Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Advancing the frontier of plasma enabled semiconductor manufacturing: laser-spectroscopy measurements and simulations of non-equilibrium molecular plasmas

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Plasma and fusion science and technologies

Semiconductor technologies are foundational to our experience of the modern world. without them computers, mobile phones and cutting-edge medical breakthroughs simply would not exist. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Dedrick, Dr E Wagenaars

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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PEM Electrolyser for Green Hydrogen Production

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

About the Project. Producing green hydrogen using water electrolysis is an important step towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Hosseinzadeh

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

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Multi-Fidelity Modelling of Rechargeable Battery Degradation

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Rechargeable batteries play a key role in electric vehicles and transition to net zero. One of the current challenges in batteries is degradation, which causes capacity retention and resistance increase as the battery cycles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Hosseinzadeh

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

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The advancement of aqueous-Scanning Thermal Microscopy (a-SThM): Nano-scale measurement and manipulation of heat for healthcare

University of Glasgow School of Engineering

The ability to measure and manipulate heat is fundamental when studying biological processes, chemical reactions and even fundamental physics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Dobson

24 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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A Superconducting Brushless Exciter for High-power Density Electrical Machines

King’s College London Department of Engineering

Background. The ability of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) materials to carry large current densities with little or no resistance makes them attractive for providing large rotor magnetic fields in high-power density superconducting electrical machines. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MA Ainslie

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

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Quantum Enhanced Single-Molecule Biosensing: Harnessing Entangled Photons with Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators

University of Exeter College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Prof Frank Vollmer, Dr Charles Downing, University of Exeter. External collaborator. Prof Antonio Vidiella-Barranco, University of Campinas, Brazil. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Vollmer

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

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Understanding shale rock swelling for energy systems: novel integrated modelling and experimental approaches

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

A fully funded PhD position is available in the group of Professor Carbone (Department of Chemistry) and Professor Taylor (Department of Earth Science) at the University of Manchester starting from September 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Carbone, Prof K Taylor

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

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Particle-surface adhesive forces and their role in resuspension phenomena

University of Bristol Chemistry

This project will be undertaken through the EPSRC Aerosol Science CDT with the University of Bristol and the University of Bath. Resuspension of coarse particles is a significant source of aerosol particles and can pose an enduring health risk (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Jones

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

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Machine learning for extreme scale computational imaging in radio astronomy

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on deep learning for extreme-scale computational imaging in radio astronomy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Yves Wiaux

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

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Deep learning for black hole tomography

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on deep learning for black hole imaging. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Yves Wiaux

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

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PhD Studentship in Medical Imaging Instrumentation – development of a prototype thermoacoustic imaging system

University of Birmingham Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Summary. The aim of the studentship is to develop an exciting medical imaging technique based on the thermoacoustic effect. In this technique, pulsed RF/microwave excitation is used to generate ultrasound in biological tissue. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O O Ogunlade

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

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Computational imaging in low resource settings

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on computational imaging in low-resource settings. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Yves Wiaux

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

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Failure Fundamentals: Understanding the role of Hydrogen in Jet Engine Failure

Imperial College London Department of Materials

The Department of Materials at Imperial College London, as part of the new CDT in Materials 4.0, is looking for a candidate to undertake a PhD project in the field of Metallurgy, investigating failure in jet engine materials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Ackerman, Prof D Dye

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

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Parameterising wakes for oceanographic models

University of Hull Offshore Wind CDT

This Research Project is sponsored by the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) and is part of the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience’s Predicting Offshore Wind wake interactions for Energy and the enviRonment (POWER) Cluster. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Lloyd, Prof R Dorrell, Dr M De Dominicis, Dr J Graham, Dr M Bastankhah

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Ophthalmic imaging with time and spectral resolution (Occuity Ltd and University of Strathclyde)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Applied Photonics

The project aims to develop a data processing analysis pipeline for retinal imaging ophthalmoscopes with spectral and time-resolved measurement capabilities, to detect signatures of severe diseases from ophthalmic data. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Dr D Li

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

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We have 860 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 860 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Advancing the frontier of plasma enabled semiconductor manufacturing: laser-spectroscopy measurements and simulations of non-equilibrium molecular plasmas

PEM Electrolyser for Green Hydrogen Production

Multi-Fidelity Modelling of Rechargeable Battery Degradation

The advancement of aqueous-Scanning Thermal Microscopy (a-SThM): Nano-scale measurement and manipulation of heat for healthcare

A Superconducting Brushless Exciter for High-power Density Electrical Machines

Quantum Enhanced Single-Molecule Biosensing: Harnessing Entangled Photons with Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators

Understanding shale rock swelling for energy systems: novel integrated modelling and experimental approaches

Particle-surface adhesive forces and their role in resuspension phenomena

Machine learning for extreme scale computational imaging in radio astronomy

Deep learning for black hole tomography

PhD Studentship in Medical Imaging Instrumentation – development of a prototype thermoacoustic imaging system

Computational imaging in low resource settings

Failure Fundamentals: Understanding the role of Hydrogen in Jet Engine Failure

Parameterising wakes for oceanographic models

Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Ophthalmic imaging with time and spectral resolution (Occuity Ltd and University of Strathclyde)

We have 860 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 860 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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