Complex Systems PhD Projects
PhD projects in the Centre for Complex Systems
The Centre for Complex Systems is one of the largest in the UK working on statistical mechanics aspects of dynamical systems and stochastic systems, and on complex systems and complex networks.
The Centre (CS) has a broad range of research interests in mathematical foundations of dynamical systems theory, in statistical physics and stochastic modelling methods as applied to non-equilibrium situations, and in the mathematical description and modelling of the architecture and dynamics of complex systems and networks. A significant part of the research work has applications in an interdisciplinary context.
The Centre also welcomes applications year-round from students with alternative sources of funding, such as self-funding, Doctoral Loans, Commonwealth scholarships, or other funding options. Contact the relevant academic to discuss projects alternatively if you are considering a PhD using funding not listed below, we encourage you to contact the relevant academic to discuss potential projects.
The following projects are currently open to applicants and will be considered on a rolling basis for interview and offer:
| Project Title | Supervisor | Funding | Start Date | Application Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracer advection in correlated active matter fields | Adrian Baule | CSC/EPSRC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Topological Synchronization of Higher-order Networks | Ginestra Bianconi | CSC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Statistical mechanics and information theory of geometry and its applications | Ginestra Bianconi | CSC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Typicality approach for open quantum system dynamics | Lennart Dabelow | EPSRC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Stochastic modelling of immune-cancer interactions under immunotherapies | Weini Huang | CSC/EPSRC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Optimal Statistical Dispersion | Oliver Jenkinson | CSC | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Stochastic modelling of bumblebee movement patterns from experimental data | Rainer Klages | CSC/EPSRC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Weak chaos, fractals and anomalous diffusion | Rainer Klages | CSC/EPSRC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Numerical models of ventricular arrhythmia | Anna Maltsev | CSC/EPSRC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Universality in Random Matrix Theory | Anna Maltsev | CSC/EPSRC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Thermodynamic formalism of graph-directed self-affine sets | Ian Morris | CSC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Modelling the feedback between human behaviour and epidemic spreading | Nicola Perra | CSC/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Quantum Monte Carlo methods for simulations of complex geometric clusters | Thomas Prellberg | EPSRC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Fighting fish - scaling functions for near-planar lattice models of vesicles | Thomas Prellberg | EPSRC/Underrepresented/Self-Funded | Sep 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
Check our Fees and Funding page for details about these studentships.