Theoretical Physics- Fully Funded STFC PhD Scholarship

Overview

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Award Value:

Funding

This is a three-year fully-funded STFC scholarship, which covers UK/EU tuition fees and an annual stipend. The current stipend is £14,777 per annum (the 2019 stipend has not yet been confirmed).

Application Deadline: 15-02-2019

University : Swansea University

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Key Information

This scholarship is funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

Start Date: October 2019

Swansea University’s Department of Physics invites PhD scholarship applications in areas spanning the research interests of the Particle Physics and Cosmology Theory group. These include:

• Integrability and AdS/CFT
• Higher spin holography
• Dense quark matter at strong coupling and gauge/string duality
• Quantum fields in curved spacetime
• Theoretical cosmology
• Amplitudes in gauge and supergravity theories
• Non-abelian T-duality and supergravity solutions
• Holography and physics beyond the Standard Model
• Large-N gauge theories, supersymmetry and duality
• Lattice studies of strongly interacting systems
• Lattice QCD at nonzero temperature
• Dense quark matter and the sign problem
• High-performance computing

Applications should be received before 15 February 2019 with interviews taking place at the end of February. 

Eligibility

Candidates must have first, upper second class honours or a Master's degree with Merit, in a relevant discipline. 

Candidates are subject to STFC's UK/EU residency eligibility.  

For candidates whose first language is not English, we require IELTS 6.5 (with 6.0 in each component) or equivalent. Please visit our website for a list of acceptable English language tests. We prefer candidates to have already met the English Language requirements at the point of application, although this is not a requirement.

How to Apply

To apply for this scholarship, please download the College of Science PGR Scholarship Application and return it to the College of Science with the following:

• Academic References – all scholarship applications require two supporting references to be submitted. Please ensure that your chosen referees are aware of the funding deadline, as their references form a vital part of the evaluation process. Please either include these with your scholarship application or ask your referees to send them directly to science-scholarships@swansea.ac.uk
• Academic Transcripts and Degree Certificates – academic transcripts and degree certificates must be submitted along with the scholarship application by the funding deadline. We will be using these to verify your academic qualifications.
• A recent CV

Applicants should use the ‘Supplementary Personal Statement’ section of the application form to indicate, in broad terms, their proposed research interests within the activities of the Particle Physics and Cosmology Theory group.  

Please email the documents to science-scholarships@swansea.ac.uk or post them to:

Recruitment and Marketing Team
College of Science
Wallace Building
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea SA2 8PP

Informal enquiries and queries on eligibility for this programme may be directed to the Postgraduate Admissions Tutor Dr D. Thompson - d.c.thompson@swansea.ac.uk. 

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