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Dr Benjamin Gompertz No more applications being accepted Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Birmingham United Kingdom Astronomy Astrophysics Space Science

About the Project

Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosive events in the universe, releasing as much energy in 10 seconds as the entire Milky Way galaxy does in several years. They are associated with either the collapse of very massive stars (long gamma-ray bursts) or collisions between two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole (short gamma-ray bursts). Because of this, gamma-ray bursts can tell us about some of the most extreme environments in nature, and are confirmed counterparts to sources of gravitational waves - ripples in space-time that we measure with the LIGO and Virgo interferometers.

During this PhD, students will have the opportunity to research the systems that produce gamma-ray bursts, the environments they explode into, their connection to the creation of the heaviest elements in the universe, and their ability to probe gravitational-wave sources. An interested student will be able to join international collaborations like GOTO, LSST, STARGATE, and ENGRAVE, and gain access to some of the most powerful telescopes and satellite observatories in the world.

For more PhD opportunities in the Astrophysics and Space Research Group, please see http://www.sr.bham.ac.uk/phd/index.php.

Apply through the University of Birmingham's PhD portal using this link: https://sits.bham.ac.uk/lpages/EPS005.htm

Funding Notes

If you are selected in our entry competition, the PhD will be fully funded, meaning tuition fees are covered. In addition, you would receive a monthly stipend to cover your living expenses and have the opportunity to work as a teaching assistant to earn additional income.

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