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We have 806 physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Searching for Sterile Neutrinos and other Beyond the Standard Model phenomena with SBND

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics

The SBND (Short-Baseline Near Detector) experiment is part of the multi-detector Short Baseline Neutrino (SBN) programme located along the Booster Neutrino Beamline at Fermilab, USA. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R S Jones, Prof E Daw

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

Magnetism and Structure–Dynamics Interplay in Correlated Materials

University of Edinburgh

School of Physics and Astronomy

Project Summary. Understanding how magnetic order, crystal structure, and spin dynamics interact is central to the discovery and control of new functional and quantum materials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr GK Kaur, Dr CK Kirk

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

How can DNA condensate despite its negative charge? Implications in genome regulation, antibiotic resistance and gene therapy

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Physics of Life

DNA molecules, being highly negatively charged, naturally repel each other. However, in the presence of multivalent ions or specific proteins, they can overcome this repulsion and condense into compact structures. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AN Noy

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

Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Coupled Mechanical–Moisture–Carbonation Behaviour in Biochar-Enhanced Low-Carbon Concrete

Aston University

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Project summary. Ready to engineer a greener future? Working closely with a major industry partner , you'll build a state-of-the-art Digital Twin to unlock the carbon-capturing power of biochar-enhanced concrete. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M IMRAN

30 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

AI informed surrogate laser-material thermal models based on high-fidelity multi-physics modelling and test data

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

Research Group: Applied Mathematics, Computational Metallurgy

The modelling of laser-material interactions is a complex multi-physics problem, very computationally intensive and often relies on detailed and expensive characterisation of the material's thermo-physical properties. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Flint, Prof J Robson

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

Terahertz magnetic recording

Lancaster University

Physics Department

Lancaster University is pleased to offer a PhD studentship supported by Green Future Fellowship project. Terahertz magnetic recording for green data storage technology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Mikhaylovskiy

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

Digital Twinning for Smart Resin Infusion and Curing in Wind Turbine Blades via Embedded Fibre Optic Sensors and Physics-Informed Machine Learning

University of Hull

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

Supervisor: Prof J Gilbert

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

Nanoplasmonic Semiconductor Light Detector — Device Design, Fabrication & Optimisation

University of Birmingham

School of Physics and Astronomy

This PhD focuses on developing a working photodetector that uses a nanoplasmonic semiconductor composite as the active material. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Kaplan

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

Photonic Time–Space Correlator (PhoTiSC) for Ultra-Fast 3D Imaging & Time-Resolved Microscopy

University of Birmingham

School of Physics and Astronomy

Capture when and where each photon lands—build the instrument that makes it possible. Project Overview. This PhD project focuses on developing the Photonic Time–Space Correlator (PhoTiSC)—a novel instrument that can measure both the arrival time and position of photons with exceptional precision. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Kaplan

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

Searching for exotics signatures (Dark Matter/Extra Dimensions)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Physics

The long-established RHUL ATLAS group is renowned for its expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods and plays a leading role internationally in the ATLAS trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Berry

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

Searching for Dark Matter with the Lux-Zeplin Detector

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Physics

The Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway is offering a PhD opportunity on the LZ experiment for direct detection of dark matter. The nature of dark matter is one of the most fundamental open questions in physics, and the LZ experiment is at the forefront of technology designed to pursue this question. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Kaboth

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

Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Corrosion Prediction

University of Birmingham

Department of Civil Engineering

The global infrastructure landscape is dominated by ageing assets, many of which were not designed with today’s loading and environmental challenges in mind. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Rengaraju

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

Simulating the dynamics of many body quantum systems with Graphical Processor Units (GPUs)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Physics

For more than a century, statistical physics has proved a powerful framework for understanding the behavior of systems made of a large number of particles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Ithier

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

AI Methods for the Design and Optimization of Wide-Bandgap CMOS Power Electronics

University of Portsmouth

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and supervised by Dr Mahsa Mehrad and Dr. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Mehrad, Dr A Tawfik

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

Digital twins for offshore wind systems

Cranfield University

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

This fully funded PhD (open to any nationality), sponsored by the European Union Horizon Europe programme, offers an exciting opportunity to develop next-generation digital twins for offshore wind turbines. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Huang , Prof S W James

26 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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