Astronomy Centre

PhD Studentships

We welcome applications from potential PhD students at any time.

A list of potential PhD projects and supervisors is listed below.

Funding

We expect to have a number of studentships funded by STFC  (see their eligibility criteria). There are also school studentships for EU students.

Other funding opportunities can be explored on a case-by-case basis. Self-funded students are welcome to apply at any time.

Contacts

For practical questions about applications and/or funding please contact the School Postgraduate Coordinator Richard Chambers. For academic questions please contact the Astronomy Post Graduate Admissions coordinator (Dr. Seb Oliver).

Application Process

Applications should be submitted through the University application pages. For more general details on postgraduate studies at Sussex see the University Postgraduate Study page.

Deadlines for Applications

The next deadline for  STFC funded applications will be in February 2014.

Other applications are accepted year around.

Interview dates

Interviews for STFC funded positions will most likely be held end of February 2014.

Possible Projects and Supervisors

This is a list of DPhil projects currently on offer. Other projects may become available at any time. We are also open to discussion of modifying these projects or developing ideas that candidates may have for projects.

Supervisor

Projects

Peter Coles Cosmology beyond the Standard Model
Ilian Iliev Observational Signatures of Cosmic Reionization (1)
  Observational Signatures of Cosmic Reionization (2)
  Effects of the soft ultraviolet radiation on the progress of reionization and on the redshifted 21-cm signal
Antony Lewis Cosmology from Planck and other Data
Jon Loveday A cosmic census of star formation over the last five billion years
Seb Oliver Star-Forming Galaxies in the Distant Universe with Herschel and LOFAR
Kathy Romer Clusters of galaxies as cosmological probes and astrophysical laboratories: making use of the latest X-ray and optical surveys.
David Seery Physics of the very early universe from Planck satellite observations
Peter Thomas Galaxy formation using world-leading numerical simulations and observational surveys

 

This year we expect to have a number of studentships funded by STFC  

(see

their eligibility criteria),  Other funding opportunities can be 

explored on a case-by-case basis. Self-funded students are welcome to

apply at any time