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Engineering

PhD Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London

Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The Department of Earth Science and Engineering admits about 40 PhD students each year across planetary science, environmental science, solid earth science, climate science, subsurface geoscience and engineering, alternative energy systems, mineral extraction and computational science and engineering.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering  |  Department: Department of Earth Science and Engineering  |  Duration: 3-4 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Doctoral research on an advertised project or a topic agreed with a potential supervisor; some projects are funded through research grants, university scholarships or Centres for Doctoral Training.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants need an undergraduate degree in a field appropriate to the intended PhD research, at upper second-class or equivalent; an Earth sciences degree is not required. Applicants should contact a faculty member to discuss the research topic before submitting an online application.

Duration: 3-4 years full-time; 5-6 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://myimperial.powerappsportals.com/

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