Astrophysics (data analysis) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Applications of advanced data analysis approaches to gravitational-wave astronomy and beyond

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

In 2015, the kilometre-scale LIGO laser interferometers observed tiny ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves from colliding black holes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Ashton

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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Revealing the Hidden Light: Understanding the cosmic dust and cold gas in nearby galaxies.

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Over half the light ever emitted by stars in the Universe having been absorbed by cosmic dust, and the situation is worse (>90%) when looking at regions where star-formation is occurring. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MW Smith, Prof S Eales

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

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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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The dynamic universe; variability in crowded fields

University of Warwick Department of Physics

PhD position in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Warwick – the dynamic universe; variability in crowded fields. Dr. Read more

Supervisor: Dr KU Ulaczyk

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

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Hunting for Hidden Black Holes and Extreme Transients Using Large Surveys

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Poshak Gandhi. Project description. Several potential PhD projects are offered under the themes of searching for extreme cosmic sources in multiwavelength sky surveys. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Gandhi

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

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Why is the Universe getting cleaner by the day? Modelling dust, gas and metals in high redshift galaxies using BEDE

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

High redshift galaxies discovered using submillimetre surveys of the sky (so-called submillimetre galaxies) are likely ancestors of present-day massive early-type galaxies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Gomez, Prof S Eales

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

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Searching for Dark Matter with the Lux-Zeplin Detector

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

The Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway is offering a PhD opportunity on the LZ experiment for direct detection of dark matter. The nature of dark matter is one of the most fundamental open questions in physics, and the LZ experiment is at the forefront of technology designed to pursue this question. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Kaboth

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

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Exploring close binary stars: Using nonlinear time series analysis and machine learning for analysing stellar light curves.

Aberdeen University School of Natural and Computing Sciences

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 G Sandip, Dr M S Baptista

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

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Machine Learning for Multi-Messenger Astronomy with Gravitational Waves

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Gravitational waves (GWs) are produced by some of the most violent events in the Universe, such as the mergers of black holes and the explosive deaths of massive stars. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Sutton, Dr V Raymond, Prof S Fairhurst

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

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Revealing Quasar Host Galaxies with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr. Manda Banerji. Project description. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a ground-breaking astronomical facility due to start survey operations in 2024-25. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Banerji

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

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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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Bayesian Deep Learning for cosmology with Euclid

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

This project will focus on the combination of cutting-edge Deep Learning and statistical methods to enable cosmological inference from next-generation facilities such as the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission. Read more

Supervisor: Dr ASM Spurio Mancini

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition 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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The Largest Survey of the Hard X-ray Sky - Ever!

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Tony Bird. Project description. When viewed through hard X-ray instruments, the sky gives an ever-changing view of the most energetic and explosive processes in the universe. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Bird

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

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We have 15 Astrophysics (data analysis) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Astrophysics (data analysis) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 15 Astrophysics (data analysis) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Applications of advanced data analysis approaches to gravitational-wave astronomy and beyond

Dark Matter Search with the LZ Experiment

Revealing the Hidden Light: Understanding the cosmic dust and cold gas in nearby galaxies.

Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D.

The dynamic universe; variability in crowded fields

Hunting for Hidden Black Holes and Extreme Transients Using Large Surveys

Why is the Universe getting cleaner by the day? Modelling dust, gas and metals in high redshift galaxies using BEDE

Searching for Dark Matter with the Lux-Zeplin Detector

Exploring close binary stars: Using nonlinear time series analysis and machine learning for analysing stellar light curves.

Machine Learning for Multi-Messenger Astronomy with Gravitational Waves

Revealing Quasar Host Galaxies with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Machine learning for extreme scale computational imaging in radio astronomy

Bayesian Deep Learning for cosmology with Euclid

Deep learning for black hole tomography

The Largest Survey of the Hard X-ray Sky - Ever!

We have 15 Astrophysics (data analysis) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Astrophysics (data analysis) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 15 Astrophysics (data analysis) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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