University of Exeter & Paris-Saclay PhD Studentships

For the full list of projects listed on Universite Paris-Saclay ADUM portal, please visit the following website https://adum.fr/psaclay/pten?fin=ADI, and type Exeter in the 'By keywords' search function. 

Please note the deadline for applications is 31 March 2024

Project Title:  A Verification Environment for Distributed Systems Implemented in Go
Lead Supervisor:  Prof. Dr. Achim D. Brucker
Supervisor email:  a.brucker@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Computer Science
Project Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Application Details: https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=adumR&matricule_prop=53822#version

Project Title:  Retrovirus pathogenomics: elucidating host-retrovirus evolutionary dynamics across vertebrate diversity
Lead Supervisor: Alex Hayward
Supervisor email:  alex.hayward@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Ecology and Conservation
Project Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Application Details: https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53832&langue=en

Project Title:  The genomics of diverse life history trait evolution in the Syrphida
Lead Supervisor:  Karl Wotton
Supervisor email:  k.r.wotton@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Ecology and Conservation
Project Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Applications Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53834&langue=en

Project Title:  Evaluating the relative importance of the largest natural carbon sinks (fjords and peatlands) in Patagonia
Lead Supervisor:  Tom Roland
Supervisor email:  t.p.roland@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Geography
Project Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Application Details:   https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53804&langue=en

Project Title:  Digital twin and machine learning enabled sustainable additive manufacturing
Lead Supervisor:  Jingchao Jiang
Supervisor email:  j.jiang2@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Engineering
Project Homed:  University of Exeter 

Project Description & Application Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53677&langue=en

Project Title:  Microbial controls on soil carbon changes under climate change
Lead Supervisor:  Stephen Sitch
Supervisor email:  s.a.sitch@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Geography
Projec Homed:  Universite Paris-Saclay

Project Description & Application Details:   https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53747&langue=en

Project Title:  Novel Methods in Collaborative Interactive Optimisation
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Ed Keedwell
Supervisor email:  E.C.Keedwell@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Computer Science
Project Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Application Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53796&langue=en

Project Title:  Feathered friends or foes? Socio-cultural and ecological influences on perceptions of introduced species.
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Sarah Crowley
Supervisor email:  s.crowley@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Earth and Environmental Sciences
Projec Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Application Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53724&langue=en

Project Title:  Exploring Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at multiple scales in near-Earth space plasma
Lead Supervisor:   Dr Claire Foullon
Supervisor email:  c.foullon@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Mathematics and Statistics
Project Homed:  University or Exeter or Universite Paris-Saclay

Project Description & Application Details:   https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53056&langue=en

Project Title:   Experimental and numerical studies on the mechanical behavior of Graphene coated French and British natural fiber-based woven fabrics 
Lead Supervisors:  Shaowei Zhang
Supervisor email:  s.zhang@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Earth and Environmental Sciences
Project Homed:  Universite Paris-Saclay

Project Description & Application Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53625&langue=en

For the full list of projects listed on Universite Paris-Saclay ADUM portal, please visit the following website https://adum.fr/psaclay/pten?fin=ADI, and type Exeter in the 'By keywords' search function. 

Please note the deadline for applications is 31 March 2024

Project Title:  Delving into the molecular origins of sexual reproduction
Lead Supervisor:  Bertram Daum
Supervisor email:  b.daum2@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Biosciences
Projec Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Applications Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53712&langue=en 

Project Title:  Targeting a multikinase network that controls virulence in the human pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Steve Porter
Supervisor email:  s.porter@exeter.ac.uk
Department:   Biosciences
Project Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Application Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53883&langue=en

Project Title:  Engineering Bioplastic Production in Oleaginous Yeast
Lead Supervisor:  Professor John Love
Supervisor email:  J.Love@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Biosciences
Project Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Application Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53789&langue=en

Project Title:  Exploring ischaemic preconditioning as a novel, low-cost intervention for the promotion of vascular health
Lead Supervisor:  Dr Bert Bond
Supervisor email:  B.Bond@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Public Health and Sport Sciences
Project Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Application Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53716&langue=en 

Project Title:  Solving Challenges in Comparative Social Network Analysis
Lead Supervisor:  Professor Lauren Brent
Supervisor email:  l.j.n.brent@exeter.ac.uk
Department:  Psychology
Project Homed:  University of Exeter

Project Description & Application Details:  https://adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?site=PSaclay&matricule_prop=53320&langue=en

Tuition fees: 

Exeter will waive tuition fees in full for students homed at Exeter to a total of 42 months (the duration of the funding award).  

Paris-Saclay will waive registration fees in full for students homed at Paris-Saclay for the duration of their studies with the approval of the president.  

 Stipend: 

For Exeter homed students, Exeter funds those Exeter registered students the usual amount (aligned to UKRI stipend rate £19,237 for 2024/25 entry) for the duration (3.5 years duration).  

Paris-Saclay homed students will be funded during the whole thesis duration according to Paris-Saclay internal regulation related to “doctorate”.  The thesis duration is expected to be 36 months but can be extended to 48 months with the agreement of the relevant authorities at both parties.  Funding is subject to application by the student and their supervisor. Stipend rates will be confirmed upon application.

Research costs:  

The research costs provided will be agreed prior to the project starting and confirmed in an individual student agreement. 

Travel costs: 

Exeter homed students: students will be provided a list of items which UoE will cover the costs for, including Economy Return travel from Exeter to Paris by train (flights are not allowed within the new Exeter travel policy, unless a student has a medical reason for not taking the train etc), visas, and insurance.  Exeter will also provide students with a ‘relocation allowance’ to cover other associated costs.  It is anticipated that the total travel allowance will be £2500.  

Paris-Saclay homed Students:   The supervisor is responsible for providing the necessary information about funding opportunities and procedures for applying.  They can apply for the ADI funding programme for international cotutelle thesis.  The ADI funding programme finances the periods of stay in France under the cotutelle programme.  If two students will be admitted by both universities, Exeter will fund the thesis of the first student and Paris-Saclay will fund the thesis of the second one.  Each party will inform the students about the funding possibilities. 

You will need to meet the entry requirements for the project as outlined by the Doctoral School in the Universite Paris-Saclay application portal.  In addition, you will need to meet the academic entry requirements for the particular PhD programme on which you would be registered if successful in your studentship application (please note, you do not need to make a programme application at this stage; just follow the studentship application guidance provided in the How to Apply section below).

Note:  Students will be required to spend a minimum of 12 months at each University during the course of their programme. 

Studentships can be held on a full-time basis and will be expected to register on campus-based PhD programmes (i.e. distance learning is not supported).

Students will be required to spend a minimum of 12 months at each University during the course of their programme. 

Please follow the specific guidance outlined in the Paris-Saclay ADUM portal, a brief outline of the application process can be found via the following link International Doctoral Cotutelle Funding Programme (ADI), with further information available here. 

The closing date for submission of applications is Sunday 31st March 2024.

If you have any project specific questions please contact the University of Exeter lead supervisor.

If you have any questions relating to the application process please contact adi.upsaclay@universite-paris-saclay.fr