aerospace Structural Dynamics

University of Birmingham
School of Metallurgy & Materials
About the Project. Are you passionate about the fusion of Artificial Intelligence and structural dynamics? Do you want to contribute to cutting-edge research that will transform aircraft structural health monitoring and real-time digital twins?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Wu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Physics-Informed, Explainable, and Uncertainty-Aware AI for polymer extrusion modelling

The University of Manchester
Department of Materials
Polymer extrusion is a fundamental stage in polymer processing, producing polymeric materials for a wide range of applications including packaging, construction, and healthcare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Abeykoon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Physics-Embedded Perception and Predictive Modelling for Resilient Human-Robot Collaboration

The University of Manchester
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Human-robot collaboration (HRC) is becoming central to manufacturing, healthcare and service robotics, where robots must share dynamic spaces with human partners. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Qian
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Direct numerical simulation of polymeric-fluid flows

University of Strathclyde
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Polymers and turbulence are two of the most difficult problems in statistical physics. In the past, the study of polymeric liquids was divided in two categories. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Kivotides
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

University of Sheffield
Offshore Wind CDT
This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Rogers, Dr P Xu, Dr H Laalej
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Dynamic mixed model with a super-resolution generative adversarial approach for turbulent reacting flows

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Temistocle Grenga and Edward Richardson. AI for Zero-Carbon Combustion. Develop a dynamic mixed model powered by super-resolution GANs to predict hydrogen and sustainable-fuel flames in large eddy simulation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Grenga
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dislocation-Informed Crystal Plasticity Modelling of Hydrides in Zr-alloy Materials

University of Oxford
EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute
This project is part of cohort 4 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Tarleton
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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