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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Models of buoyancy driven slope winds

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
This project will investigate instability mechanisms within stratified environmental flows, specifically focusing on 'katabatic winds' – these are downslope currents driven by nocturnal cooling of sloping terrains. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R E Hewitt, Prof A Hazel
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Applications or resurgence at particle colliders

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The equations of the Standard Model of particle physics admit non-perturbative solutions called sphalerons. These play an important role in the electroweak phase transition, a pivotal moment in the Universe’s history when the W and Z bosons acquired their mass through the Higgs mechanism. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr PM Millington, Prof C Englert
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] The Next Generation of Agile Mobile Robots

The University of Manchester
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
This PhD project will explore the design of future agile robotics systems. Many modern robots take inspiration from animals, but biological systems are constrained by millions of years of evolution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Parslew, Dr M Nair, Dr K Smith
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Seeing the invisible: novel technologies for particle physics

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
In the 1960s, theoretical physicists wrote the rulebook for particle interactions. the Standard Model. For over fifty years the Standard Model has held up against every experimental test thrown at it, predicting the behaviour of matter with startling precision. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Gramellini, Dr R Guenette
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Developing a Thermodynamic Theory of Confined Electrolyte Transport under Electric Fields

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship at the interface of molecular simulation, electrochemistry, nanofluidics, and thermodynamics under the joint supervision of Professor Paola Carbone and Professor Robert Dryfe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Carbone, Prof R Dryfe
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Machine-learning methods for analysing quantum turbulence in superfluid helium

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Quantum turbulence is a remarkable form of fluid motion that occurs in superfluids. Unlike turbulence in ordinary fluids, quantum turbulence is sustained by a dynamic tangle of quantized vortices, each carrying a fixed amount of circulation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Golov, Dr P Walmsley
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Passive control of Saffman-Taylor instabilities in shear-thinning fluids

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
Interfacial instabilities are often undesirable in industrial and geophysical flows because they can lead to inefficient displacement and complex flow patterns. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Hutchinson, Dr A Thompson
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] An artificial molecular machine that reads information and writes it through catalysis

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
Writing through catalysis. A tape-reading molecular catalyst. In 1936, Alan Turing imagined an automatic machine in which a ‘head’ moves along a tape, reading and writing symbols. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Leigh, Prof M Greaney
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Nature-inspired flow control using passive multiscale fluid-structure interactions.

The University of Manchester
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nature achieves remarkable flow control not through active actuation but through compliant, permeable surfaces that respond passively across a range of scales. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Revell, Dr MN Nabawy, Dr Y Zhou
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Actively sieving ions

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
Biology relies on the exquisite control of ion transfer across cell membranes. Highly specific proteins distinguish between ions such as Na+ and K+, and this selective transport through ion channels is fundamental to cell function. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Dryfe, Dr P Carbone
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Heterogenous quantum-dot–rubidium interfaces: photon generation, storage and conversion for quantum networks

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Long-distance quantum communication is limited by photon loss in optical fibre. Heterogeneous quantum repeaters that combine deterministic III–V quantum-dot (QD) sources with room-temperature alkali-vapour memories offer a practical route to high-rate, fibre-compatible networks (Zajac et al., arXiv:2503.13775). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Zajac, Dr P Parkinson
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Algebraic model theory of fields with operators

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
Model theory is a branch of Mathematical Logic that has had several remarkable applications with other areas of mathematics, such as Combinatorics, Algebraic Geometry, Number Theory, Arithmetic Geometry, Complex and Real Analysis, Functional Analysis, and Algebra (to name a few). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Sanchez, Dr M Tressl
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mathematical Foundations of Learned Priors for Coherent Imaging

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
How can machine learning be used to aid image formation when these images are complex-valued, resolution varies between acquisitions, and reliable ground truth is unavailable?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F M Watson, Dr JL Latz
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Deployable Machine Olfaction: An Information-Theoretic Approach to Transferable Odour Sensing at the Edge

The University of Manchester
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Can a low-cost sensor learn to smell?. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by food and buildings carry valuable information. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr OC Cetinkaya, Dr A Casson
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Algebraic differential equations and model theory

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
Differential rings and algebraic differential equations have been a crucial source of examples for model theory (more specifically, geometric stability theory), and have had numerous application in number theory, algebraic geometry, and combinatorics (to name a few). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Sanchez, Dr M Tressl
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Beyond the average: extracting molecular size distributions from diffusion NMR

