Nuclear Energy Futures CDT Research Projects
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/nuclear-cdt/programme/nuclear-energy-futures-cdt-research-projects/
Projects available for October 2025
Applications are invited for the below projects.
Please ensure you have read our updated programme description before applying for projects.
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Due to the sensitive nature of the research being carried out, some projects may require you to be a UK national.
Short project description: There are a variety of options available for the treatment of higher active wastes at Sellafield and this PhD will investigate the behaviour of actinide materials in very high temperature scenarios, as well as looking at encapsulation materials; specifically glassy and ceramic matrices designed for long-term radionuclide retention. This will be cross-disciplinary as it will straddle the Schools of Earth Sciences and Physics, using a number of materials physics and environmental chemistry techniques in some of our world-leading nuclear research facilities.
Supervisor(s) Prof Claire Corkhill (UoB), Dr Ross Springell (UoB)
Institution: University of Bristol
Further information: Funded by Sellafield Ltd
Part-time: Not suitable for part-time study.
How to apply: E-mail your CV to Dr Jon Tate j.tate@imperial.ac.uk
Deadline: Ongoing until filled.
