Research topics and projects
Below is a full list of the PhD research projects that supervisors have identified for potential students. Please note additional projects for October 2027 entry will be updated here in the coming weeks.
Projects identified as funded typically only cover UK national students; however, some funded projects can be extended to cover international fees. Please contact the supervisor to discuss this.
All other projects listed here may become funded in the future, for instance through collaboration schemesLink opens in a new window or late funding releasesLink opens in a new window, so if the topic interests you we encourage you to apply to it and contact the indicated supervisor. You can also consider if you may be eligible for any independently funded studentshipsLink opens in a new window.
Submit your application online hereLink opens in a new window. Details and FAQs on the application process are hereLink opens in a new window.
| Condensed Matter Physics Filter PhD projects: Funded / all. |
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Medical and Biophysics Filter PhD projects: / . |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics Filter: All projects. |
Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics Filter PhD projects: / . |
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Nanosculpting antiferromagnets to explore novel electronic transport
Supervisor: Max Birch
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Start date: October 2027
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Delivering new insights for health and life sciences with solid-state NMR
Supervisor: Wing Ying Chow
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Start date: October 2027
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Multidimensional ultrafast spectroscopy of vibrational coupling in perovskite semiconductors
Supervisor: James Lloyd-Hughes
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Start date: October 2027
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Fundamental defect properties in diamond for quantum technologies
Supervisor: Ben Green
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Start date: October 2027
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months
Development of Solid-State NMR Methods for Application to Pharmaceutics
Supervisors: Steven P. Brown, Maria Adobes Vidal (Novartis)
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Start date: From October 2026 onwards.
Funding: The project is fully funded for 42 months (Warwick and Novartis)
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership - MIBTP
The Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) unites six leading universities in an ambitious mission to drive innovative, world-class research in life sciences and bolster the UK鈥檚 growing bioeconomy, using interdisciplinary and quantitative approaches.
For the MIBTP programme starting in October 2027, Steven BrownLink opens in a new window and Wing Ying ChowLink opens in a new window are offering projects in plant sciences, microbiology, and ageing.
More information on how to applyLink opens in a new window can be found on the MIBTP webpage.