Overview

About the department

Physics students at Royal Holloway University of London develop into talented, enthusiastic and highly employable physicists through our supportive environment emphasising fundamental understanding of physics, achievement and skill development.

There is a strong focus on individual personal development, and with one of the best staff-student ratios of any UK physics department we can cater for individual interests and needs.

Programme Structure

Research projects include:

Superfluid Optomechanics for Quantum Sensing Applications
Polarised neutron spectroscopy for energy applications
Gravitational-wave astronomy: new approaches to understanding compact binary mergers
Searching for Dark Matter with the Lux-Zeplin Detector
Searching for Charge-Parity Violation in Neutrino Oscillations
Precision Collider Phenomenology
Dark Matter Direct Detection in the DarkSide-20k Experiment
Dark Matter Direct Detection in QUEST-DMC
Particle accelerator simulations for new particle physics experiments

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Physics View 111 other PhDs in Physics in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applications for PhD degrees are via Royal Holloway Direct. Physics PhD candidates do not require a detailed research proposal.
A short statement explaining your reasons for choosing the research area and relevant experience can be uploaded instead, although it is not required.

Tuition Fee

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International

23400 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 23400 GBP per year during 48 months.

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

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

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Scholarships Information

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