Info for PhD Students

MSc Degree in Planetary Science

UCL Department of Physics and Astronomy in collaboration with the UCL Institute of Origins is now offering a new interdisciplinary MSc Degree in Planetary Science.

"Exploring Other Worlds Through An Interdisciplinary Curriculum

The MSc programme in Planetary Science has a curriculum which is drawn from a variety of academic departments within UCL, including Physics and Astronomy, Space and Climate Physics, Earth Sciences and Physiology and Cell and Developmental Biology. The programme thus has a strong interdisciplinary flavour, in line with the ethos of UCL's Centre for Planetary Sciences. The combination of taught courses and project work allows prospective students to study a wide variety of topics related to planetary and space environments, such as: planetary interiors, atmospheres and magnetospheres; the impact of the space environment on human physiology and life; and the application of current knowledge to investigations of extrasolar planets - worlds in other stellar systems."

UCL studentships in Origins and Evolution of the Universe

There are now several PhD positions on offer in the Institute of Origins. All suggested projects cross the boundaries of traditional groups in planetary science, astrophysics, particle physics and mathematics. For more information please contact Prof. Louise Harra, Institute Coordinator (lkh @ mssl.ucl.ac.uk).

List of research topics:

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The chemical composition of star forming regions near and far. More...
Modelling the solubilities of organic solids in hydrocarbon liquids: application to the geology and astrobiology of Titan. More...
Modeling turbulent flows in solar quiescent prominences. More...
The zoo of exo-planets. More...
Understanding the formation of heavy negative ions at Titan and Enceladus. More...
Mapping anthropogenic versus natural sources of atmospheric CO2. More...
Probing Large Scale Structure with High Energy Neutrinos. More...
Future Moon Missions and High Energy Neutrinos. More...
Measuring Cosmic Particles and the Upper Atmosphere with LOFAR. More...
Mimicking planetary environments for assessing the survivability of bacterial
organisms within an artificial environmental chamber. A combined planetary
atmosphere and microbiological study for exploring panspermia. More...
Study of a Large Modular Water Cerenkov Detector. More...
Einstein's equations, the birth of black holes and gravitational waves. More...
Do fundamental constants vary in time? More...
Dust and star formation in low-metallicity dwarf galaxies. More...
Guiding the implementation of new ground and space observatories for exoplanet direct detection. More...
Chemodynamical modeling of galactic discs. More...
Comparative solar wind effects on planetary atmospheres. More...
Mercury: its composition, internal structure and magnetic field. More...
The Structure of Planetary Exospheres. More...
What holds an asteroid together? More...
The dark sector of the universe – dark energy, dark matter and dark spinors. More...
Testing General Relativity using Cosmology. More...
Modelling fermions by means of Cosserat elasticity. More...