PhD/EngD Enquiries and Admissions
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 2668
Email: pgfree@soton.ac.uk
Website: www.soton.ac.uk/engineering/postgraduate/research_degrees.page
You will study under the supervision of a team of academic staff and become a full member of one of our nine research groups. Elements of formal training include communication skills and project management; data handling and analysis; library and information retrieval. You will also choose two technical modules from appropriate MEng/MSc programmes. You will register initially for an MPhil, with conditional later transfer to PhD.
Key facts
Entry requirements: Upper second-class honours degree or equivalent
Duration: 3 years (full-time)
Assessment: Thesis
Start date: October
Intake: 70
Applying: University application form with transcripts
Closing date: Typically 1 August, but studentship decisions are made in mid March and then on a rolling basis until all funds are allocated (www.soton.ac.uk/engineering/postgraduate/fees_and_funding.page)
Funding: DTI; EPSRC doctoral and collaborative training accounts; partial studentships; research contracts with industry. All research projects have a limited research training and support grant to cover equipment usage, research consumables, travel, textbooks, etc.(http://www.soton.ac.uk/engineering/postgraduate/research_degrees/degrees/current_funded_projects.page)
Fees: See programme fees page
Careers: BAE Systems; British Maritime Technology; European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company; European Space Operations Centre; Halliburton; Jaguar and Ford; Lloyd’s Register of Shipping; QinetiQ; Rolls-Royce plc; further research
Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering