Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Fully Funded PhD Program Opportunity

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), accredited in 2011 as a graduate university, is located in the beautiful subtropical island of Okinawa, Japan. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) International PhD Programme

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PhD Studentship in Planetary/Interstellar Chemistry

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemistry

The School of Chemistry is offering a PhD studentship, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), in the general areas of planetary and interstellar chemistry. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Heard, Prof J Plane, Prof D Marsh

Open Day(s) 8 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Electron Driven Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium

University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry

A PhD studentship is available joint between the groups of Cate Anstöter and Ewen Campbell, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, see https://isla-edi.com/ . Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Anstoter, Dr E Campbell

30 August 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership 2024/25: Physics & Astronomy

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Physics and Astronomy

Becoming an innovator in the School of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Leeds!. For 2024/25 entry, we are offering you the opportunity to join our thriving community of leading researchers within the School of Chemical and Process Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Ms L Moyles

Open Day(s) 29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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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

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

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

Supervisor: Dr A Sicilia-Aguilar

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Hunting for Hidden Black Holes and Extreme Transients Using Large Surveys

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Poshak Gandhi. Project description. Several potential PhD projects are offered under the themes of searching for extreme cosmic sources in multiwavelength sky surveys. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Gandhi

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The Largest Survey of the Hard X-ray Sky - Ever!

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Tony Bird. Project description. When viewed through hard X-ray instruments, the sky gives an ever-changing view of the most energetic and explosive processes in the universe. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Bird

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Kinetic-scale Structures at Interplanetary Shockwaves

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Imogen Gingell. Project description. Plasma is continuously ejected into interplanetary space by the sun, forming the ‘solar wind’. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Gingell

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Exploring the Time-Dependence of Kinetic Structure at Earth’s Bow Shock

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Imogen Gingell. Project description. When the solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetosphere, it is heated and slowed from supersonic to subsonic speeds at the bow shock. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Gingell

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Revealing Quasar Host Galaxies with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr. Manda Banerji. Project description. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a ground-breaking astronomical facility due to start survey operations in 2024-25. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Banerji

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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High Redshift Quasars in Next-Generation Spectroscopic Surveys

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Manda Banerji. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Banerji

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The explosion environments and host galaxies of Supernovae

University of Warwick Department of Physics

We invite applications from outstanding and highly motivated students for the Warwick Prize Scholarships in Astrophysics. The successful applicant will work with Dr Joe Lyman within the Astronomy and Astrophysics group in the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JL Lyman

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The dynamic universe; variability in crowded fields

University of Warwick Department of Physics

PhD position in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Warwick – the dynamic universe; variability in crowded fields. Dr. Read more

Supervisor: Dr KU Ulaczyk

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The dynamic universe; extragalactic transients and stellar explosions

University of Warwick Department of Physics

PhD position in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Warwick – the dynamic universe; extragalactic transients and stellar explosions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof DS Steeghs

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 55 Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 55 Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Fully Funded PhD Program Opportunity

PhD Studentship in Planetary/Interstellar Chemistry

Electron Driven Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium

EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership 2024/25: Physics & Astronomy

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

Coronal genealogy: the evolution of high-energy emission from low-mass stars

Hunting for Hidden Black Holes and Extreme Transients Using Large Surveys

The Largest Survey of the Hard X-ray Sky - Ever!

Kinetic-scale Structures at Interplanetary Shockwaves

Exploring the Time-Dependence of Kinetic Structure at Earth’s Bow Shock

Revealing Quasar Host Galaxies with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

High Redshift Quasars in Next-Generation Spectroscopic Surveys

The explosion environments and host galaxies of Supernovae

The dynamic universe; variability in crowded fields

The dynamic universe; extragalactic transients and stellar explosions

We have 55 Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 55 Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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