PhD positions
Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund to support full- or part-time graduates, with a BSc or MPhys qualification, who wish to study towards a doctorate in physics and are from groups that are currently under-represented in physics. More details on the funding scheme and the eligibility criteria can be found the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship guide.
Expressions of interest should be sent to Dr Hendrik van Eerten.
STFC PhD studentships
Our research group regularly receives PhD studentship allocations from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). When new allocations are announced, they are advertised on FindaPhD.com and will be linked from this page as well. Please stay tuned for opportunities to engage with researchers in the Bath Astrophysics team!
For an overview of research and members of the Bath Astrophysics group, please click here.
Ernest Rutherford Fellowship 2026 and other Fellowship opportunities
We are currently especially soliciting expressions of interest for the Ernest Rutherford Fellowship 2026 round. Please contact Research Group Leader Dr Hendrik van Eerten (hjve20@bath.ac.uk) for further information and/or to request an Expression-of-Interest form. There will be an internal selection for this Fellowship, so please submit your EoI by our internal deadline of July 17 at the latest. Both the Department and the University are committed to providing an encouraging and inclusive work environment. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.
More generally, if you wish to apply for a fellowship hosted at Bath, please see our independent research fellow opportunities and/or contact Head of Group Dr Hendrik van Eerten directly for details.
Please note that for some grants we have an internal selection process and selection deadline. Please contact us several months prior to the deadline of the funding agency.