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Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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What time can tell us about space: Using time-resolved observations of young stars to explore the circumstellar environment beyond what direct resolution can achieve
What happens in the planet-forming region when planets form? How are stars like our Sun formed? Observational answers have to deal with one fact. Read more
Coronal genealogy: the evolution of high-energy emission from low-mass stars
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
AI-driven data analytics for particle identification in high-energy gamma-beam experiments
Research Group:
Nuclear Physics
Advanced electronic-signal data analytics is opening up new opportunities for physical science research, ranging from nuclear processes in the Big Bang [1] and neutron-star mergers, to how we can create radionuclides for medical diagnosis and treatment through gamma-induced fission and gamma-induced charged-particle emission. Read more
PhD Studentship in Hybrid quantum communication and sensing networks
One of the most exciting recent developments in physics has been the application of quantum physics to new technologies and the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies is one of the world’s leading centres for research in this area. Read more
Chemistry in planet-forming regions revealed by ALMA
Research Group:
School of Physics and Astronomy
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a telescope in Chile that observes the universe at millimeter wavelengths. Read more
Cosmological Modified Gravity simulations with massive sterile neutrinos
This project would involve setting up a large (>100 Mpc) cosmological simulation in the Modified Gravity (MOND) framework, but supplemented with 11 eV sterile neutrinos to make up the same total dark energy and matter density as in the Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) cosmology. Read more
The Japanese Long-Baseline Neutrino Programme (T2K, SuperKamiokande and HyperKamiokande)
Research Group:
Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
The particle physics and particle astrophysics (PPPA) group at the University of Sheffield has a long-standing involvement in Japan’s long-baseline neutrino programme. Read more
Identification and classification of coherent flow structures in the plasma of the Sun’s photosphere
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
PhD programme in Physics
The PhD involves the completion of an original, scholarly piece of research. The courses available within the PhD programme in physics are in form of lectures, classes, seminars, tutorials, computer labs and others. Read more
What triggers the growth of Black Holes?
Research Group:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
It seems that all massive galaxies host, at their centres, supermassive black holes with masses of between a million to a billion times the mass of our Sun. Read more
The dynamics of small-N systems
Research Group:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Most stars form in groups of dozens to a few hundred, but our understanding of the dynamics of such systems is surprisingly very lacking. In particular… Read more
Surveying the sky for hungry black holes
Research Group:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Over the next few 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
Searches for supersymmetry and dark matter particles with the ATLAS experiment
Research Group:
Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
The student will work on the analysis of the data collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider to search for new particles that are postulated by Supersymmetry. Read more
Neutrino Oscillation Study and Nucleon Decay Search with DUNE
Research Group:
Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
DUNE is a large international project to design, construct and operate a multi-kiloton scale liquid argon detector for neutrino physics, neutrino astrophysics and a search for physics beyond the Standard Model. Read more
Exploring the environments of exploding stars
Research Group:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Supernovae are the explosive deaths of certain types of stars; in particular, stars a lot more massive than our Sun. The route from massive star formation… Read more