{"id":205,"date":"2026-08-01T23:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2026-08-02T11:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:04:26","slug":"phd-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/study\/phd-students\/phd-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listed below are the research projects available for October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Informal enquiries are encouraged and should be directed to the <a href=\"mailto:stem-ms-phd@open.ac.uk\">Postgraduate Research Tutor<\/a>. Please ensure you read the <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/study\/phd-students\/guide-for-applicants\/\">Guide for applicants<\/a> to check whether your question has already been answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pure Mathematics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/phd-project-substitutions-countable-alphabets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Substitutions on countable alphabets<\/a>, supervisors: <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/dan-rust\">Dr Dan Rust<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/vasiliki-evdoridou\">Dr Vasiliki Evdoridou<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applied Mathematics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/phd-project-hydrodynamic-interactions-microswimmers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hydrodynamic interactions of active microswimmers in surfactant layers<\/a>, supervisors: <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/abdallah-daddi-moussa-ider\">Dr Abdallah Daddi-Moussa-Ider<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/elsen-tjhung\">Dr Elsen Tjhung<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/phd-project-collective-navigation-microswimmers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collective navigation of micro-swimmers: principles for optimal targeting in complex environments<\/a>, supervisors: <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/abdallah-daddi-moussa-ider\">Dr Abdallah Daddi-Moussa-Ider<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/elsen-tjhung\">Dr Elsen Tjhung<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/phd-project-feynman-diagram-nonequilibrium-liquids.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feynman diagram approach to the structure and dynamics of nonequilibrium liquids<\/a>, supervisors: <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/elsen-tjhung\">Dr Elsen Tjhung<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/marc-pradas\">Dr Marc Pradas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/phd-project-anisotropic-particles-fluid-interfaces.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bridging microscopic and hydrodynamic theories of anisotropic particles at fluid\u2013fluid interfaces<\/a>, supervisors: <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/elsen-tjhung\">Dr Elsen Tjhung<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/abdallah-daddi-moussa-ider\">Dr Abdallah Daddi-Moussa-Ider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mathematics Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/phd-project-emerging-quantitative-literacies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emerging quantitative literacies in school \u2013 where and for whom?<\/a>, supervisors: <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/vinay-kathotia\">Dr Vinay Kathotia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/cathy-smith\">Professor Cathy Smith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listed below are the research projects available for October 2026. Informal enquiries are encouraged and should be directed to the Postgraduate Research Tutor. Please ensure you read the Guide for applicants to check whether your question has already been answered. Pure Mathematics Substitutions on countable alphabets, supervisors: Dr Dan Rust and Dr Vasiliki Evdoridou Applied [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":54,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"unity_related_person":[],"unity_sdg":[],"unity_research_theme":[],"unity_strategic_priority":[],"unity_enabler":[],"unity_general_category":[],"unity_stem_unit":[],"unity_related_project":[],"unity_related_archived_project":[],"unity_related_event":[],"class_list":["post-205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205\/revisions\/229"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"unity_related_person","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_related_person?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"unity_sdg","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_sdg?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"unity_research_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_research_theme?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"unity_strategic_priority","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_strategic_priority?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"unity_enabler","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_enabler?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"unity_general_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_general_category?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"unity_stem_unit","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_stem_unit?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"unity_related_project","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_related_project?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"unity_related_archived_project","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_related_archived_project?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"unity_related_event","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/mathematics-and-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unity_related_event?post=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}