Funding provider: Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Subject areas: Theoretical Physics
Project start date: 1 October 2022 (Enrolment open from mid-September)
Project supervisors: All members of the PPCT Group may be available to supervise, and you may indicate a preference for topic area and/or supervisor in your application materials
Aligned programme of study: PhD in Physics
Mode of study: Full-time
Project description:
Swansea University’s Department of Physics has a call for STFC funded PhD scholarships in 2022 in Particle Physics and Cosmology Theory. Research can be done in any of the interests of the Particle Physics and Cosmology Theory group including:
- AdS/CFT, holography and Integrability
- Dualities in Quantum Field Theories and String theory
- Amplitudes in gauge and supergravity theories
- Theoretical cosmology and gravitational waves
- Hot and dense QCD on the lattice
- Physics beyond the standard model
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview.
Established in 1920, Swansea University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large town of Swansea (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Wales. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, Swansea University is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 15,000-19,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Swansea University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 99 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.