Aerosol Science (PhD) at University of Bristol

Aerosol science, the study of airborne particles from the nanometre to the millimetre scale, has been increasingly in the public consciousness in recent years, particularly due to the role played by aerosols in the transmission of COVID-19. Vaccines and medications for treating lung and systemic diseases can be delivered by aerosol inhalation, and aerosols are widely used in agricultural and consumer products. Aerosols are a key mediator of poor air quality and respiratory and cardiac health outcomes.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Chemistry  |  Duration: Up to four years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In year one, you will undertake cohort-based training in aerosol science based at the University of Bristol. A taught programme in months one to seven will encompass training in: Core Aerosol Science Computational and data tools Impact and translation Environment and communication Transdisciplinary and Context-Based Learning. Training will be provided by academic supervisors from the eight participating universities (Bristol, Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Hertfordshire, Imperial, Manchester or Surrey) and by partners from the approximately 90 industrial and government sector organisations supporting the centre.

Career pathways

Aerosol science is core to a broad range of disciplines - from drug delivery to the lungs, to disease transmission, aerosol routes to the manufacture of new materials, combustion, air quality and climate change, and the delivery of consumer and agricultural products. This programme equips students to enter careers in any of these areas in which a knowledge of aerosol science is important, spanning industry, government, the public sector and NGOs.

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