PhD Studentship: Biosciences, Geography and Physics: Fully Funded PhD In The Theoretical Explorations On The Lattice With Orthogonal And Symplectic Group (Telos): Toward The Exascale

Key information: 

Funding provider(s): 50% Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, 50% School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh 

Subject area(s):

School: Biosciences, Geography and Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science (interdisciplinary)

Department of Physics

Department of Mathematics 

Aligned programme of study: PhD in Physics

Joint Programme Swansea University-The University of Edinburgh, indicatively student will spend half of the time in each

Project Description:

High-Performance Computing (HPC) is entering a revolutionary phase with Exascale capabilities, enabling breakthroughs in numerically intensive processes. To fully leverage this potential, a highly ambitious scientific programme supported by robust Exascale-ready software is essential. 

The TELOS collaboration, co-led by Swansea University and The University of Edinburgh, with partners in the UK, Taiwan, Korea, Austria, and Japan, focuses on new gauge theories addressing key challenges in Frontier Physics, including dark matter origins and electroweak symmetry breaking. TELOS has developed cutting-edge open-source software for GPU and CPU supercomputing architectures and secured UK and international supercomputing resources. The programme now enables high-precision lattice field theory calculations, requiring advanced parallel software for new physics discoveries.

The PhD student will join this leading programme, conducting numerical studies of strongly coupled field theories using supercomputing resources in Swansea, the UK, and abroad. Their project will involve developing, testing, and benchmarking pre-Exascale-ready software to explore new physics scenarios, including spectroscopy, phase structures, and applications bridging particle physics and astrophysics.

This joint PhD, co-hosted by Swansea University and The University of Edinburgh, includes a mobility programme for accessing scientific and training opportunities at both institutions. Students will join a vibrant, diverse research community with a strong international network and an established record in research and supervision, based at Swansea's Particle Physics and Cosmology Theory group and Edinburgh's School of Physics and Astronomy and Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics. 

Candidates are also encouraged to explore the TELOS project, Theoretical Explorations on the Lattice with Orthogonal and Symplectic Groups, and consider applying to both studentships.

Funding Details 

Funding Comment

This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees and an annual stipend of £19,237. 

Additional research expenses of up to £1,000 a year will also be available. 

International Fee Eligible Students:

Swansea University is pleased to offer the Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES) which covers the difference between the International and the Home/UK tuition fee for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme. All International applications will be considered for a SUIPRES scholarship. You will be informed whether a SUIPRES scholarship will be offered within your offer letter."

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