PhD Civil Engineering 48 months PHD Programme By University of Bristol |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 51-100QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

26,700 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

31 Jul, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Civil and Structural

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our multidisciplinary research addresses the global need for delivering long-term, sustainable performance of existing and new infrastructure systems. We are leaders in modelling and managing the impacts of extreme natural and human hazards, such as earthquakes, climate change, flooding, industrial processes, traffic and crowds.



Our application studies range from complete national and regional systems (such as national hydrological models, water systems, electricity and transport networks) through individual artefacts (such as nuclear facilities, offshore wind farms, underground services, dams, long-span bridges and buildings), down to local scale buckling models of reinforcing bars in concrete or mechanical characterisation of small-scale soil elements.



Much of our research requires numerical and experimental investigations across the length scales, from micro and macro to large, from particulate to continuum. It also includes monitoring of prototypes, for example, the dynamics of cable-stayed bridges such as the Second Severn Crossing, analysis of deep excavations and flood prediction based on real-time radar detection of rainfall.



We collaborate widely with academic and industrial partners from across the engineering, science and social science disciplines, and from around the world.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Civil and Structural

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our multidisciplinary research addresses the global need for delivering long-term, sustainable performance of existing and new infrastructure systems. We are leaders in modelling and managing the impacts of extreme natural and human hazards, such as earthquakes, climate change, flooding, industrial processes, traffic and crowds.



Our application studies range from complete national and regional systems (such as national hydrological models, water systems, electricity and transport networks) through individual artefacts (such as nuclear facilities, offshore wind farms, underground services, dams, long-span bridges and buildings), down to local scale buckling models of reinforcing bars in concrete or mechanical characterisation of small-scale soil elements.



Much of our research requires numerical and experimental investigations across the length scales, from micro and macro to large, from particulate to continuum. It also includes monitoring of prototypes, for example, the dynamics of cable-stayed bridges such as the Second Severn Crossing, analysis of deep excavations and flood prediction based on real-time radar detection of rainfall.



We collaborate widely with academic and industrial partners from across the engineering, science and social science disciplines, and from around the world.

Admission Requirements

67+
6.5+
85+
3.3+
PhD applicants must hold/achieve a minimum of a master's degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant discipline. Applicants without a master's qualification may be considered on an exceptional basis, provided they hold a first class undergraduate degree. Please note, acceptance will also depend on readiness to pursue a research degree.

31 Jul 2025
4 Years
Sep

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

Domestic
4,850 GBP
International
26,700 GBP

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