Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Sheffield

We have 25 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Sheffield

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

University of Sheffield

Compound Semiconductor (CS) materials are a Key Enabling Technology at the heart of modern society. Read more

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

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Neutrino Oscillation Study with DUNE

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

DUNE is a large international project to design, construct and operate a multi-kiloton scale liquid argon detector for neutrino physics, neutrino astrophysics and a search for physics beyond the Standard Model. Read more

Supervisors: Prof V Kudryavtsev, Dr R S Jones

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

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Dark Matter Search with the LZ Experiment

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a high-sensitivity dark matter experiment based on dual-phase xenon technology currently operating in the deep underground laboratory at SURF (South Dakota, USA). Read more

Supervisors: Prof D R Tovey, Prof V Kudryavtsev

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

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Cosmic-Ray Muons in Different Applications

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

Cosmic-ray muons are known to be useful in applications beyond particle astrophysics. They have helped with mapping structure of volcanoes and with finding voids in various geological structures. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Kudryavtsev

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

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Searching for Sterile Neutrinos and other Beyond the Standard Model phenomena with SBND

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

The SBND (Short-Baseline Near Detector) experiment is part of the multi-detector Short Baseline Neutrino (SBN) programme located along the Booster Neutrino Beamline at Fermilab, USA. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R S Jones, Prof V Kudryavtsev

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

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Electroweak measurements with the ATLAS Experiment

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

A position is open for an enthusiastic particle physics PhD student to conduct research at the energy frontier at the ATLAS experiment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Lohwasser, Dr C Anastopoulos

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

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New, nanoscale insights into perovskite solar cells for clean energy solutions

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

To mitigate the worst impacts of climate change we need to switch to renewable, low-carbon electricity and we need to be able to store and transport this energy to ensure it can be accessed by all. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Ramadan

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Unlocking Next-Generation Solar Cells: Integrating Novel Non-Fullerene Acceptors with Metal Halide Perovskites

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

Solar cells are a cornerstone of the pursuit of sustainable energy. To make solar power more efficient and affordable, we need new materials and innovative designs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Ramadan, Dr RO Oliver

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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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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The Japanese Long-Baseline Neutrino Programme (T2K, Super-Kamiokande and Hyper-Kamiokande)

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

The particle physics and particle astrophysics (PPPA) group at the University of Sheffield has a long-standing involvement in Japan’s long-baseline neutrino programme. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Cartwright, Dr P Stowell

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

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Searching for Higgs Boson Pair Production with the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN LHC

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

It's possible that the 125 GeV Higgs boson discovered by the CERN ATLAS and CMS Experiments is only one of several neutrally-charged Higgs bosons predicted by theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Vickey

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

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Modelling & Economics of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in South East Asia

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Decisions on adopting vaccine policies for infectious diseases can be informed by model-based economic evaluations of the costs and benefits achieved, including the indirect benefits by reducing transmission. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Dodd, Dr A Brennan, Dr A Lee

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Silicon Sensor Particle Detectors for the Upgrade of the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN LHC

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

A position is open for an enthusiastic particle physics PhD student to conduct research in developing silicon sensor technologies in use at the energy frontier at the ATLAS experiment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Vickey, Dr K Lohwasser

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

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Dark Matter Search with ADMX and the Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector Collaboration

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

This Ph.D. project involves searches for hidden sector dark matter, including QCD axions and axion like particles (ALPs). Our group at Sheffield leads the 'Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector' collaboration, and collaborates with the Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) collaboration in the USA. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Daw

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

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Develop a machine learning approach to multimodal imaging

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens to undo the advances of modern medicine, making commonplace interventions like major surgery or cancer chemotherapy effectively impossible. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Cadby, Dr J King

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 25 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Sheffield

Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Sheffield

We have 25 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Sheffield

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