Engineering

Entry requirements

Suitable for graduates in engineering and related subject areas such as physics, mathematics, earth sciences and computer science.

For entry requirements for this course, please visit: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research/programmes/programme/engineering

Months of entry

January, April, July, October

Course content

We internationally renowned for our research and are a friendly supportive School with a diverse range of students from across the world. We pride ourselves on our multidisciplinary approach to research and organise our research into five priority research areas:

• Advanced manufacturing
• Civil infrastructure
• Compound semiconductors and applications
• Engineering for health
• Sustainable energy

We offer a 3 year PhD programme and a 1 year MPhil degree programme.

Distinctive features

• A world renowned reputation for research and research impact (REF 2021).
• Teaching and demonstrating opportunities across our undergraduate teaching programme.
• Strong links with other institutions, research organisations, industry and business.
• A wide range of funded studentships are available.
• State-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities and modern laboratories.
• Our research income currently exceeds £10 million from public and private sectors and supports innovative research in traditional and emerging areas.

Information for international students

We bring the brightest minds from all parts of the world to collaborate on tough problems, learn from each other and advance our knowledge across a range of inspiring subjects. Please visit https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/international

Fees and funding

There are a wide range of PhD studentships available each year and we are part of the EPSRC Water Informatics Centre for Doctoral Training which provides research studentships.

We provide financial support to every PhD student to enable you to attend training activities, and to purchase basic equipment needed for your research.

For information about fees and funding, please visit: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research/programmes/programme/engineering