Applicants are advised to apply as soon as possible no later than 17th February 2025. The CDT will hold two rounds of applications assessment:
- Assessment Round 1: for all applications received between 16th December 2024 – 15th January 2025.
- Assessment Round 2: for all applications received between 16th January 2025 – 17th February 2025
Applicants who wish to be considered in Assessment Round 1 must apply by 15th January 2025. Projects will be closed when suitable candidate has been identified (this could be before the 17th February 2025 deadline).
List of PhD projects available for October 2025 entry
- Computational Identification of Catalytic Covalent Organic Frameworks
- Digital Discovery of Polymeric Materials
- Digital Exploration and Structural Modelling of Hybrid Glass Formers
- Digitally-led Discovery of Solid Electrolyte Materials for Net Zero Applications
- Explaining Structure-Property Relations in the Materials Space
- Guaranteed Structure Prediction With Machine Learning
- High-Throughput First-Principle Simulations of Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors
- Optimisation Algorithms for Flow Chemistry
- Polarised Rheo-Microscopy and Dynamic Coarse-Grained Modelling of Hydrogels
- A Reliable and Reconfigurable Robot Learning Framework for Accelerating Materials Discovery (R3L4AMD)
- Machine Learning for Material Performance Predictions Across Climates
- Digital Exploration of Novel Polymeric Materials for Structural Composites
- Optimized Flow Pathways for Monodisperse Nanoparticles of Porous Materials
- Automated Approaches for Efficient, Scalable, and Sustainable Synthesis of Material Precursors
Eligibility
Candidates will have, or be due to obtain, a Master’s Degree or equivalent related to Physical Science, Engineering or Computational Science. Exceptional candidates with a First Class Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate field will also be considered.
The minimum English Language requirements for international candidates is IELTS 6.5 overall (with no band below 5.5) or equivalent. Further information on English Language requirements is available here.
Funding
The EPSRC funded Studentship will cover full tuition fees of £4,786 pa. and pay a maintenance grant for 4 years, starting at the UKRI minimum of £19,237 pa. for academic year 2024-2025 (rates for 2025-2026 TBC). The Studentship also comes with a Research Training Support Grant to fund consumables, conference attendance, etc.
EPSRC Studentships are available to any prospective student wishing to apply including both home and international students. While EPSRC funding will not cover international fees, a limited number of scholarships to meet the fee difference will be available to support outstanding international students.
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