Physics (PhD) drafted

Program Overview

This PhD program offers a rigorous research experience, allowing students to delve into a specific research topic and make original contributions to knowledge. It provides comprehensive support through a dedicated supervisory team, access to world-leading facilities, and an array of skills development opportunities, preparing researchers for diverse career paths and addressing pressing global challenges through research collaborations with prestigious institutions and industry partners.

Program Outline

This program allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

• Objectives: Completing a PhD can give you a great sense of personal achievement and help you develop a high level of transferable skills which will be useful in your subsequent career, as well as contributing to the development of knowledge in your chosen field.
• Description: The program is available as full-time, part-time, and some are offered distance learning.
You are expected to work to an approved program of work including appropriate programs of postgraduate study (which may be drawn from parts of existing postgraduate courses, final year degree programmes, conferences, seminars, masterclasses, guided reading or a combination of study methods). This program of research culminates in the production of a large-scale piece of written work in the form of a research thesis that should not normally exceed 80,000 words. You will be appointed a main supervisor who will normally be part of a supervisory team, comprising of up to three members to advise and support you on your project.

Other:

• Research Themes: Our research is focused around two themes: novel-materials and particle accelerators.
We research and develop new approaches and methods to accelerator applications and materials development that will have a real impact on global grand challenges in areas such as the environment, health, security and energy.
• Research Areas: There is a wide range of topics which can be researched, including the following areas:
• Artificial Electromagnetic Materials: designing and fabricating artificial materials, such as metamaterials and spatially dispersive media.
To manipulate the interaction between charged particle beams and EM waves.
• Particle Accelerators: we work in conjunction with international labs and industry to develop the next generation of accelerators for a range of applications from ion therapy and imaging, energy production and transmutation, curing leather, purifying water, and many others.
• Research Collaborations: Research is conducted in collaboration with prestigious international partners (e.g.
ESS, CERN, PSI) and other UK universities, and with industry (e.g. Alceli, Applied Materials, Reliance Precision Ltd).
• Join our community of like-minded people who are passionate about research and gain access to world-leading facilities, advanced research skills training, and expert career advice.
• World-leading: We are in the top 50 UK universities for research power, and nearly two-thirds of our research environment is classified as world-leading and internationally excellent.
• Our training is delivered in a variety of ways to take advantage of online platforms as well as face-to-face workshops and courses.
You can access a range of bespoke training opportunities and in-person events that are tailored to each stage of your journey;
• Sessions on PhD thesis writing, publications and journals, post-doctoral opportunities, poster and conference presentations, networking, and international travel opportunities
• opportunity to work and study abroad via the Turing Scheme through The Graduate School
• Externally accredited training programme with Advance HE (HEA) and CMI
• Online research training support accessed through a dedicated researcher module in Brightspace, the University’s Virtual Learning Environment
• We also hold a series of PGR focussed events such as 3 Minute Thesis PGR led research conference informal events throughout the year.

In 2024/25 the full-time tuition fee for UK postgraduate researchers will be £4,900. Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years of study may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X). In 2024/25 the part-time tuition fee for UK postgraduate researchers will be £2,450. Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years of study may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X).