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sheffield "particle physics" PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 8 sheffield "particle physics" PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Dark matter search with liquid xenon in LZ and XLZD

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a high-sensitivity dark matter experiment based on dual-phase xenon technology, operated by a global collaboration with around 250 members. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Softley-Brown, Prof D R Tovey
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Cosmic-Ray Muons in Different Applications

Cosmic-ray muons are known to be useful in applications beyond particle astrophysics. They have helped with mapping structure of volcanoes and with finding voids in various geological structures. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R S Jones, Dr P Stowell
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Searching for Sterile Neutrinos and other Beyond the Standard Model phenomena with SBND

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
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Neutrino oscillations in DUNE

DUNE is a large international project which currently involves the construction and operation of a multi-kiloton-scale liquid argon detector for neutrino physics, neutrino astrophysics and a search for physics beyond the Standard Model. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R S Jones, Dr A Softley-Brown
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Electroweak measurements with the ATLAS Experiment

A position is open for an enthusiastic particle physics PhD student to conduct research at the energy frontier at the ATLAS experiment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Anastopoulos, Prof D Costanzo
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Silicon Sensor Particle Detectors for the Upgrade of the ATLAS Experiment and other Detectors at CERN

A position is open for an enthusiastic particle physics PhD student to conduct research in developing silicon sensor technologies in use at the energy frontier at the ATLAS experiment and beyond. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Vickey, Dr K Lohwasser
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Searching for Triple Higgs Boson Production with the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN LHC

It's widely believed that the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics is an incomplete theory. The 125 GeV Higgs boson, discovered by the CERN ATLAS and CMS Experiments, is a crucial probe for physics Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) of particle physics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Vickey, Dr C Anastopoulos
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced machine learning for ATLAS Run-4 and future collider experiments

The project will concentrate on machine learning applications for the reconstruction of ATLAS events for Run-4 and future colliders, including some wider investigations into scaling laws (i.e. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Lohwasser, Dr T Vickey
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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