Physics at Aberystwyth has an established reputation in leading-edge research and frequently have fully-funded PhD studentships (e.g., from EPSRC, NERC, STFC, University Scholarships) available for UK/EU students holding a good honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate subject.<br/><br/>Facilities are offered for students to read for PhD and MPhil degrees by research in a wide range of topics.<br/><br/>Extensive research is carried out in the areas of:<br/>•Materials Physics <br/>•Solar System Physics <br/><br/>The institute has state-of-the-art-laboratories, supercomputing and 3D visualisation facilities for research projects, and makes extensive use of national and international research facilities. A list of typical Materials Physics and Solar System Physics PhD projects is available.<br/><br/>Physics researchers work in close collaboration with those in Mathematics, in the areas of mathematical modelling of solids and structures, rheology of complex fluids and foams, analysis and measure theory, functional analysis, operator algebras, open quantum systems and algebraic combinatorics. <br/> See the following group pages for more information:<br/>Algebraic Combinatorics<br/>Mathematical Modelling of Structures, Fluids and Solids<br/>Quantum Structures, Information and Control