Materials Engineering, Ph.D. / M.Phil. 36 months PHD Program By Swansea University |Top Universities
Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

23,100 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

15 Apr, 2025Application Deadline

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Start dates: PhD/MPhil - 1st October, 1st January, 1st April & 1st July.


With our main research strengths of aerospace materials, environmental materials and steel technology, Swansea University provides an excellent base for your research as a PhD or MPhil student in Materials Engineering .


To find out more about the world-leading research that we do visit the Materials Research Centre website.


Recent PhD theses supervised in the area of Materials Engineering at Swansea University include


  • Bioinspired investigation via x-ray computed micromography
  • Characterisation of Compressor Abradable Systems 
  • Validation of a high integrity/repair process for aerospace materials 
  • Constitutive behaviour in turbine disc alloys
  • Investigating the dwell crack growth and creep resistance behaviour of next generation nickel disc alloys
  • Addressing the scale up challenges of solid state mesoscopic solar cells
  • Low cost dye sensitized solar cells on metal substrates 
  • Role of environment and its effects on high temperature corrosion-fatigue life in nickel based superalloys

Find out more about some of the academic staff supervising theses in these areas in our Directory of Expertise .

Program overview

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Start dates: PhD/MPhil - 1st October, 1st January, 1st April & 1st July.


With our main research strengths of aerospace materials, environmental materials and steel technology, Swansea University provides an excellent base for your research as a PhD or MPhil student in Materials Engineering .


To find out more about the world-leading research that we do visit the Materials Research Centre website.


Recent PhD theses supervised in the area of Materials Engineering at Swansea University include


  • Bioinspired investigation via x-ray computed micromography
  • Characterisation of Compressor Abradable Systems 
  • Validation of a high integrity/repair process for aerospace materials 
  • Constitutive behaviour in turbine disc alloys
  • Investigating the dwell crack growth and creep resistance behaviour of next generation nickel disc alloys
  • Addressing the scale up challenges of solid state mesoscopic solar cells
  • Low cost dye sensitized solar cells on metal substrates 
  • Role of environment and its effects on high temperature corrosion-fatigue life in nickel based superalloys

Find out more about some of the academic staff supervising theses in these areas in our Directory of Expertise .

Admission Requirements

3.3+
6.5+
MPhil: Applicants for MPhil must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) in Engineering or similar relevant science discipline. 
PhD: Applicants for PhD must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) in Engineering or similar relevant science discipline. 

15 Apr 2025
3 Years
Jan
Apr

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Tuition Fee

Domestic Students

4,786 GBP
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International Students

23,100 GBP
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Scholarships

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