Why study for a PhD with the CDT in Aerosol Science?
Why Aerosol Science?
Expertise in aerosol science is important in a broad range of disciplines spanning drug delivery to the lungs to the transmission of disease, climate change to combustion science, routes to novel materials to consumer and agricultural products.
Our graduates become agile experts, able to work at the boundaries between the conventional disciplines where aerosols play a role.
A PhD program trains you to think critically, solve complex problems, and analyse data rigorously, skills that are highly valued in both academic and non-academic careers.
Career advancement, networking and opportunities
- A network of 90+ partner organisations – uniquely large and varied
- Partners contribute to CDT training and our PGRs present their work to partners at CDT conferences. Partners frequently comment on the high quality of PGR work and CDT training
- PhDs may receive partner co-funding
- All students undertake a placement in Year 2 or 3 at a partner organisation
- Our graduates have gone on to work with CDT partner organisations
- Network of over 90 academics across 8 universities
Watch our PGRs talk about their experiences of working with CDT industrial partners.
Cohort-based training
- Complete the first year at the University of Bristol with your CDT Cohort
- Keep in contact with once the cohort start their PhDs across the 8 universities
- Join a network of over 120 PGRs across 7 cohorts
- Meet at CDT events including the annual conference and summer school
Our cohorts, CDT team, partners and academics at our CDT in Aerosol Science Annual Conference 2025
PhD training co-developed with our CDT Industrial and Public Sector Partners
We have co-created with our CDT industrial and public sector partners 9 graduate competencies, designed to meet the training needs of the UK aerosol science professional community.
Global challenges
Aerosol Science addresses challenges at the forefront of society, including climate change, atmospheric pollutants, inhaled medicine and vaccines. Each of our PGRs will work within a thematic research group, and will have the opportunity to engage with one of the CDTs Grand Challenge areas.
Get paid to train
An EPSRC CDT in Aerosol Science studentship includes home tuition fees, an £18k Research and Training Support Grant (RTSG), up to £5K to complete a placement with an industrial / public sector / overseas academic partner, and a stipend to cover your living costs while you complete your PhD. The stipend is paid at the standard UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025-26) and is tax-free. See further details here.
Diversity and Inclusion
We welcome applications from all members of the STEMM community. We recognise the benefits of recruiting and retaining a diverse group of PGRs and strive to avoid any conscious or unconscious bias in our recruitment. Candidates will be invited to request reasonable adjustments which will be accommodated through the application and assessment process and during the CDT in Aerosol Science training programme.