The School of Mathematics and Physics is home to PhD students from around the world, supported by 54 full-time, research-active academic staff. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with
Gain advanced training under the supervision of leading experts and participate in innovative research in physics and astrophysics. The School of Physics and Astronomy's main research interests
Our research has a high international profile, in keeping with the University's position as a leading research institution in the United Kingdom.We cover a wide spectrum of activities, from
Physics research activity is focused into three specific Research Centres. Students will have the opportunity to work with academics who are world-leading researchers in their specialist fields.
The Department of Physics provides an academically stimulating and supportive environment for doctoral researchers. We are an international community of academic staff and students, active in
Our research activity and supervision for PhD Computing and Electronic Systems is concentrated in the following principal research areas: biometrics evolutionary-fuzzy systems neuro-genetic systems
All research students join one of the following research groups, and those associated with the two materials themes may be allocated a studentship as part of the Doctoral Training at the Centre for
Dynamics and Control has international leads in vibration serviceability, active control and structural health monitoring that it applies to managing the performance of new-build and ageing critical
A PhD is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This programme allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to
We welcome applications from those seeking to perform research for a PhD in Physics. Research opportunities are available within each of our research areas, which cover both theoretical and
This research involves investigation into the use of spaced repetition within physics higher education. In higher education, long-term memory is needed for students to have a sound platform of
We investigate the physics of soft matter systems – materials that include liquid crystals, polymers and biopolymers, glasses, composites, gels and colloids. Our work is primarily experimental; we