Careers
PhD opportunities
Every year there are new PhD projects with several UK Universities addressing plasma physics, materials science and fusion engineering associated with tokamaks, providing a range of exciting research opportunities. The projects range from the theoretical, through computational modelling, to experimental studies. Most students are based at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, while some are based at their university. All have both a Culham and a university supervisor.
In October each year we start a broad range of around a dozen PhD projects with about eight different university departments. All places for October 2009 are taken. Please check this page for updates on opportunities for October 2010.
Universities that are involved in the fusion programme include:
- Fusion Doctoral Training Network - Universities of York, Manchester, Liverpool and Durham
- University of Glasgow - Astronomy and Astrophysics Group
- University of Oxford - Plasma Theory Group
- University of Warwick - Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics
EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD Studentship – University of Kent
A new PhD Industrial CASE studentship funded jointly by the EPSRC and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy has just been awarded to the School of Engineering and Digital Arts at the University of Kent. Applications are now invited for this studentship, which fully covers University tuition fees and provides a tax-free bursary of up to £17,430 per annum.
Closing date: 16 April 2010
More information: http://www.eda.kent.ac.uk/school/news_article.aspx?aid=793
