photonics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

The EngD is an alternative to a traditional PhD aimed at students wanting a career in industry. Students spend about 75% of their time working directly with a company in addition to receiving advanced-level training from a broad portfolio of technical and business courses. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Prof S.A. Tsaftaris

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

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Vapour Deposited Perovskites for High Performance Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Devices

King’s College London Department of Physics

Metal-halide perovskite based solar cells have now achieved a light to electricity conversion efficiency of 26.1%, making them the leading emerging thin-film solar cell material. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Patel

1 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of advanced scintillation materials for next generation radiation dosimetry and health monitoring

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Ionising radiation is a part and parcel of nuclear energy production, medical radiotherapy and radiography, space exploration and security screening. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Romanov, Dr A Baidak

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Laboratory-based physical emulation of long path atmospheric turbulence for imaging sensors (Thales and University of Glasgow)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Applied Photonics

Advanced imaging systems, operating in the visible and thermal infrared bands, are critical for a wide range of defence and security applications. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Prof M P J Lavery

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

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Multiplexed fluorescent biosensors to profile infectious diseases (Bio-Techne and University of Edinburgh)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Applied Photonics

We will build a novel sensing toolbox alongside suitable analytical tools to image biomarkers of cell function in real time. We will prepare a new platform of multiplexed photonic biosensors that will be able to image pathogens (bacteria, virus) in infection models of increasing complexity. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Prof M Vendrell

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

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Funded PhD studentship in Semiconductor Epitaxy at the UK National Epitaxy Facility

University of Sheffield Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility has a funded PhD studentship available for research and development in the epitaxy of semiconductor materials and devices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Heffernan

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

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PhD Machine Learning for Medical Imaging

University of Kent School of Physics and Astronomy

Research Group: Applied Optics

We are offering a fully funded PhD studentship in the application of machine learning to medical imaging, especially imaging of cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Podoleanu, Prof P de Wilde

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

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Generation after next fibre lasers for defence and security applications

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Andy Clarkson and Dr Jacob Mackenzie. Project description. A fully funded PhD project with a stipend of £23,600 (tax-free) p.a. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Clarkson

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

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High power laser development

University of Liverpool School of Engineering

This PhD project will contribute to a major Ministry of Defence (MoD) research programme intended to develop generation after next technologies for applications in defence and security, and is co-funded by Qinetiq. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Corner

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

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CDT-QTE: Optical micro-resonator design for enhanced quantum processing

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Peter Horak, Dr James Gates. Project description: This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Horak

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CDT-QTE: Momentum-state quantum computer

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Tim Freegarde. Project description. This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Freegarde

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CDT-QTE: High fidelity quantum control for sensing and computing

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Tim Freegarde, Prof Ilya Kuprov. Project description:This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Freegarde

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CDT-QTE: Interfacing semiconductor quantum dots with alkali-atom-based quantum memories

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Patrick Ledingham. Project description: This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Ledingham

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 164 photonics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

photonics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 164 photonics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Novel laser designs to exploit low-cost-per-Watt pumping of Ti:sapphire for application in sensing, imaging, and precise timing technologies (Fraunhofer and University of Strathclyde)

Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Beam steering systems for remote sensing applications (Fraunhofer and Heriot-Watt University)

Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Image capture and multimodal AI for interactive radiology assistance (Canon Medical and University of Edinburgh)

Vapour Deposited Perovskites for High Performance Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Devices

Development of advanced scintillation materials for next generation radiation dosimetry and health monitoring

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Laboratory-based physical emulation of long path atmospheric turbulence for imaging sensors (Thales and University of Glasgow)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Multiplexed fluorescent biosensors to profile infectious diseases (Bio-Techne and University of Edinburgh)

Funded PhD studentship in Semiconductor Epitaxy at the UK National Epitaxy Facility

PhD Machine Learning for Medical Imaging

Generation after next fibre lasers for defence and security applications

High power laser development

CDT-QTE: Optical micro-resonator design for enhanced quantum processing

CDT-QTE: Momentum-state quantum computer

CDT-QTE: High fidelity quantum control for sensing and computing

CDT-QTE: Interfacing semiconductor quantum dots with alkali-atom-based quantum memories

We have 164 photonics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

photonics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 164 photonics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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