Research topics and projects
Below is a full list of the PhD research projects that supervisors have identified for potential students. Please note additional projects for October 2027 entry will be updated here in the coming weeks.
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.
All other projects listed here may become funded in the future, for instance through collaboration schemesLink opens in a new window or late funding releasesLink opens in a new window, so if the topic interests you we encourage you to apply to it and contact the indicated supervisor. You can also consider if you may be eligible for any independently funded studentshipsLink opens in a new window.
Submit your application online hereLink opens in a new window. Details and FAQs on the application process are hereLink opens in a new window.
| 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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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Information on PhD opportunities in astronomy at Warwick can be found at the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group's PhD webpage. Please direct enquiries regarding potential projects, supervisors, funding, and general interest to Dr Dimitri Veras at AstroAdmissions@warwick.ac.uk.
Overview of Astronomy research areas at Warwick
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) and Dr Nicole Skidmore (Nicole.Skidmore@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.
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.
Nanosculpting antiferromagnets to explore novel electronic transport
Supervisor: Max Birch
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Start date: October 2027
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Delivering new insights for health and life sciences with solid-state NMR
Supervisor: Wing Ying Chow
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Start date: October 2027
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Scientific Machine Learning for Quantum Many-Body Dynamics and Quantum Chaos
Supervisor: Rudo Roemer
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Start date: October 2027
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Multidimensional ultrafast spectroscopy of vibrational coupling in perovskite semiconductors
Supervisor: James Lloyd-Hughes
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Start date: October 2027
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Fundamental defect properties in diamond for quantum technologies
Supervisor: Ben Green
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Start date: October 2027
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Development of Solid-State NMR Methods for Application to Pharmaceutics
Supervisors: Steven P. Brown, Maria Adobes Vidal (Novartis)
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Start date: From October 2026 onwards.
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months (Warwick and Novartis)
Understanding the Relation between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies with Multi-Wavelength Spectroscopy
Quantum-enhanced sensors for the gravity-quantum interface
Altermagnetic heterostructures
Dynamic processes in flare-hosting active regions: seismograph, metronome, or precursor?
Supervisor: Dmitrii Kolotkov
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Start Date: October 2027
Funding: Potential STFC (subject to confirmation, expected in early 2027)
Constructing an Artificial Interphase for Tin Metal Anodes through Informed Design
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership - MIBTP
The Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) unites six leading universities in an ambitious mission to drive innovative, world-class research in life sciences and bolster the UK’s growing bioeconomy, using interdisciplinary and quantitative approaches.
For the MIBTP programme starting in October 2027, Steven BrownLink opens in a new window and Wing Ying ChowLink opens in a new window are offering projects in plant sciences, microbiology, and ageing.
More information on how to applyLink opens in a new window can be found on the MIBTP webpage.