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Degree awarded: Doctor of Philosophy

Duration: 36 Months. [Full-Time]

Entry requirements: Applicants would usually be expected to have a 1st or upper 2nd class honours degree and an MSc degree Merit or Distinction (or an equivalent overseas qualification) in a mathematical subject. In some research areas a background in physics, engineering or computer science is also acceptable.

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): £16,500
PhD (part-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): £1,950
International students (per annum): £8,250

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:

Together with EPSRC and other national funding sources, the School currently provides financial support to some 60 postgraduate students every year. EPSRC DTA research studentships are available in all areas for UK and EU students. Students who are normally resident in the EU but not in the UK are eligible for EPSRC PhD studentships, but the awards in such cases currently cover only the course fees, not maintenance stipends.

I addition, about eight School scholarships are also available each year to PhD students. PhD students may also have the opportunity to help in teaching undergraduate examples classes, for which they are paid.

For details of all available awards, please visit the School's website.

Academic department: School of Mathematics

Contact email: pg-maths@manchester.ac.uk

Contact telephone: +44 (0)161 275 5802 / 0176

How to apply: Apply online

Course options

	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time distance learning	Part-time distance learning
PhD	Y	Y	N	N

Course description

The School of Mathematics has an outstanding research reputation. The research facilities include one of the finest libraries in the country, the John Rylands University Library. This library has recently made a very large commitment of resources to providing comprehensive online facilities for the free use of the University's research community. Postgraduate students in the School benefit from direct access to all the Library electronic resources from their offices.

Many research seminars are held in the School on a weekly basis and allow staff and research students to stay in touch with the latest developments in their fields. The School is one of the lead partners in the MAGIC project and research students can attend any of the postgraduate courses offered by the MAGIC consortium

Opportunities for PhD research are available in a wide range of topics in Applied Mathematics. For some of the available areas of possible PhD or M.Phil research see the current Applied Mathematics research areas. For more details about the specific projects, please contact the relevant individual members of staff or get in touch with the Applied Mathematics Postgraduate Admissions Tutor.

Open days

We will be holding a Postgraduate Open Day in the School of Mathematics, Alan Turing Building. For more information and registration details, please visit School website.

Full entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: Applicants would usually be expected to have a 1st or upper 2nd class honours degree and an MSc degree Merit or Distinction (or an equivalent overseas qualification) in a mathematical subject. In some research areas a background in physics, engineering or computer science is also acceptable.

English language: Students whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 in writing and no module less than 5.5 (or a recognised equivalent qualification).

Students should normally have a minimum of IELTS 5.0 or equivalent prior to application.

Other international entry requirements: We accept a range of qualifications from different countries. For these and general requirements including English language see entry requirements from your country.

Deferrals

Admissions staff will decide whether to offer places to applicants for deferred entry on their courses and you should not assume that they will grant all such requests. If you request deferral for more than one year, you would normally be required to re-apply, as your chosen course, and your suitability for it, would change over time. English Language test results can only be considered to be current for two years from the test date.

Re-applications

If you applied in the previous year and your application was not successful you may apply again. Your application will be considered against the standard course entry criteria for that year of entry. In your new application you should demonstrate how your application has improved. We may draw upon all information from your previous applications or any previous registrations at the University as a student when assessing your suitability for your chosen course.If you are applying for a place for the same year of entry through UCAS Extra, you should provide additional evidence of your suitability for the course. If you are applying through clearing you are required to meet the clearing requirements. In both UCAS Extra and clearing the places will be subject to availability.

Facilities

The School of Mathematics is the largest in the UK with an outstanding research reputation and facilities.

Disability support

Practical support and advice for current students and applicants is available from the Disability Support Office. Email: disability@manchester.ac.uk

Academic department

School of Mathematics

Academic department overview

See: School of Mathematics

Related research

The Applied Mathematics Unit has a long-standing international reputation for its research. Our research activity is led by fourteen professors with expertise in a range of topics, including Combustion Theory and Bushfires; Computational Mechanics and Biomechanics; Granular Flow; Dynamical Systems; Financial Mathematics; High Speed Fluid Dynamics; Inverse Problems; Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing and Waves.

RAE2008 (UoA 21) highlights

An active research group of 31 permanent staff working with 14 postdoctoral researchers, 42 PhD research students and 49 MSc students. The MAGIC doctoral student training network is being coordinated by Manchester.
Significant success in the award of EPSRC Fellowships including five Advanced Fellows and four Postdoctoral Fellows awarded in the census period.
More than 7.6M pounds awarded since RAE2001, including 1.75M for the CICADA initiative.
Three of our researchers have been designated Highly Cited Researchers at ISIHighlyCited.com.

Applied Mathematics at Manchester has a strong tradition for research excellence, with past leadership provided by Sir Horace Lamb FRS, Sydney Chapman FRS, Edward Milne FRS, Douglas Hartree FRS, Sydney Goldstein FRS, Sir James Lighthill FRS, Fritz Ursell FRS and Robin Bullough. BAMC'08 is the fiftieth anniversary of the first British Theoretical Mechanics Colloquium which was held in Manchester in 1959.

Contact details

Telephone: +44 (0)161 275 5802 / 0176

Facsimile: +44 (0)161 306 3669

Email: pg-maths@manchester.ac.uk

Website: www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgadmission/