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Qualification
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Location
Cardiff University
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
APR
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Duration
3 years
Course summary
The School of Engineering is committed to providing the best possible environment for our research students including excellent facilities, teaching staff who are internationally recognised, and a supportive environment for our students.
Overview
We are 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.
Programme aims
- Develop research skills through a programme of in-depth study.
- Develop expertise in appropriate methods of research and enquiry.
- Produce high quality research outputs which demonstrate critical judgement.
- Produce a thesis (PhD thesis approx. 80,000 words).
Distinctive features
- We have a world renowned reputation for research and the impact of that research (REF 2014).
- Teaching opportunities – we offer a range of teaching and demonstrating opportunities across our undergraduate teaching programme.
- We have strong links with other institutions and research organisations as well as industry and business.
- A wide range of funded studentships are available.
Our research income currently exceeds £10 million from public and private sectors and supports innovative research in traditional and emerging areas.
State-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities and modern laboratories.
Tuition fees
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information

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University League Table
27th
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Campus address
Cardiff University, PO Box 921, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 3XQ, Wales
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
19th out of 28 3
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Entry standards
/ Max 228154 68%13th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10087.0 87%9th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.96 74%20th
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