Research in the department spans a wide range of fundamental and applied areas of Physics.
Updates for 2022 entry
- The Centre for Particle Physics is holding a PhD Open Event on Zoom on Wednesday 1 December 2021 with presentations, a live tour and the opportunity to chat with our current PhD students. Please email for the zoom link.
- The deadline for applications is Monday 31 January 2022.
- The first cohort of candidates will be invited for interviews, which will take place on the two consecutive weeks commencing Monday 14 February 2022.
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.
