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PhD opportunities: Particle Physics

Compare 3 doctoral research opportunities connected with Particle Physics, including project summaries, funding and application deadlines.

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Particle Physics

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Applications or resurgence at particle colliders

The University of Manchester

About the Project The equations of the Standard Model of particle physics admit non-perturbative solutions called sphalerons. These play an important role in the electroweak phase transition, a pivotal moment in the Universe’s history when the W and Z bosons acquired their mass through the Higgs mechanism. The sphaleron cross-section at colliders remains a key outstanding question in particle physics.

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Deadline: Year-round applications
Funding: Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Particle Physics

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Next generation Large Hadron Collider beauty Experiment

The University of Manchester

About the Project The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at CERN is preparing for its Upgrade II programme, which will operate during the High-Luminosity LHC era and deliver unprecedented datasets for precision studies of flavour physics, CP violation, and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. The LHCb experiment has discovered more particles than any experiment in history.

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Deadline: Year-round applications
Funding: Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Particle Physics

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics

The University of Manchester

About the Project Unlocking the secrets of our Universe, including the mystery of dark matter and dark energy, may depend on the fabrication of small ultra-sensitive devices, held in the palm of one's hand. These so-called quantum-sensors offer unprecedented precision to physics beyond the Standard Model. One of the most promising applications of these devices is their use in searching for what has now become one of the most well-motivated candidates for dark matter: axions.

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Deadline: Year-round applications
Funding: Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)