Astrophysics (astrophysics) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA School of Physics and Astronomy

This multidisciplinary program is administered by the School of Physics and Astronomy, in collaboration with the School of Mathematical Sciences and the Chester F. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AR Robinson

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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High-speed astrophysics with ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

Research Group: Astronomy and Astrophysics

ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM are high-speed optical cameras that can take hundreds/thousands of CCD images per second simultaneously in three/five colours, respectively. Read more

Supervisors: Prof V Dhillon, Dr S Littlefair, Dr S Parsons

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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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Mapping the climate systems and the evaporation of exoplanet atmospheres

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 Prof. Read more

Supervisor: Prof PW Wheatley

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

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Discovering exoplanets around compositionally-diverse stars across the Milky Way by mitigating stellar signals

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 Thomas Wilson within the Astronomy and Astrophysics group in the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Wilson

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

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Characterising the atmospheres of exoplanets with ground-based and JWST observations

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 Siddharth Gandhi within the Astronomy and Astrophysics group in the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SG Gandhi

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

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NUdata Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science

Newcastle University

We have up to 8 fully funded PhD studentships available for entry in September 2024. These studentships are for 4 years and include full UK fees, a living allowance of £18,622 for 2023/24 full time study), and additional funding to cover research costs and national/international travel such as conferences. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) STFC Centre for Doctoral Training

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NUdata Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science

Northumbria University

We have up to 8 fully funded PhD studentships available for entry in September 2024. These studentships are for 4 years and include full UK fees, a living allowance of £18,622 for 2023/24 full time study), and additional funding to cover research costs and national/international travel such as conferences. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) STFC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Are there planets around white dwarf binaries?

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

Research Group: Astronomy and Astrophysics

The timing method can be used to search for exoplanets. It uses some periodic signal from a star as a clock in order to search for the gravitational signal of a planet in orbit around it. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Parsons, Prof V Dhillon

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Galactic hurricanes: How growing black holes impact their host galaxies

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

Research Group: Astronomy and Astrophysics

It is now generally accepted that all massive galaxies - including the Milky Way - have, at their centres, a supermassive black hole. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Mullaney, Prof C Tadhunter

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD 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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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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Exploring close binary stars: Using nonlinear time series analysis and machine learning for analysing stellar light curves.

Aberdeen University School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Sandip, Dr M S Baptista

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 23 Astrophysics (astrophysics) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Astrophysics (astrophysics) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 23 Astrophysics (astrophysics) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D.

The dynamic universe; variability in crowded fields

The dynamic universe; extragalactic transients and stellar explosions

High-speed astrophysics with ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM

The explosion environments and host galaxies of Supernovae

Mapping the climate systems and the evaporation of exoplanet atmospheres

Discovering exoplanets around compositionally-diverse stars across the Milky Way by mitigating stellar signals

Characterising the atmospheres of exoplanets with ground-based and JWST observations

NUdata Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science

NUdata Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science

Are there planets around white dwarf binaries?

Galactic hurricanes: How growing black holes impact their host galaxies

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

Hunting for Hidden Black Holes and Extreme Transients Using Large Surveys

Exploring close binary stars: Using nonlinear time series analysis and machine learning for analysing stellar light curves.

We have 23 Astrophysics (astrophysics) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Astrophysics (astrophysics) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 23 Astrophysics (astrophysics) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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