PhD Projects and Studentships
We offer the opportunity to study for a PhD in Mathematics by full-time study over three years or by part-time study over five years. Part-time study is only available for UK and EU students.
The PhD is entirely by research and is assessed by a thesis and viva examination. All students attend taught modules at Masters level; a minimum of 100 hours of "broadening" training is expected.
- Facilities
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Our overall aim is to create an environment conducive to discussion and research collaboration at the highest level.
Research students have dedicated shared office space close to their supervisors' offices and are supplied with a desktop computer. The Department has its own computing research laboratory containing several workstations and PCs. As researchers, PhD students have full access to the University's high-performance computing facilities.
Interaction between research students is greatly supported by the provision of a dedicated communal space and kitchen. Research students also use this space to give seminars to their peers. Additionally, the facilities of the Sussex Research Hive are available to all doctoral researchers and research staff.
- Progress
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Student progress is reviewed annually by written report and interview to ensure timely completion of the PhD. In their first year, students will have an additional, shorter Interim Interview in December.
- Funding
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Funding for UK & EU students
We expect to have a number of EPSRC-funded studentships in the Department of Mathematics each year. School-funded scholarships may also be available, for both UK and EU students.
Funding for Overseas students
Funded PhDs are occasionally available. Where a School-funded PhD is offered, which normally waives only the UK/EU fees, an overseas student can be considered providing he/she has a realistic plan for funding the additional fees incurred by overseas students.
Finding Funding
All our currently-available funded PhD opportunities are advertised on the Searchable Funding database.
- Contacts
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For practical questions about applications and/or funding please contact the Research & Enterprise Coordinator on mpsresearchsupport@sussex.ac.uk . For academic questions please contact the Mathematics Director of Doctoral Studies, Dr Vladislav Vysotskiy.
- Application Process
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How to Apply
Applications should be submitted through the University application pages. For more general information on postgraduate studies at Sussex see the University Postgraduate Study page.
Deadlines for Applications
We welcome applications from potential PhD students at any time, but funded PhD positions may have a specific deadline. The normal expected start date is the third week of September, but students may also start in January or May.
Possible Projects and Supervisors
Students will be allocated a nominal project and main supervisor on accepting a PhD place. All students are allocated a second supervisor on arrival, whose share of supervision can amount from a nominal 5% (offers occasional advice) up to 45% (joint supervision).
We are also open to discussion of modifying these projects or developing ideas that candidates may have themselves. Please also feel free to contact any of the individual faculty members in relation to potential research projects with them.
- Projects currently available
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Listed below are the faculty currently taking research students, with an indication of the research areas they would like a PhD student to undertake.
Prof Enrico Scalas
Econophysics, Financial Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics, Monte Carlo simulations, Probability Theory, Statistical Mechanics, Stochasticl Processes.Dr Nicos Georgiou
Applied Probability, Probability theory.Funding
If you are self-funded or independently-funded you can apply to work with faculty in any of the areas above. Feel free to contact any of them by email.
If you need a studentship, check our Searchable Funding Database. Funding is sometimes available for any research area in mathematics, but usually it is restricted to specified projects. All our funding is advertised on the Database, we have no other sources of funding.
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