Full Time PhD Studentships at the School of Physical Sciences, STEM Faculty
- Employer
- Open University
- Location
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Closing date
- 23 Aug 2024
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- Discipline
- Research and Development
- Sector
- Education
- Job Type
- Academic & Educational
Job Details
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 enhanced stipend (plus a CASE uplift, and £1,000 research training support grant) per annum
Location : Milton Keynes
Please quote reference : PhD Studentships at the School of Physical Sciences
One STFC CASE-plus and one STFC CASE studentship with duration of 3.5 years, both full time, are available from 1 February 2025.
Closing Date: 23rd August 2024 - 17:00. Interviews will take place remotely on 5th-6th September 2024.
Applications for two PhD projects to commence on 1st February 2025 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 an enhanced stipend (£18,622 per annum for 2023–2024 plus a CASE uplift), 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 23rd August 2024.
Completed application forms should be sent to SPS at STEM-SPS-PHD@open.ac.uk
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.
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We promote educational opportunity and social justice by providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.
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The Open University has its headquarters at Walton Hall in Milton Keynes, which is 80km north of Central London, midway between Oxford and Cambridge, and just off the M1 motorway, linking it to Birmingham and the north of England.
Around 1,200 full-time academics work at the Milton Keynes campus, along with some 250 of our 1,400 full-time and part-time postgraduate research students.
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