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The Nanyang Business School (NBS) PhD Programme

The PhD Programme is offered by Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Singapore PhD Programme
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AI-powered beam instrumentation for plasma wakefield acceleration

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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Neural circuit changes underpinning olfactory learning

The School of Biomedical Sciences invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in neuroscience in the academic year 2025/26. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Johnston, Prof N Gamper
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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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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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Ageing to Arrhythmias

Cardiac arrhythmias are a leading cause of sudden death and morbidity. This project aims to identify why they occur in the elderly and novel routes to therapies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M K Lancaster, Dr M.A. Colman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Uncovering the viral and cellular components that dictate the neurological outcome of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2025/26. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NG Goonawardane
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of a Low-Level RF (LLRF) System for Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Control of a Superconducting RF Cavity

Project Background. The superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities made of bulk niobium (Nb) are used in charged particle accelerators for more than 50 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Marks
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Externally coupled structures for THz-driven electron beam deflection

About the Project. This project is a unique opportunity to join a vibrant research team from Lancaster University, University of Manchester and The Cockcroft Institute at Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, UK, developing world leading concepts for novel acceleration using laser-generated THz pulse. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Letizia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Non-linear optics for application to laser-driven acceleration of relativistic beams in vacuum

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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Superconducting thin film coated radio-frequency cavities

Project Background. The superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities made of bulk niobium (Nb) are used in charged particle accelerators for more than 50 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Burt
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Design of a cargo scanning linac for security applications

Project Background. Industrial applications is one of the three key areas of the Cockcroft Core grant, whereby security linacs has been identified as one of the priority areas supported by the BDG. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Burt
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Accelerating Electrons with Light – laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration

Project Background. Laser wakefield acceleration has demonstrated the production of GeV-scale electron beams in centimeter-scale accelerators using plasma waves as a driver. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Arran
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Accelerator design for leather tanning and related applications

This project focuses on the use of electron beams to tan leather in a novel process described by industry as potentially the biggest disruption to the process in 150 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Apsimon
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How do we control the shape and time structure of our very short bunches using THz-driven structures?

Particle accelerators are powerful tools that have driven major discoveries in physics, from finding the Higgs boson to developing new materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Appleby
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