Full Time PhD Studentships at The School of Physical Sciences, STEM Faculty

Unit:  School of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Salary:  £18,622 stipend (+ CASE uplift and £1,000 research training support grant) per annum
Please quote reference:  PhD Studentships at the School of Physical Sciences

Three full time STFC CASE studentships are available from 1 October 2024 with duration of 3.5 years.
Closing Date: 18th April 2024 - 17:00. Interviews will take place remotely in the week beginning 22nd April 2024.

Applications for funded PhD projects to commence on 1st October 2024 are now open at the School of Physical Sciences. The projects available are listed here:

https://www.open.ac.uk/science/physical-science/phd-students/current-phd-studentships

The studentships cover fees, include a stipend (£18.622 per annum for 2023–2024 full-time study), and also include £1,000 research training support grant per annum. 

To be eligible for funding, applicants must meet the UKRI academic requirements. We normally require that the candidates have at least a 2:1 at UK BSc or MSc level, but some projects may differ – please check the project description or confirm with the main supervisor of the project you are interested in. Interested persons are strongly encouraged to make informal enquiries to the lead supervisor of the research project they are interested in before applying.

The closing date for applications is 18th April 2024. 

Completed application forms should be sent to SPS at [email protected]  

Further details are available at:

https://www.open.ac.uk/science/physical-science/phd-students/current-phd-studentships

General information about studying for a research degree with the Open University is available from the Research Degrees Prospectus: http://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/research-degrees/degrees-we-offer/doctor-of-philosophy-phd .