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The University of Manchester - Department of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 24/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 Tax free stipend based on the UKVI rate for 2025/26 and tuition fees will be paid.
Closes 07 Jan
Closes 08 Dec
University of Exeter - Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Placed on: 24/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 per year
Closes 12 Jan
Oxford Brookes University - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Placed on: 24/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 per annum for 2025/26. UKRI rates for 2026/27 to be confirmed Fees: Covered up to international level by the University
Closes 30 Jan
The University of Edinburgh - School of GeoSciences
Placed on: 24/11/2025 Salary: Fully funded for 4 years which includes a stipend at UKRI rate, fees and basic research costs.
Closes 14 Dec
University of Exeter - Earth and Environmental Science
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: £20,780
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Earth and Environmental Science
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: £20,780
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Earth and Environmental Sciences
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: £20,780
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department: Ecology and Conservation
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 per year
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department: Ecology and Conservation
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 per year
Closes 12 Jan
Loughborough University - Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 02 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Public Health and Sport Sciences
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Public Health and Sport Sciences
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Psychology
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: FunUK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Health and Community Sciences
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Health and Community Sciences
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Geography
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: Funding Comment ( less than 100 characters ) UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Psychology
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of St Andrews - Business School
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 20 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
University of Exeter - Department of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate
Closes 12 Jan
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