The table below list the departments who are eligible to host an Ernest Rutherford Fellowship. You are advised to contact your proposed host department as early as possible and certainly well ahead of the deadline for submission of applications 17 September 2020.
Applicants should not be put under any pressure to accept an offer to be hosted before 20 August 2020.
For potential applicants, departments have supplied a name and email address of a single point of contact and an internal deadline in which they should contact them by.
| Research Organisation | Department | 2020/21 limit | Point of contact | Contact details | Internal deadline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth | Institute of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 1 | Prof A Evans | |||
| Armagh | Astronomy | 1 | Dr Marc Sarzi | marc.sarzi@armagh.ac.uk | 17 August | |
| Bath | Physics | 1 | Stijn Wuyts | s.wuyts@bath.ac.uk | 14 August | |
| Birkbeck | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | Dr Charlie Underwood | c.underwood@bbk.ac.uk | ||
| Birmingham | School of Physics and Astronomy | 5 | Prof Mike Gunn | headphys@bham.ac.uk | 20 July | |
| Brighton | Computing, Engineering and Mathematics | 1 | Prof Alison Bruce | Alison.bruce@brighton.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Bristol | Earth | 1 | Prof Tim Elliott | Tim.Elliott@bristol.ac.uk | 1 August | |
| Bristol | School of Physics | 2 | Prof N Wilding | head-phys@bristol.ac.uk | ||
| British Antarctic Survey | Space Weather and Atmosphere | 1 | Ana Pereira-O'Callaghan | funding@bas.ac.uk | 7 August | |
| Cambridge | DAMTP | 4 | James Parke |
|
14 August | |
| Cambridge | Institute of Astronomy | 3 | Prof Richard McMahon | fellowships@ast.cam.ac.uk | 31 August | |
| Cambridge | Department of Physics | 2 | Prof M.A. Parker | fellowships@phy.cam.ac.uk | 7 August | |
| Cardiff | School of Physics and Astronomy | 2 | Dr Cosimo Inserra | inserra@cardiff.ac.uk | 10 August | |
| Central Lancashire | Jeremiah Horrocks Institute | 2 | Prof Victor Debattista | VPDebattista@uclan.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Dundee | Department of Mathematics | 1 | Prof Gunnar Hornig | G.Hornig@dundee.ac.uk | ||
| Durham | Department of Mathematical Science | 2 | Dr Simon Ross | s.f.ross@durham.ac.uk | 7 August | |
| Durham | Department of Physics | 6 | Astronomy and Instrumentation: Prof David Alexander
Particle Physics: Prof Michael Spannowsky |
d.m.alexander@durham.ac.uk
michael.spannowsky@durham.ac.uk |
31 July
31 July |
|
| Edinburgh | School of Mathematics | 1 | Prof H Braden | hosmaths@ed.ac.uk | ||
| Edinburgh | School of Mathematics | 1 | ||||
| Edinburgh (incl ATC) | School of Physics and Astronomy | 7 | Prof Martin Evans | m.evans@ed.ac.uk | 17 July | |
| Exeter | Mathematics | 2 | Prof Geoffrey Vallis | G.Vallis@exeter.ac.uk | ||
| Exeter | Physics and Astronomy | 3 | Prof Matthew Bate | m.r.bate@exeter.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Glasgow | School of Geographical & Earth Science | 2 | Prof Martin Lee | martin.lee@glasgow.ac.uk | ||
| Glasgow | School of Physics and Astronomy | 5 | Prof Martin Hendry | head-physics-school@glasgow.ac.uk | 24 July | |
| Heriot Watt | School of Engineering and Phys Sci | 1 | Prof Steve McLaughlin | s.mcLaughlin@hw.ac.uk | ||
| Heriot Watt | School of Maths and Comp Sci | 1 | Prof Richard Szabo | r.j.szabo@hw.ac.uk | 21 August | |
| Hertfordshire | School of Physics, Astronomy & Mathematics | 3 | Prof Martin Hardcastle | m.j.hardcastle@herts.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Hull | Centre for Astrophysics | 1 | Prof Brad Gibson | Brad.gibson@hull.ac.uk | 10 August | |
| Imperial | Department of Earth Science and Engineering | 1 | Prof Gareth Collins | g.collins@imperial.ac.uk | 7 August | |
| Imperial | Department of Physics | 8 | Louise Hayward | l.hayward@imperial.ac.uk | 30 July | |
| Imperial | John Adams Institute | 3 |
Imperial: Louise Hayward Royal Holloway: Prof Véronique Boisvert Oxford: Jenny Woods |
Fellowships@physics.ox.ac.uk | ||
| Keele | Physics & Astrophysics | 2 | Prof Coel Hellier | c.hellier@keele.ac.uk | No deadline | |
| Kent | School of Physical Sciences | 1 | Dr James Urquhart | j.s.urquhart@kent.ac.uk | 10 August | |
| King’s College | Department of Maths | 2 | Dr Dionysios Anninos | j.s.urquhart@kent.ac.uk | 20 July | |
| King’s College | Department of Physics | 3 | Prof Nick Mavromatos | nikolaos.mavromatos@kcl.ac.uk | 9 July | |
| Lancaster | Cockcroft Institute | 4 | Prof Peter Ratoff | p.ratoff@cockroft.ac.uk | 10 August | |
| Lancaster | Physics | 3 | Prof Manus Hayne | m.hayne@lancaster.ac.uk | 24 July | |
| Leeds | School of Chemistry | 1 | Prof Dwayne Heard | d.e.heard@leeds.ac.uk | 24 July | |
