We have 133 theoretical physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Morimoto, Prof R Levi

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

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PhD Projects in Mathematics

King’s College London

The Department of Mathematics at King’s College London invites applications for PhD students to start in October 2024. There are a number of fully funded studentships available for excellent candidates. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Maths Research Programme

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Theory of generation of bright attosecond pulses

King’s College London Department of Physics

The creation of the shortest duration, attosecond, light pulses has been celebrated by the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 [1]. The application of such pulses increases the temporal resolution that physical processes, such as electronic dynamics in atoms, molecules and condensed matter, can be observed with. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Khokhlova

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

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Polychromatic optical singularities

King’s College London Department of Physics

Starting from the early 1990s, a quiet revolution has been taking place in optics, coming from a growing realization that one can get a huge amount of information about the propagation of a beam of light by understanding the nature and position of the optical singularities in the beam. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EP Pisanty

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

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Theoretical Breakthroughs in Quantum Science: PhD Opportunity in Ion and Electron Trapping at Charles University, Prague

Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

Dive into Quantum Frontiers 🌌. PhD Opportunity in Trapping and Cooling of Ions and Electrons at Charles University, Prague!🔬✨. We are offering a position of a PhD student in the theoretical part of an original and innovative project studying cold trapped ions and electrons (research group of Dr. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MT Tarana

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

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Quantum dynamics of electrons in emerging 2D devices

Loughborough University Department of Physics

Two-dimensional (2D) materials are at the forefront of research in quantum phenomena in condensed matter, with many research groups worldwide currently exploring their fundamental properties and applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Greenaway

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Noise and Evolution in Ageing Cellular Power Stations

Imperial College London Department of Mathematics

PhD Project. Imperial College Mathematics. Student Background. Theoretical Physics, Mathematics/Statistics, Electrical Engineering, Computing (Biological knowledge not required). Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Jones

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

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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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Physics of biological morphogenesis: PhD position for a theoretical physicist at the University of Geneva (Switzerland)

University of Geneva Faculty of Science

We offer a PhD position for an outstanding, highly motivated, and creative theoretical physicist in the Salbreux group. Projects are at the interface of physics and biology and involve analytical theory, numerical simulations, and data analysis, in close collaboration with experimental groups. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Salbreux

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

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Emergent Properties of Large Databases

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The emergence of unusual or unexpected distributions in large data samples has resulted in some well-known laws, which includes Zipf’s Law in textual analysis [1], the Pareto distribution in the measurement of wealth [2], Benford’s Law in the distribution of first digits in real-world measurements [3], and Chargaff’s Second Parity Rule in genetics [4]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Hunter

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

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Theoretical Nuclear Physics Industrial Studentship

University of Surrey School of Mathematics and Physics

Nuclear Data are required inputs for a wide range of scientific calculations. A special class of such data are nuclear reactions induced by neutrons. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Timofeyuk, Dr MV Vorabbi

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fully Funded PhD opportunities in Physical Sciences

Gdańsk University of Technology

Physical Sciences are included in Doctoral School at Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland, which is regarded to be the first research university in Poland among universities of technology according to domestic rankings. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

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Quantum phenomena and energy conversion in two-dimensional materials nanostructures

Lancaster University Physics Department

The new PhD project in fundamental and applied physics is announced at Lancaster University Quantum Technologie Centre (LQTC) https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/quantum-technology/research/quantum-nanomechanics/… Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Kolosov

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

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Attosecond physics in solids

King’s College London Department of Physics

High Harmonic Generation in Solids (HHG-S) was first observed in ZnO crystal [1] and GaSe semi-conductor [2]. Recent results show that HHG-S can reach XUV range [3] towards the production attosecond pulses from solids. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Zair

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

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Superfluid Optomechanics for Quantum Sensing Applications

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

Funded PhD programme in Quantum Science and Technology. The London Low Temperature Laboratory at Royal Holloway University of London is offering a 4-year PhD studentship in the field of experimental quantum optomechanics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Rojas

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

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Novel nanophotonic phenomena in near-fields: time and spatial structuring

