Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Loughborough

We have 33 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Loughborough

Miniaturized optical atomic clocks: pioneering quantum technology for ultra-precise timing with microcombs

Loughborough University Department of Physics

This PhD project, blending theoretical and experimental approaches, aims to revolutionize quantum technologies by developing ultra-precise timing counters. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Pasquazi, Dr L Olivieri

29 February 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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White dwarfs, planetary debris and fundamental physics

University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy

White dwarfs are the end products of the life cycles of more than 90% of all stars. This makes them important laboratories for studying stellar evolution and the behaviour of matter at extremes of temperature and density. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Barstow

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Using Raman Spectroscopy to Assess the Habitability of Oxia Planum

University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Supervisor: Dr I Hutchinson

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Exploring Giant Planet Atmospheres with JWST

University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy

Overview. In its first year of operations, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered astonishing new discoveries via infrared observations of the near and far universe. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Fletcher

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Modelling cardiac function in healthy hearts and diabetes

University of Leicester School of Engineering

Additional Supervisor. Prof Susan Francis, University of Nottingham. There is a global pandemic of type-2 diabetes. Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a well-recognised complication, which manifests with early alterations in left ventricular (LV) structure and function. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Sinka, Dr A Singh, Prof G McCann

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Develop novel biomimetic antibiofilm surfaces for medical devices

Loughborough University Department of Materials Engineering

It is estimated that biofilm infections cost about $94 billion p.a. in the United States healthcare system. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), in hospitals, are estimated to cause additional health-care costs of £1-2.5 billion in the UK alone. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Chen

12 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Enabling Challenging Space Exploration: exploring 244Cm-based radioisotope power systems

University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy

· Radioisotope power systems (RPS) are key for allowing us to explore some of the most challenging locations of our solar system that are not possible or are very challenging using solar array based electrical power supplies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Watkinson

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Astrophysical transient searches with LOFAR

University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy

· The low frequency radio regime is a relatively unexplored parameter space rich in information concerning extreme astrophysical phenomena, particularly those in which magnetic fields play a key role like magnetars (highly magnetic neutron stars) and relativistic jets launched by black holes and compact object mergers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Starling

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Characterization of the Space Weather and radiation environment at Mars and the impacts on exploration

University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy

The Sun continuously emits magnetic fields, particles and radiation that can interact with a planet’s upper atmosphere and surrounding magnetic environment to produce a myriad of effects, such as radio communications issues, which are typically referred as Space Weather. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Sanchez-Cano

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The outer bound of planet formation

University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy

One of the most fundamental problems in Astronomy is how planets form. The classic paradigm for planet formation was built solely on the basis of the Solar System data of the last century. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Nayakshin

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CFD development of a multiscale approach for turbulent flows

Loughborough University Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Structural and topological information play a key role in behaviour of flow and transport through very complex geometries. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Szmelter, Dr M Kim

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Revolutionizing sports monitoring and rehabilitation with smart textiles and wearable electronics

Loughborough University Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

The Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical, and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University is one of the largest engineering schools in the UK. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LX Xu

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Ionogels of the Future

Loughborough University Department of Chemical Engineering

Ionogels are materials formed from ionic liquids that have a range of applications, including biosensors, drug delivery, and batteries. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AKC Croft

12 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Proteins in Alien Environments

Loughborough University Department of Chemical Engineering

What would happen if the liquid enabling life were not water, but a class of molecules with a similar melting range known as 'ionic liquids'? Ionic liquids are simply liquids made of ions usually defined as having melting temperatures below 100°C for which there are millions of possible options. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AKC Croft

12 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Help Stop TB - uncovering mycobacterial cell-wall structure and function with machine learning

Loughborough University Department of Chemical Engineering

Tuberculosis still kills more than 1 million people every year. Issues such as multi-drug resistance are exacerbated in tuberculosis by the presence of a difficult-to-permeate bacterial cell layer comprised of extremely long fatty acids, known as mycolic acids. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AKC Croft

12 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 33 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Loughborough

Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Loughborough

We have 33 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Loughborough

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