
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026

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University of Cambridge
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United Kingdom
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The University of Cambridge is offering a four-year 1+3 MRes/PhD studentship through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero, in collaboration with Network Rail. The project investigates low-carbon cements and alternative cementitious binders for lower-strength and lower-risk applications across Great Britain's rail infrastructure. Potential applications include walkways and kerbs, blocks and pavers, drainage channels, cable troug...
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DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
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United States
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This research opportunity at DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory is centered on the processing, structure, properties, and performance of high-performance fiber composite materials . The project emphasizes carbon-carbon composites and ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMWPE) fiber-reinforced composites, with hands-on work spanning processing of fibers and films through to performance evaluation. The research is designed to connect how processing choices influence structures that evolve across length scal...
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Ecole Polytechnique
France
3 days ago
A fully funded Master's-level research internship is available at the Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces (LPICM), École Polytechnique, in Palaiseau, France, starting in February 2027 with flexible dates. The project investigates the low-temperature plasma deposition of wide-bandgap semiconductors. The selected student will contribute to advanced materials characterization using THz spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and SEM/TEM, while helping dev...
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RIKEN
Japan
4 days ago
RIKEN’s Research Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research is recruiting one Researcher, Special Researcher/Postdoctoral Fellow, or Research Associate for the Physical Biology Research Team in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The fixed-term position is available from April 1, 2027 or by consultation and will study fundamental principles governing cells and multicellular populations. The team combines mathematical science and life science to investigate order formation in living systems, including cellular pola...
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Ariel University
Israel
4 days ago
Ariel University’s Advanced Electrocatalytic Materials Lab (AEM Lab), led by Shlomi Polani, is recruiting postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, MSc students, and undergraduate interns. The group designs shape-controlled Pt-alloy nanocatalysts for fuel-cell applications, following the materials from wet-chemical synthesis through membrane electrode assembly fabrication and fuel-cell testing. Research areas include electrocatalysis, fuel cells, hydrogen technologies, nanomaterials, nanostructure...
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University of Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
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The University of Edinburgh offers a Materials and Processes MScR, a postgraduate research master's programme based at the Institute for Materials and Processes within the School of Engineering. It is available full-time over one year or part-time over two years, with multiple start dates and study at the King's Buildings campus in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The programme is suitable for students seeking specialist research training in materials science, materials processing, chemical engineerin...
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Pouria Bahmani
Washington State University
United States
6 days ago
Washington State University is seeking a fully funded MS or PhD graduate student to join the Structural Engineering research group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Pullman, Washington, beginning in Summer/Fall 2027. The research is part of a multi-year project on hybrid structural systems, with emphasis on timber-concrete composite (TCC) floors. The work will combine structural analytical modeling, finite element analysis, and full-scale experimental testing of TCC sla...
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University of Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
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Infrastructure and the Environment MScR at the University of Edinburgh is a postgraduate research degree in Engineering focused on sustainable, resilient, and efficient infrastructure in built and natural environments. The programme sits within the Institute for Infrastructure and Environment in the School of Engineering and offers research opportunities across topics such as environmental engineering , fire safety engineering , granular and geomechanical processes , infrastructure sensing and s...
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Mahdi Vaezi
Northern Illinois University
United States
1 week ago
Mahdi Vaezi at Northern Illinois University is recruiting a fully funded Graduate Research Assistant for the NIU Bioplastics Lab , starting in Spring 2027 . The selected student will enroll in the M.S. in Industrial Management and Engineering Technology in NIU’s Department of Engineering Technology while conducting research in a lab focused on bioplastics , biocomposites , polymers , and sustainable materials . This opportunity is especially relevant for applicants with backgrounds in materials ...
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Estimated costs in Poland.
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![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | zł4.9k $1,200/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | zł14.2k $3,500/yr |
![]() Transportation Public transport and local travel per year | zł972 $240/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | zł2.4k $600/yr |
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Jan Długosz University
Poland
Polymer Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Bioplastic
Cyclodextrin
Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW (WULS-SGGW)
Poland
Food Science
Clinical Nutrition
Food Preservation
Starch Chemistry
Functional Food
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Poland
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Science
Photoelectrocatalysis
Metal Chemistry
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Assistant Professor (adiunkt naukowy)
Politechnika Krakowska im Tadeusza Kościuszki
Poland
Polymer Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Polymer Synthesis
Materials Science
Nano Biomaterial Synthesis And Characterization
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University of Warsaw
Poland
Polymer Chemistry
Tissue Engineering
Bioplastic
Microplastic
Cellulose Chemistry
professor
Lodz University of Technology
Poland
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Physics
Textile Chemistry
Polymer Science
Nano Biomaterial Synthesis And Characterization