Engineering & Materials · PhD
PhD in Engineering
PhD in Engineering pairs you with two supervisors and a research group from day one, with training, funding, and conference support built into the first year.
Tuition, first year
£9,800 home
£25,200 international
Estimate your net cost with scholarships on the tuition page.
Entry requirements
A research-proposal outline, two academic references, and a master's degree at merit level or above in a relevant field.
Where you study
Engineering & Materials on the Hillfort campus. Intakes: October.
See the campus map for buildings and access.
Curriculum
Module lists for the research training year. Full module descriptions live in the course catalogue sent with every offer.
| Module | Credits |
|---|---|
| Control & Instrumentation | 60 |
| Thermofluids | 60 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 60 |
| Group Design Project | 60 |
| Core Seminar Series | 60 |
| Module | Credits |
|---|---|
| Engineering Mathematics 2 | 60 |
| Design Studio 2 | 60 |
| Control & Instrumentation 2 | 60 |
| Group Design Project 2 | 60 |
| Core Seminar Series | 60 |
Careers and outcomes
Recent graduates of Engineering & Materials went into:
- Academic and research careers
- Industrial R&D
- Policy research
Median starting salary across Engineering & Materials graduates: £33,500.
Outcomes are surveyed six months after graduation; the full series is on the tuition and outcomes page.
View as a table
| Faculty | Median salary |
|---|---|
| Arts & Humanities | 27,000 |
| Business & Economics | 34,000 |
| Engineering & Materials | 33,500 |
| Health & Life Sciences | 31,000 |
| Science & Environment | 36,000 |
| Law & Society | 30,000 |
Research you can join
Institute for Materials & Manufacturing
Lighter structures, longer-lasting tooling, and recycling routes for composites, working from the foundry and clean room on the Hillfort campus.
Urban Mobility Research Unit
Buses, bikes, and the street as a system: sensing pilots and models that city engineers can run themselves.
Renewable Energy Systems Centre
Grid-scale storage, tidal array modelling, and the rural connections problem — tested on the energy loop that runs between both campuses.
Ready to apply?
Applications for the next intakes are open now, and the deadlines page counts down from today.