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PhD Sensors, Signals and Systems at Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Full-time PhD research at the Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems in Edinburgh, covering sensors, system design, manufacturing and test, and information processing, with links to Centres for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Autonomous Systems and in Embedded Intelligence.

Faculty: School of Engineering and Physical Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems (ISSS)  |  Intake: Varied  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Research programmes include Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Biomedical Signal Processing and Imaging, Radar, Sonar, Lidar and Array Processing, Sensor Design and Packaging, Microwave Antennas and Filters, Microfabrication and Laser Processing, Embedded Intelligence and Wireless Communications.

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Entry requirements

Applicants contact the Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems to discuss entry. English language requirements apply to applicants for whom English is not a first language.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year. Scotland fee, full time Source

International applicants: GBP 27,080 a year. International fee, full time Source

Intake: Varied

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