| Leeds | Department of Applied Maths | 2 | Prof Steven Tobias | s.m.tobias@leeds.ac.uk | 24 July | |
| Leeds | School of Physics and Astronomy | 1 | Dr Stuart Lumsden | s.l.lumsden@leeds.ac.uk | 15 July | |
| Leicester | Physics and Astronomy | 5 | Dr Leigh Fletcher | leigh.fletcher@le.ac.uk | 5 August | |
| Liverpool | Mathematical Science | 2 | Prof John Gracey | gracey@liverpool.ac.uk | No internal deadline | |
| Liverpool | Department of Physics | 4 | Prof Carsten Welsch | c.p.welsch@liverpool.ac.uk | Deadline passed | |
| Liverpool John Moores | Astrophysics Research Institute | 3 | Prof Ian McCarthy | i.g.mccarthy@ljmu.ac.uk | 7 August | |
| Manchester | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences | 2 | Prof Jamie Gilmour | jamie.gilmour@manchester.ac.uk | 14 August | |
| Manchester | School of Physics and Astronomy | 7 | Frank McGrory | Frank.McGrory@manchester.ac.uk | Deadline passed | |
| Natural History Museum | Earth Science Department | 1 | Prof Richard Herrington | r.herrington@nhm.ac.uk | ||
| Newcastle | Mathematics, Statistics & Physics | 2 | Dr Danielle Leonard | Danielle.Leonard@newcastle.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Northumbria | Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering | 1 | Prof James McLaughlin | james.a.mclaughlin@northumbria.ac.uk | 27 July | |
| Nottingham | School of Physics and Astronomy | 2 | Alfonso Aragon-Salamanca | Alfonso.Aragon@nottingham.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Open | Department of Physical Sciences | 4 | Dr Ian Franchi | ian.franchi.open.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Oxford | Department of Earth Sciences | 1 | Gavin Bird | Gavin.bird@earth.ox.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Oxford | Department of Physics | 10 | Jenny Woods | fellowships@physics.ox.ac.uk | 15 July | |
| Plymouth | Computing, Electronics & Mathematics | 1 | Antonio Rago | antonio.rago@plymouth.ac.uk | No internal deadline | |
| Portsmouth | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation | 2 | Prof David Wands | david.wands@port.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Queen Mary | School of Mathematical Sciences | 1 | Megan Liddle | megan.liddle@qmul.ac.uk | 17 July | |
| Queen Mary | School of Physics and Astronomy | 5 | Mrs Kati Schwab | k.schwab@qmul.ac.uk | 27 July | |
| Queens Belfast | School of Mathematics and Physics | 3 | Naoimh Mackel | mp.research@qub.ac.uk | 13 August | |
| Reading | Meteorology | 1 | Daniel Williamson | d.williamson@reading.ac.uk | Deadline passed | |
| Royal Holloway | Department of Physics | 2 | Prof Veronique Boisvert | Veronique.boisvert@rhul.ac.uk | 3 August | |
| Sheffield | Automatic Control and Systems Eng | 1 | Prof V Kadirkamanathan | acse-hod@sheffield.ac.uk | ||
| Sheffield | School of Mathematics and Statistics | 2 | Prof Carsten van de Bruck | |||
| Sheffield | Department of Physics and Astronomy | 3 | Prof Paul Crowther | paul.crowther@sheffield.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| Southampton | Mathematical Sciences | 2 | Professor Kostas Skenderis | k.skenderis@soton.ac.uk | No internal deadline | |
| Southampton | Physics and Astronomy | 3 | Prof Mark Sullivan | hodphys@soton.ac.uk | 31 July | |
| St Andrews | School of Mathematics and Statistics | 1 | Prof Alan Hood | awh@st-andrews.ac.uk | ||
| St Andrews | School of Physics and Astronomy | 2 | Dr Christiane Helling | ch80@st-andrews.ac.uk | ||
| STFC | PPD | 3 | Debbie Loader | PAPPDDIRECTOR@stfc.ac.uk | ||
| Strathclyde | Department of Physics | 1 | Prof Gail McConnell | g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk | ||
| Surrey | Department of Mathematics | 1 | Prof Ian Roulstone | i.roulstone@surrey.ac.uk | ||
| Surrey | Department of Physics | 3 |
Nuclear Physics: Astrophysics: |
a.gualandris@surrey.ac.uk |
5 August | |
| Sussex | Department of Physics and Astronomy | 4 | Prof Sebastian Jaeger | S.Jaeger@sussex.ac.uk | To ensure full consideration, candidates should apply by 31 July | |
| Swansea | Department of Physics | 2 | Prof Gert Aarts | g.aarts@swansea.ac.uk | 10 August | |
| UCL | MSSL | 3 | Philippa Elwell | p.elwell@ucl.ac.uk | 20 July | |
| UCL | Department of Physics and Astronomy | 5 | Prof Ruben Saakyan | r.saakyan@ucl.ac.uk | 15 July | |
| Warwick | Department of Physics | 3 | Prof. Boris Gaensicke | boris.gaensicke@warwick.ac.uk | 10 August | |
| West of Scotland | Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences | 1 | Prof J Smith | john.f.smith@uws.ac.uk | ||
| York | Department of Physics | 2 | Dr Alessandro Pastore | alessandro.pastore@york.ac.uk | 17 July |
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