Research topics and projects
Below is a full list of the PhD research projects that supervisors have identified for potential students. Projects identified as funded typically only cover UK national students; however, some funded projects can be extended to cover international fees. Please contact the supervisor to discuss this. Projects listed as unfunded may become funded in the future, so if the topic interests you we encourage you to apply to it and contact the indicated supervisor, and to consider if you may be eligible for any independently funded studentships.
| Condensed Matter Physics Filter PhD projects: Funded / all. |
Theoretical and Computational Physics Filter PhD projects: Funded / all. |
Medical and Biophysics Filter PhD projects: Funded / all. |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics Filter: All projects. |
Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics Filter PhD projects: Funded / all. |
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Low-dose 4D-STEM electron ptychography for biological dynamic imaging
Supervisor: Peng Wang and Corinne Smith
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Using non-contact acoustic resonance techniques to measure the internal pressure of sealed storage containers
Supervisor: Steve Dixon
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 48 months
Predicting the crystal structures of polymorphs using machine learning approaches
Supervisor: Albert Bartók-Pártay and Steven Brown
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 48 months
Quantum algorithms for fusion and plasma physics
Supervisor: Animesh Datta and Tom Goffrey
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 48 months
CDT in Modelling of Heterogeneous Systems - HetSys
The HetSys Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) at Warwick recruits students from across physical sciences, mathematics and engineering who enjoy using their mathematical skills and thinking flexibly to solve complex problems.
More information on the research topics and how to apply can be found on the HetSys webpages.
Multidimensional vibrational spectroscopy of defects in diamond
Supervisor: Prof James Lloyd-Hughes & Prof Mark Newton
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 48 months
Imaging atomic-level dynamics in real-time using graphene-based devices
Supervisor: Alex Robertson
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Nanoscale Imaging of Hybrid Metal Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications
Supervisor: Rebecca Milot
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Active Smectics in Developing Tissues
Supervisor: Gareth Alexander
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
THz sensing and optimisation for biomedical applications
Supervisor: Emma MacPherson
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Studies of the new nickel oxide high temperature superconductors
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Supervisor: Geetha Balakrishnan
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Quantum light spectroscopy of complex quantum systems
Supervisor: Animesh Datta
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Topology of magnetic structures in solar wind plasma
Supervisor: Bogdan Hnat
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
The dynamic universe; extragalactic transients and stellar explosions.
Supervisor: Prof. Danny Steeghs & Dr Joe Lyman
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Start date: October 2025
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42-48 months
Elementary Particle Physics
A short overview of the project areas can be found on the group website. Enquires can be made to Dr. John Marshall (John.Marshall@warwick.ac.uk)
Areas of activity:
The Warwick EPP group is strongly involved in the ATLAS and LHCb experiments at the LHC (at CERN), and also in the field of neutrino physics. Within neutrino physics, we’re involved in the DUNE and MicroBooNE experiments (in the USA), the T2K and Hyper-K experiments (in Japan) and the JUNO experiment (in China). We’re also involved in a number of projects developing new detector technologies.
Drop dynamics of complex fluids - Engineering Department (Engineering PhD)
More details on this fully funded project can be found at the Department for Engineering.
Emerging properties in quantum materials studied using high magnetic fields
Combatting Light-Induced Halide Migration in Perovskites for Tandem Solar Cells
Phase diagrams and functional properties of nanoscale ferroelectric domain walls
Topological optoelectronics through semiconductor / semimetal heterostructures
Advanced photocathodes integrated with gaseous electron multipliers
Altermagnetic heterostructures
Quantum physics of compressively strained germanium on silicon semiconductor spin qubits
Exploration and Synthesis of Topological Magnetic Systems
Chemotaxis of mammalian spermatozoa
Low-dose 3D Dynamical Characterisation of Si-Vacancy Colour Centre in Diamond
Highly frustrated magnetic materials by neutron scattering
Chirality and Odd Mechanics in Active Liquid Crystals
Diamond magnetometer for Space, Medical and Fusion Power
Modelling of electron diffraction for crystal structure solution and refinement
Supervisor: Richard Beanland
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Start date: October 2025