Research in the department spans a wide range of fundamental and applied areas of Physics.
Updates for 2021 entry
- The deadline for the first application round is January 29, 2021.
- The first cohort of candidates will be invited for interviews, which will take place on the week commencing Monday 15th February.
- Announcement: The Centre for Particle Physics held a PhD Open Event on Zoom on Wednesday 2nd December, a recording of the presentation can be viewed here and a recording of the live tour can be viewed here.
Background
Typically, we accept 10 students annually onto PhD programmes in our research groups. Studentships are funded by UK Research Councils, the European Commission, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), CERN, Diamond Light Source and Royal Holloway. We also have joint PhD studentships with our other research collaborations. We may also accept students who are self-funded or supported from other sources.
Projects
We use FindAPhD to advertise specific research projects that require PhD students and the current list is below. We welcome students with an interest to pursue a PhD in our research areas (condensed matter, particle physics, particle astrophysics, theoretical physics, nanotechnology and quantum devices and accelerator physics). In this case please contact the relevant group contact on the research group pages.
Applying to us
Applications for PhD degrees are via Royal Holloway Direct. Physics PhD candidates do not require a detailed research proposal. A short statement explaining your reasons for choosing the research area and relevant experience can be uploaded instead, although it is not required.
Studentship opportunities
Many of our PhD offers are directly funded or competition funded. There are also other studentship opportunities listed here.
