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STFC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 10 STFC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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ECLIPSE - Engineering Control of Electronegativity in Hydrogen Plasmas through Surface and Magnetic-Field Design

Applications are invited for a DPhil studentship in the area of Plasma Chemistry, available from October 2027, to work under the supervision of Professor Grant Ritchie in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Ritchie
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Searching for Lepton Flavour Violation using top quark events in the ATLAS detector at the LHC

The long-established RHUL ATLAS group is renowned for its expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Boisvert
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploiting Laser Pulse Shaping and Phase Space Tomography to Optimise Longitudinal Beam Dynamics at the Interaction Point of CLARA

Introduction and Motivation. The Compact Linear Accelerator for Research and Applications (CLARA) at Daresbury Laboratory places significant emphasis on providing tailored beam properties for a range of user experiments that push the frontiers of accelerator science. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Wolski, Dr A E P Pollard
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From ideal to real: Simulation study of laser-plasma imaging performance for future industrial imaging

Department. Physics and Astronomy. Research Group. Accelerator Physics Group. Institution. University of Manchester. Application deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Apsimon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Theoretical Cosmology, Physics: Quantum Fields, Information, and Next-Generation Cosmological Probes

Key Information. Open to. UK fee eligible applicants only. Funding Providers. STFC. Subject Area. Theoretical Physics. Project Start Dates. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Azadeh Maleknejad Maleknejad, Prof Gianmassimo Tasinato Tasinato
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Spectrally Pure Topological Microcombs (Ref: AQ/PH/2026-02)

This PhD project is part of a funded collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), designed for a highly motivated and innovative early-career researcher to build strong skills in experimental and theoretical photonics and optics. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Pasquazi, Dr A Cutrona
 16 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Assessment of phototherapy with model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Project Overview. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is extensively used as model organism and is well understood from a sequencing perspective so up-regulation or down-regulation of gene expression is tractable. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Towards compact Gamma-ray Free Electron Lasers

Project Background. Over the past few decades, X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) have become the pre-eminent tool for studying the structure and dynamics of materials at the molecular scale. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Robb
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Terahertz-Integrated Structures for Novel Accelerators

Develop next-generation particle accelerators powered by laser-driven terahertz (THz) radiation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Graham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of integrative computational tools for refinement and modelling in structural biology

For more information and to apply, please visit the institution website. Entry point. 1 February 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Steiner
 16 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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