We are currently recruiting PhD students starting in the autumn of 2025; first decisions will be made in January. Please download our prospectus of projects offered. In general, the exact details can often be refined in discussion with the student, both in terms of the scientific approaches and objectives and to match students’ interests and inclinations. You are welcome to contact the supervisors individually to discuss things further.

We welcome applications and enquiries throughout the year and are pleased to hear from students of all backgrounds, whether full-time or part-time, straight from related undergraduate study or with appropriate experience from industry or the armed services. We are keen that the diversity of our students should reflect that of the wider population and so, for our first recruitment round each year, we reserve a studentship for candidates from under-represented groups. We offer flexible study arrangements and can provide support when caring duties conflict with e.g. conference attendance.

We run an optional Orientation Week each January to allow interested students to meet the CDT staff, explore academic and organisational expectations of doctoral study, discuss any aspects of transitioning from undergraduate study, employment or a career break, and join a research group for a taste of doctoral work. Please contact us if you’re interested on qte@soton.ac.uk.

Please drop us a line at any time by emailing
      qte-admissions@soton.ac.uk 

Application details

A list of all available PhD projects is here.

To make a formal application, please visit the webpage
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/apply.

Please select the programme type ‘Research’ and the ‘Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences’ and search for the programme ‘PhD Quantum Tech Eng’. Feel free to indicate your first 3 project choices.

For the application, you will need a Personal Statement and a Curriculum Vitae. The following outlines what we are looking for:

Personal statement: briefly explain

• Your motivation for doing a PhD with this CDT 
• Relevant background of degrees, past projects, employment (no need to duplicate information given on the CV) 
• Anything else you wish to bring to our attention (e.g. career breaks) 

Curriculum Vitae: please include 

• Contact address, email, phone number 
• Details of higher/further education: institution, course, dates, degree classification, average marks/cumulative GPA (if known) 
• Employment history (if any): company or organisation, dates, job title, brief role description 
• Final year and/or MSc projects: title, brief description of project and the nature of your contribution to it. 
• List of specialist software, lab equipment you used, and/or other relevant skills (if any) 
• List of publications (if any) 

We look forward to hearing from you!