Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ph.D. | Cardiff University | Cardiff, United Kingdom
36 months
Duration
24450 GBP/year
4712 GBP/year
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About

Astronomy and Astrophysics programme from Cardiff University aim to offer a challenging and supportive environment, in which our students develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in industry, research or academia.

Visit the official programme website for more information

Overview

Key Facts of the Astronomy and Astrophysics programme from Cardiff University

The observational programme regularly uses a variety of international telescopes, in particular the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, GEMINI telescope and the UK Infrared Telescope in Hawaii, the La Palma Observatory, the Anglo-Australian Telescope, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). 

Much of our work involves multi-wavelength observations of the Hidden Universe, those regions of the Universe which are invisible with optical telescopes because they are cold and shrouded in dust - the regions where new galaxies, stars and planets are forming

Our principal objectives have to do with Origins: measuring the fluctuations from which the first clusters of galaxies formed; probing the formation, structure and evolution of galaxies, both today and at large look-back times; detecting new forms of matter; determining the relative abundances of the chemical elements in different parts of the Universe; detecting stars and planets in the earliest stages of formation and charting their birth throes.

Programme Structure

These observational and instrumental activities are complemented by a strong and diverse theoretical programme which is also aimed at answering Origins questions, such as:

  • what determines the structure and dynamics of the enormous molecular clouds from which new stars and planets form
  • the efficiency of star formation and the masses with which stars form
  • the clustering properties of stars and why most stars are born in binary systems
  • how galaxies form and how galaxies in clusters inter act with one another
  • how, when and where the chemical elements are synthesised
  • how the evolution and appearance of the Universe are affected by dust
  • how the process of galaxy formation relates to cosmology, particularly the large-scale structure of the "cosmic web"

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 36 months
  • Part-time
    • 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English
IELTS admission requirements IELTS
6.5
TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
90

Delivered

On Campus

Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS admission requirements IELTS
6.5
TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
90

Other requirements

General requirements

If you are applying for a self-funded project then you need to provide the following:

  • Research proposal
  • Personal statement
  • CV
  • Certificates and transcripts for all post high school education to date. If you are still studying for your undergraduate degree you will probably not have any certificates or final transcripts, but you should submit any end of year interim transcripts that you have so far.
  • Two academic references.

Tuition Fee

To always see correct tuition fees
  • International

    24450 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 24450 GBP per year during 36 months.
  • National

    4712 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Cardiff

628 - 1066 GBP /month
Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

United Kingdom / Merit-based
Fulbright-Cardiff University scholarship
Various benefits
Grant
11 Oct 2022
Deadline

Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
226 countries / Need-based
Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria
Various benefits
Grant
31 Oct 2022
Deadline

Leopold Figl Foundation
226 countries
Fulbright U.S. Student Program, 2022
Various benefits
Grant
11 Oct 2022
Deadline

U.S. government
United Kingdom
Amber Scholar
5000 GBP
Grant
14 Jun 2023
Deadline

Unknown
United Kingdom / Merit-based
Full Support for Tuition and Costs of Living- PhD Scholarship at the University of Essex
Various benefits
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Junhua Li
United Kingdom
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids
1516 GBP
Grant
15 Dec 2022
Deadline

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
United Kingdom
GREAT Scholarship 2023
10000 GBP
Grant
01 Jun 2023
Deadline

British Council - Accreditation UK
18 countries / Merit-based
Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme
Various benefits
Grant
31 Mar 2022
Deadline

Aga Khan Foundation
226 countries
ServiceScape Scholarship
1000 USD
Grant
30 Nov 2022
Deadline

ServiceScape
226 countries
ACES Scholarships
3500 USD
Grant
15 Nov 2022
Deadline

ACES Education Fund
Worldwide
Study abroad Scholarship - Collect
10000 SEK
Grant
31 May 2023
Deadline

Sambla
Worldwide / Merit-based
iVisa Annual Scholarship
1500 USD
Grant
14 May 2023
Deadline

iVisa
Worldwide
$1,500 Annual Essay Writing Contest Scholarship
1000 USD
Grant
29 Jun 2023
Deadline

IvyPanda
Worldwide
The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship
1500 USD
Grant
30 Mar 2023
Deadline

IELTS from 6 to 9
Worldwide
Anonymous Hope Fund
3000 USD
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Anonymous Hope Fund
Worldwide
AAPG Foundation Grants-in-Aid
3000 USD
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation

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