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We have 36 Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
We have 36 Astrophysics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
Artificial Intelligence for gravitational-wave astronomy and neutron star astrophysics
We welcome applicants to join Dr Greg Ashton for two potential projects developing new Artificial Intelligence approaches to gravitational-wave astronomy and neutron-star astrophysics. Read more
Deep learning for black hole tomography
The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on deep learning for black hole imaging. Read more
Machine learning for extreme scale computational imaging in radio astronomy
The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on deep learning for extreme-scale computational imaging in radio astronomy. Read more
Detecting gravity anomalies in asteroids: application to Hera's radio science
BACKGROUND. An accurate estimation of the density distribution of asteroids is of great interest for both planetary science and defense. Read more
Finding the Unexpected in Vast Pulsar Data Sets
Supervisory Team: Lucy Oswald. Project description. A PhD position is an opportunity to direct your enthusiasm and creativity into ground-breaking research, with support to develop the skills you need to become a leader in your field. Read more
Investigating the fuelling of supermassive black holes using multi-phase gas
Supervisory Team: Sandra Raimundo. Project description. Supermassive black holes live in the centre of galaxies and grow by the accretion of gas from their surroundings. Read more
Development of a miniaturised Plug-and-Play Plasma Instrumentation for Small Satellites - “PLASMACube”
Supervisory Team: Dr. Taiwo Raphael Tejumola. Project description. Small satellites, particularly CubeSats, play an increasingly vital role in space missions, from Earth observation to deep space exploration, offering diverse stakeholders a broad spectrum of missions and application possibilities. Read more
Uncovering 12 billion years of supermassive black hole growth
Supervisory Team: Sebastian Hoenig. Project description. One of the most consequential discoveries in galaxy evolution was the discovery that the masses of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the centres of galaxies are correlated with properties of the host galaxy. Read more
Revealing Quasar Host Galaxies with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
PhD Supervisor: Manda Banerji. Project description. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a ground-breaking astronomical facility due to start survey operations in 2025. Read more
High-Redshift Quasars in Next-Generation Spectroscopic Surveys
PhD Supervisor: Manda Banerji. Project description. Read more
Uncovering Extremely Luminous Flares from Supermassive Black Holes with Next-generation Survey Telescopes
Supervisory Team: Dr Phil Wiseman. Project description. Modern all-sky astronomical surveys have started picking up unusual, extremely luminous, and long-lived flares in the centres of distant galaxies. Read more
PhD Opportunities at the Dust Doctoral Network (Dust-DN)
Looking for a prestigious PhD opportunity in Europe? With this message I would like to introduce you to the *DUST DOCTORAL NETWORK* (Dust-DN, https://dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/ ) which is recruiting on 17 ambitious research projects in the theme of *ATMOSPHERIC DUST*. Read more
Doctoral Studentship in Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics: Experimental study of the 10B(,n)13N reaction via activation technique at astrophysical energies
Research area description. The project falls in the area of experimental nuclear astrophysics. Stellar evolution is governed by thermonuclear reactions between (mostly) stable nuclei. Read more
Unveiling Tipping Points in lakes
Unveiling Tipping Points in lakes. Abstract. Freshwater lakes face unprecedented environmental pressures, jeopardizing their vital ecological services. Read more
Exoplanet Characterisation Predictions via Gravitational Microlensing
This project will involve research into predicting the number and character of exoplanets using the GULLS microlensing simulation package for predicting exoplanet returns from the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, and other current or proposed space and ground telescopes. Read more