Particle Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for European Students (exc UK)

We have 40 Particle Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for European Students (exc UK)

Development of novel statistical methods and application to searches for New Physics using the ATLAS detector at the LHC

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

The long-established RHUL ATLAS group has extensive expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods, as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Cowan

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

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Theoretical Astroparticle Physics

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

The Theoretical Particle Physics group at Royal Holloway University of London is offering a funded PhD studentship in the field of astroparticle theory with a focus on utilising Quantum Sensors in the search for dark matter. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S West

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

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Super-macro-particles to improve in Particle-in-cell codes

Lancaster University Cockcroft Institute

Particle-in-cell (PIC) codes are essential for the numerical simulation of charged particles in both conventional accelerators and plasmas. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Gratus

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

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Controlling beam dynamics in high-power X-ray FELs with novel magnets

University of Liverpool Cockcroft Institute

X-ray Free-Electron Lasers (XFELs) are large-scale accelerator facilities generating radiation beams with intensity far exceeding that of any other available source of high-energy photons. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Wolski

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

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Understanding and Controlling Beam Losses in High-Power X-ray Free-Electron Lasers

University of Liverpool Cockcroft Institute

Light sources based on electron accelerators have long been of crucial importance for scientific and engineering research in fields ranging from medicine and life sciences to the properties and structure of materials. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Wolski

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

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FLASH VHEE Radiotherapy Machine System Design

The University of Manchester Cockcroft Institute

A studentship is available from October 2024 on the development of a unique machine to deliver FLASH radiotherapy. To achieve this goal we anticipate strong collaboration with STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory and CERN. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R M. Jones

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

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Laser-plasma and direct-laser acceleration: high energy particle acceleration with lasers

Lancaster University Cockcroft Institute

Lancaster Physics is leading a UK-wide research programme in laser-plasma acceleration utilizing high-energy particle accelerator and laser facilities at Daresbury National Laboratory. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Jamison

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

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The Ghost Collider: developing particle accelerators with no beam transients

Lancaster University Cockcroft Institute

Present and future high-energy electron-positron colliders are limited by two effects. the energy required to accelerate the beams and the electromagnetic beam-beam disruption. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Apsimon

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

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Enhancing Superconducting Properties of SRF Thin Films by Laser Processing

The University of Manchester Cockcroft Institute

Superconducting niobium cavities are the most crucial components in particle accelerators to provide the acceleration to the desired particles via RF energy with low losses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Xia

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

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A Hybrid Plasma Accelerator for Therapeutic Electron Beams

The University of Manchester Cockcroft Institute

Would you like to join us at the University of Manchester to change the future of particle accelerators?. Using the available studentship, you will explore combining mature electron production technology with new plasma-based acceleration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Apsimon

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

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Laser-driven ultrafast electron diffraction

Lancaster University Cockcroft Institute

Lancaster Physics department and partners in the Cockcroft Institute are world leading in the use of femtosecond lasers and non-linear optics for manipulating electron beams. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Jamison

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

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High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better

University of Liverpool Cockcroft Institute

Applications are invited for a fully funded studentship from Oct 2024 in laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA). Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Corner

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

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Laser-plasma acceleration: high energy particle acceleration with lasers

Lancaster University Physics Department

Lancaster Physics is leading a UK-wide research programme in laser-plasma acceleration utilizing high-energy particle accelerator and laser facilities at Daresbury National Laboratory. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Jamison

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

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Laser-driven ultrafast electron diffraction

Lancaster University Physics Department

Lancaster Physics department and partners in the Cockcroft Institute are world leading in the use of femtosecond lasers and non-linear optics for manipulating electron beams. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Jamison

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

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Searches for supersymmetry and dark matter particles with the ATLAS experiment

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

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

Supervisors: Prof D Costanzo, Prof D R Tovey

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

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We have 40 Particle Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for European Students (exc UK)

Particle Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for European Students (exc UK)

We have 40 Particle Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for European Students (exc UK)

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