King’s College London Department of Physics

The Novel Nanophotonic Phenomena team, led by Dr. Francisco J. Rodríguez-Fortuño at King's College London, invites applications for a PhD position focused on the theoretical exploration of electromagnetic near-fields. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Rodríguez Fortuño

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

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PhD studentship in uncovering the universal physics in soft and living matter

Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering

The Universality in Biology group at Imperial College London is offering a fully funded PhD studentship to home students in the field of theoretical biophysics, under the supervision of Dr Chiu Fan Lee. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C F Lee

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Towards a clinical MEG system: theoretical and practical insights into the use of optically pumped magnetometers

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that allows characterisation of human brain electrophysiology by measuring magnetic fields generated by neural currents. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Beltrachini, Prof K Murphy

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

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Quantum Electrometry in for next-generation telecom

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The terahertz band (100 GHz to 10 THz) lies in-between the frequency range of traditional electronics and optics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A B D Deb

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

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Understanding Nonlinear Dynamics of Associative Polymers for Healthcare and Sustainable Applications: Computer Simulations and Mathematical Modelling

University of Reading Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Introduction. Associative polymers are macromolecules containing associative groups, also called stickers, that undergo reversible association to physically cross link the polymers into transient networks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Wang, Dr A Lukyanov

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Nonlinear Electrodynamics Mediated by Multidimensional Surfaces

University of Strathclyde Department of Physics

The project will be concerned with the development of high-power sub-terahertz and terahertz (THz) microwave sources to address the long-standing “THz gap”. … Read more

Supervisors: Dr AM MacLachlan, Prof K Ronald

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

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Propagation of RF/microwave signals in plasma

University of Strathclyde Department of Physics

The 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. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Ronald, Dr B Eliasson

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

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Superconductors that survive ultra-high magnetic fields: Revealing the role of symmetry

University of Otago Department of Physics

The University of Otago is pleased to offer one PhD studentship funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand to study the theory of unconventional superconductivity in the Department of Physics on a full-time basis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Brydon

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

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Star Formation Triggered by Colliding Interstellar Clouds

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

CONTEXT. Much of the interstellar gas in a galaxy like the Milky Way is in dense molecular clouds. When these clouds enter a spiral arm, they merge to form larger clouds, and are compressed to higher densities. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Whitworth, Dr P Clark

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Theory and simulation of transport and ultrafast processes in quantum materials

King’s College London Department of Physics

One PhD position is available in the Theory and Simulation of Condensed Matter Group at the Department of Physics, King's College London, under the supervision of Dr. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Savic

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Next generation single-photon avalanche diode for emerging quantum technology applications

Heriot-Watt University Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

We are seeing the second quantum revolution, bringing quantum theory out of the lab. The advantage of quantum theory is opening a huge range of application in many sectors such as environment, data security, telecommunication, defence and aerospace etc. Read more

Supervisors: Dr XY YI, Prof G Buller

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

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Physics: Fully Funded EPSRC DTP PhD Scholarship: Nanoparticle Manipulation and Integration for Quantum Optomechanical Systems (NAMIQOS)

Swansea University School of Biosciences, Geography and Physics

Funding providers: EPSRC Quantum Technologies DTP. Subject areas: Experimental Physics, Lasers, Optics, Semiconductors. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Bateman

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

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Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA School of Physics and Astronomy

This multidisciplinary program is administered by the School of Physics and Astronomy, in collaboration with the School of Mathematical Sciences and the Chester F. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AR Robinson

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

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Physics-based computational simulation of microstructure-dependent flow stress in Titanium alloys

University of Sheffield Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Fantastic Industrial CASE PhD opportunity on physic-based computational modelling of flow stress. behaviour in titanium alloys in collaboration with Rolls-Royce. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Basoalto

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

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Theory and applications of quantum memristors

Loughborough University Department of Physics

Quantum technologies 2.0, including but not limited to quantum computing, are taking the increasingly important place both in research and industry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Zagoskin

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 133 theoretical physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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