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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Sheffield Main
Part Time
Dec 2026
6 Year
Nuclear energy provides over a third of the world’s low-carbon electricity. Our research is working on ways that we can continue to generate power this way safely, securely and sustainably. We look at the materials used in power generation, emerging generation methods and nuclear waste disposal.
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