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plasma physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 37 plasma physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Development of a miniaturised plug-and-play in-situ plasma measurement instrument for small satellites

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Dr. Taiwo Raphael Tejumola and Prof. Andrea Cammarano. This project aims to design and develop “PlasmaCube,” a real-time plasma measurement payload for CubeSats using Langmuir probe principles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Tejumola
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ph.D. in Natural Sciences

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi – Abu Dhabi Campus
PhD Opportunities
 As demand for sustainable, science-driven solutions intensifies, today's most impactful breakthroughs increasingly emerge at the intersection of disciplines. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  International PhD Programme
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High Power Laser Development

University of Liverpool
Energy Transfer Technologies Doctoral Training Hub
About the PhD Project. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Corner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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High Power Laser Development

University of Liverpool
School of Engineering
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 Supervisor: Dr L Corner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Ultrashort bunch length characterisation based on Cherenkov diffraction radiation (ChDR) for AWAKE Run 2c/d

The University of Manchester
Cockcroft Institute
Academic School. Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester. Anticipated Start Date. October 2026 for 3.5 Years. Supervisor Team. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Xia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-powered beam instrumentation for plasma wakefield acceleration

University of Liverpool
Cockcroft Institute
Project Background. AWAKE is the world’s first proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment. It utilizes 400 GeV proton bunches from the CERN SPS to drive plasma wakefields with an amplitude of ~ GV/m (which are orders of magnitude higher than conventional accelerators). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Welsch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better

University of Liverpool
Cockcroft Institute
About the Project. Applications are invited for a fully funded studentship from Oct 2026 in laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Corner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Engineering for Fusion: Uncertainty Quantification and Validation Frameworks

University of York
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Project Overview. The development of reliable predictive models and through - life engineering strategies for future fusion power plants presents one of the most significant challenges in modern engineering. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Perin
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Ultrafast lasers and high-harmonic generation: Developing compact X‑ray sources for next‑generation imaging

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Dr Peter Horak and Dr Bill Brocklesby. This PhD offers the chance to exploit advanced computer simulations to drive experiments, pushing the boundaries of ultrafast science and opening new frontiers in physics and biomedical applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Horak
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Analysing data from the ALICE Experiment at the CERN LHC

University of Birmingham
School of Physics and Astronomy
ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) is a general-purpose, heavy-ion detector at the CERN LHC which focuses on QCD, the strong-interaction sector of the Standard Model. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Evans
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Non-linear optics for application to laser-driven acceleration of relativistic beams in vacuum

Lancaster University
Cockcroft Institute
There is immense interest in femtosecond-duration high-energy electron beams in both the condensed matter and high-energy particle physics scientific communities, for their application in exploring femtosecond processes in materials, and for future particle colliders. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Jamison
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The dynamics of Earth’s magnetopause and their space weather impacts

Imperial College London
Department of Physics
  Research Group: Space Plasma Climate Community
This PhD project will probe the coupling and interplay between the solar wind and magnetosphere at its interface, the magnetopause, in new ways to understand not only the fundamental space plasma interactions but also elucidate how these impact upon our global space environment leading to space weather effects that can affect our everyday lives and society. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MO Archer
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Identification and classification of coherent flow structures in the plasma of the Sun’s photosphere

University of Sheffield
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The Sun is a star with a cyclic magnetic activity that can impact all the solar system. Thus, the solar magnetic field can interact with the Earth's magnetic field, permitting the entrance of energetic particles in the upper atmosphere, affecting technological devices, telecommunications and human health. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Fedun
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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“Atomic layer deposition of transparent conducting electrodes for silicon-based tandem photovoltaics”

University of Birmingham
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The capacity of photovoltaic (PV) installations now exceeds 1.5 TW peak worldwide due to the success of silicon-based solar cell technologies which account for >95% of production. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Pain, Prof JD Murphy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Muon Tomographic Reconstruction of Intense Magnetic Fields

University of Sheffield
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
Fusion energy, a promising clean energy source, faces significant challenges, one of which is the containment of extremely high-temperature plasma. 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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