Mechanical Engineering MPhil/PhD

You are encouraged to identify and contact potential supervisors before submitting a formal application. It is important that you find a supervisor who shares the same research interest and expectations and is available to take a new student. Supervisors in our department welcome emails enquiring about your potential MPhil/PhD study. Our People page allows you to easily find academic researchers working in areas in which you might want to do further study. There, you will also find information about our current research students and what they are working on. Applications for self-funded PhDs are accepted throughout the year. A number of funded PhD research projects are offered each year and these have specific deadlines and start dates dictated by funding arrangements. See our Vacancies and Studentships page for details of all current funded PhD projects offered in Mechanical Engineering.

You are encouraged to identify and contact potential supervisors before submitting a formal application. It is important that you find a supervisor who shares the same research interest and expectations and is available to take a new student.

You are encouraged to identify and contact potential supervisors before submitting a formal application. It is important that you find a supervisor who shares the same research interest and expectations and is available to take a new student. Supervisors in our department welcome emails enquiring about your potential MPhil/PhD study. Our People page allows you to easily find academic researchers working in areas in which you might want to do further study. There, you will also find information about our current research students and what they are working on. Applications for self-funded PhDs are accepted throughout the year. A number of funded PhD research projects are offered each year and these have specific deadlines and start dates dictated by funding arrangements. See our Vacancies and Studentships page for details of all current funded PhD projects offered in Mechanical Engineering.

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