Nuclear Engineering PhD

Degree awarded: Doctor of Philosophy PhD

Duration: 36 months full time / 72 months part time

Entry requirements:

A student may be admitted to a PhD degree only if an appropriate research environment is available for the duration of the degree. This should include the availability of appropriate academic staff to provide supervision and training, other research-support staff, research facilities and learning resources.

Applicants for admission will normally hold a Bachelors degree or equivalent qualification, a Masters Degree or equivalent qualification, or both. The level of attainment for the Bachelor's degree will normally be equivalent to that of a First Class or Upper Second Class Honours UK Bachelor's degree. Some areas of study may require a Master's level qualification in a relevant discipline for admission to a PhD.

Professional qualifications other than a Bachelor's Degree and/or relevant and appropriate experience may be taken into account for entry to a PhD degree.

Applicants for admission to PhD who do not meet the above criteria, but who hold a Bachelor's degree with Lower Second Class Honours or equivalent qualification, may be admitted to the degree of MPhil in the first instance. Following completion of one year's registration, candidates will be required to demonstrate, through a formal progress report and meeting that they have achieved a satisfactory performance in terms of a standard consistent with the award of the degree of MPhil, in order to be allowed to progress to year two of PhD registration. 

Course fees: For entry in the academic year beginning September 2013, the tuition fees are as follows:

• PhD (full-time)
  UK/EU students (per annum): £3,900
  International students (per annum): Standard £16,500, Band 1 £18,100, Band 2 £18,800, Band 3 £20,200
• PhD (part-time)
  UK/EU students (per annum): £1,950
  International students (per annum): Standard £8,250, Low £9,050, Medium £9,400, High £10,100

Please note for the majority of projects where experimentation requires further resource: higher fee bands (where quoted) will be charged rather than the base rate for supervision, administration and computational costs. The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive and, therefore, you will not be required to pay any additional bench fees or administration costs.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of the course for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees. Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your project.

Scholarships/sponsorships:

Funding Opportunities

Related website: www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/

Academic department: School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Contact email: michelle.l.ringwood@manchester.ac.uk

Contact telephone: + 44 (0)161 275 4345

How to apply: Apply online