We welcome applications from students wishing to pursue their postgraduate studies with us. Please take some time to read our research interests and if they interest you too, consider applying to us for postgraduate work. More information on postgraduate admissions can be found at the following links:
| Heriot-Watt University | University of Edinburgh |
We are a node of the EU RTN network Basic Constituents, Fundamental Forces and Symmetries of the Universe and we have a number of visiting PhD-studentships. If you are interested in applying for one please get in touch!
Two Research Councils, EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) and STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council) offer Postdoctoral Fellowships in our area tenable at any UK university.
More information on these awards and the application procedure can be found at:
| EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships | STFC Postdoctoral Fellowships |
This year's deadlines are 4 October 2007 for EPSRC and 11 October 2007 for STFC.
EPSRC also award a small number of 5-year Career acceleration Fellowships and Leadership Fellowships. More details of these awards can be found at:
| EPSRC Career acceleration Fellowships | EPSRC Leadership Fellowships | STFC Advanced Fellowships |
This year's deadlines are 24 October 2007 for the EPSRC CAFs and 9 October 2007 for the EPSRC LFs and 11 October 2007 for STFC.
Finally, the Royal Society also offers a small number of
University Research Fellowships tenable for 5
years and renewable in two installments up to 10 years. More
details can be found at:
More concrete information on vacancies at each of our universities can be found at the following links:
| University of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University |
In addition the newly formed Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences has vacancies.