Available PhD Projects

Diamond jointly funds around 15-20 studentships every year with a variety of collaborators from both academic institutions to industry partners. Students accepted onto these projects will be part of our yearly cohort intake and are supported by both their academic and Diamond supervisors, as well as a dedicated Student Engagement team based at Diamond. 

Diamond studentships are typically 50% funded by Diamond and 50% by the partnering university institution (or 25% funded by Diamond if there is a third party collaborator). Students are therefore required to spend 50% of their studentship at Diamond, with most students relocating to the local area for this period. Support on suggested accomodation options are provided by Diamond.

Benefits of Diamond's jointly funded studentships

• Worldclass facilities: Access to Diamond's facilities and beamtime (if applicable and subject to peer review) throughout our studentships
• Enhanced stipend: Joint Diamond funded studentships attract an enhanced stipend rate for students of around £2,000 per annum above the UKRI minimum rate
• Conference allowance: Studentships include funding provided by all partners to attend conferences
• Travel/accomodation allowance: Studentships include funding to support travel & accomodation to/from Diamond and your university
• Student support: Diamond has a dedicated Student Engagement team to support students throughout their studentship. Students also have access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) via Diamond as well as free corporate access to Headspace

Further Information

If you have further questions please contact the Student Engagement team on diamond.students@diamond.ac.uk.

Further guidance for students can be found here as well as more information about life at Diamond found here.