PhD Scholarship

PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Newcastle in Australia on the characterisation of water world exoplanets . Two project options are available: an observation-focused project analysing James Webb Space Telescope data for water world candidates, and a modelling-focused project developing atmospheric and climate simulations for sub-Neptunes and water worlds. The research is supervised by Dr Tom Evans-Soma and sits at the intersection of astronomy , physics , planetary atmospheres, a...

University of Southern Queensland (Australia) is offering an HDR/PhD scholarship in physics-informed and explainable AI for water security . The project focuses on uncertainty-aware modelling from multisource environmental observations, combining in-situ water-quality measurements, flow data, hyperspectral reflectance, and satellite imagery (including Sentinel and Landsat) accessed through CSIRO’s EASI environment. The research uses real-world CSIRO Aqua-Watch pilots and Hunter Water Corporation...

Applications are invited for a fully funded four-year PhD studentship at the University of Cambridge within the Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe (LCLU) . The project sits at the intersection of chemistry, astronomy, physics, biology, Earth science, mathematics, and philosophy , with a strong focus on the origins, nature, and distribution of life in the Universe. Successful candidates will be based in one of the Centre’s participating departments, which include the Cavendish Laboratory,...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the USA. This post highlights research directions in stars and stellar systems , exoplanets and astrochemistry , cosmology , galactic astronomy , plasma astrophysics , high-energy astrophysics , and astronomical instrumentation . It is a Fall 2027 PhD intake with an application deadline of December 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM CST. Funding is described as support through university fellowships and departmental assistantsh...

[Fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] This PhD studentship at the University of Exeter focuses on the mathematical and numerical foundations of the next generation of ocean-wave forecasting models. The project is motivated by the need for accurate, timely wave predictions to improve safety for shipping, coastal communities, offshore operations, and marine infrastructure such as offshore wind farms and wave-energy converter arrays. The research aims to move beyond existing weakly...