Postgraduate Studies
The Group is heavily involved in the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials (BCFN). This centre
will in the first instance run for 5 years and applications will be accepted annually. The
application cycle starts in Autumn each year and is currently in progress. As a forefront group
in nanophysics, we are a core part of this centre and will be accepting students throughout its
5-year initial duration. Further information can be found at http://vweb1.phy.bris.ac.uk/bcfn/.
Please note that fully funded positions in this programme are currently only open to UK applicants.
On top of the above options through the BCFN, the Nanophysics and Soft Matter Group is
continuously looking for students of the highest international standards for whom PhD positions
outside the BCFN are available through studentships from the School of Physics or external
funders. Some examples of possible PhD-projects within the group can be
found here.
Students are encouraged to contact the relevant member of staff directly or express an interest
to Dr Henkjan Gersen who coordinates the recruitment
of postgraduate students within the group and can put you into contact with the right academic(s) or
arrange visits.
Details of all other PhD student vacancies in the group, typically open to UK and EU students
only, can be found on our vacancies page
and at www.findaphd.com.
Funding for EU and non-EU overseas students can unfortunately be complicated. Some information
on overseas scholarships can be found at http://www.phy.bris.ac.uk/pgadmissions/funding.html#overseas.
Students with independent funding are welcome to contact the group at any time by contacting Dr Henkjan Gersen.
MSc by ResearchWithin our research area we are able to take on students to do a Master of Science by Research (MRes) for those that either fund themselves or who can find a sponsor to aid them. Applicants interested in this are encouraged to either contact directly the academic staff member with whom they would like to work or contact Dr Henkjan Gersen.