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Coronal genealogy: the evolution of high-energy emission from low-mass stars
University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering
This PhD project will use models and observations of forming low-mass stars to shed light on the history and evolution of Sun-like stars. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Gregory
 29 June 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Understanding Solar Active Region Evolution using Machine Learning
University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering
Active regions (ARs) are intense and complex regions of magnetic activity on the Sun that can produce huge, energetic eruptions such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Meyer, Prof S McKenna
 30 June 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Fully funded PhD’s in Quantum Enhanced Imaging – QuantIC
University of Glasgow
QuantIC, the UK National Quantum Technology Hub for Quantum Enhanced Imaging is looking to recruit for its next cohort of fully funded, industry-led, PhD studentships. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.

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Dust and gas filaments in the Interstellar Medium
University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Physics and Astronomy
Herschel observations have revealed that every interstellar giant molecular cloud contains a rich network of filaments (e.g. Andre et al. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Van Loo
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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PhD Studentship in the Study of out-of-equilibrium dynamics in Bose-Einstein condensates
University of Sussex School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Our Research Group. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Orucevic
 31 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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PhD Studentship in the Development of a modular and compact source of Bose-Einstein condensates
University of Sussex School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Our Research Group. Our team uses neutral atomic ensembles for studying a variety of aspects of quantum physics and quantum technology, across a series of experiments in our laboratories at the University of Sussex. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Orucevic
 31 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Identification and classification of coherent flow structures in the plasma of the Sun’s photosphere
University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems 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: Dr V Fedun
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Fully Funded EPSRC and STFC PhD Scholarship: Holography, Boundary Conformal Field Theory and the Black Hole Information Paradox
Swansea University Department of Physics
This scholarship is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Kumar
 14 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Surveying the sky for hungry black holes
University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
Over the next five years, a new dimension in astronomy will reach maturity. the temporal dimension. Rather relying on static "photos" of the sky, astronomers will transition to "filming" sky night after night. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Mullaney
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Magnetic flux emergence on the Sun.
University of St Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics
A key open question in solar physics is how magnetic fields emerge from the solar interior to the surface of the Sun, to form sunspots and active regions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Archontis
 28 February 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Coronal Heating by MHD Waves
University of St Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics
The question why the Sun’s outer atmosphere (corona) is so much hotter than the solar surface (photosphere) remains one of the most challenging open problems in Solar Physics. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I De Moortel
 28 February 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

This supervisor does not yet know if funding is available for this project, or they intend to apply for external funding once a suitable candidate is selected. Applications are welcome - please see project details for further information.

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Numerical Methods for Three-dimensional Magnetohydrostatic Equilibria
University of St Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics
Static solutions of the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations are often used to model magnetic fields of astrophysical systems in a relatively simple way, for example to interpret observational data or as a starting point for theoretical investigations. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Neukirch
 28 February 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

This supervisor does not yet know if funding is available for this project, or they intend to apply for external funding once a suitable candidate is selected. Applications are welcome - please see project details for further information.

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Simulating the Sun: Can We Predict Solar Storms ?
University of St Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics
Magnetic fields permeate and structure the atmosphere of the Sun. These magnetic fields can be seen to vary from the smallest to the largest scales presently observable. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof DH Mackay
 28 February 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

This supervisor does not yet know if funding is available for this project, or they intend to apply for external funding once a suitable candidate is selected. Applications are welcome - please see project details for further information.

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Wastewater Integrated Selection Environment (WISE): A UK Model comprising regulation, resilience and sustainability PhD
Cranfield University School of Water, Energy and Environment (SWEE)
WISE combines treatment technologies, removal mechanisms, and environmental regulations in a tool to inform the design and operation of UK wastewater works to treat micropollutants in an economic, environmental and resilient way. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Campo Moreno, Prof B Jefferson
 16 April 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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PhD Studentship in Optoelectronics of van der Waals heterostructures
Newcastle University School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
Number of awards. 1. Start date and duration. 42 months from September 2021. Application closing date. 28 February 2021. Overview. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Kozikov
 28 February 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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