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
A 3.5-year PhD studentship in NMR spectroscopy and data analysis is available at the University of Manchester, supervised jointly by Prof. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Nilsson, Dr R Adams
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Sensing the Transition: Integrating AI, Simulation and Stakeholder Knowledge for Net-Zero Rare-Earth Value Chains

The University of Manchester
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Rare-earth elements power the wind turbines, electric vehicles and digital technologies driving the UK's transition to net zero, yet their supply is highly concentrated in a small number of countries, and turning promising recycling technologies into viable businesses remains a major challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Okorie, Prof P Mativenga
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Quantum-based Sensing and Detection for Resilient Coverage in 6G Networks

The University of Manchester
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to underpin some of the most critical services in modern society, including emergency response, energy infrastructure, autonomous transport, and remote healthcare. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Alsusa, Dr S Kohler
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Representation theory of finite groups, profinite groups and pseudocompact algebras

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
The representation theory of finite groups is a classical subject with many long-standing open conjectures (and some recently settled ones). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Eisele, Prof R Kessar
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Fully Funded PhD opportunity in Isotope Geoscience

University of Geneva
Department of Earth Sciences
The University of Geneva, Switzerland has an extremely strong record in Isotope Geoscience, and is supported by in‐house world class analytical facilities, including access to the modern and complementary laboratories at the University of Lausanne, which is located 50km away. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Spikings
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Graph Gaussian Processes for Relational Dependence in Spatial Disease Risk Mapping

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
Mapping disease risk accurately is central to public health planning, but standard statistical models assume that risk in one location depends only on how physically close it is to another. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Johnson, Dr E Fairbanks
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Chiral Nanographenes for Molecular Quantum Memory

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
Quantum technologies require new materials capable of storing, manipulating and reading quantum information with high fidelity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Keerthi, Dr B Jones
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Search for a long-lived six-quark state with charm (c) quark in LHCb

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Six-quark (hexaquark/dibaryon) states, of which the deuteron is a prime example, are of fundamental importance for understanding the structure of matter, long-range hadronic interactions, and the equation of state of neutron stars. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Polyakov, Prof CP Parkes
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Chemically Programmable Graphene for Radiation-Responsive Printed Electronics

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
Can we use chemistry to teach graphene how to respond differently to radiation?. Graphene is famous for its extraordinary electrical properties, but printed graphene is more than just carbon. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Baidak, Prof C Casiraghi
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Risk-Informed Human–AI Collaboration in Construction Projects: Dynamic Allocation of Decision-Making and Control

The University of Manchester
Department of Civil Engineering and Management
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in construction to support planning, risk prediction, monitoring and operational decision-making. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Cheung, Dr A Yunusa-Kaltungo, Prof SW Wills, Dr MI Ibrahim
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Banking Breath: Biofabrication of Cryopreservable Lung Organoid Disease Models

The University of Manchester
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Human lung organoids - miniature, lab-grown models of the human airway - are transforming how we study lung disease and test new treatments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Domingos, Dr S Vranic, Prof m Gibson
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Accelerating low carbon computing: data compression and anomaly detection on neuromorphic architectures

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Sensors in laboratories, factories, satellites and particle detectors produce continuous streams of data. Most of that data is routine, represented by regular machine functioning outputs, steady telemetry, ordinary particle collisions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Doglioni, Dr A Gallego Schmid
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Random walks and Fractals

The University of Manchester
Department of Mathematics
This project will investigate random walks on groups and their applications to fractal geometry, with a particular focus on spectral gap phenomena and their implications for the absolute continuity and regularity of projections of self-similar measures. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr X Jin, Dr D Denisov
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Open quantum systems and quantum light–matter interactions

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Quantum systems are never perfectly isolated from their surroundings. Interactions with environmental degrees of freedom can profoundly alter quantum behaviour, producing dissipation and decoherence but also giving rise to new physical phenomena that cannot be understood by considering the system alone. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Nazir, Dr P T Taranto
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Artificial Intelligence and Multiscale Data Fusion for Infrared and Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Disease

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Recent advances in chemical imaging are transforming our ability to investigate the molecular composition of complex biological systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Gardner, Prof N Lockyer, Prof HY Yin
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