Aerospace Engineering (PhD, MSc by research) at University of Bristol

Aerospace engineering research at Bristol is organised via cross-faculty research groups with interests spanning four key areas: Fluid Flow and Aerodynamics Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) Dynamics and Control Robotics. This work is currently supported by at least 50 academic staff, more than 70 research staff and over 240 postgraduate students, plus a highly experienced administrative and technical support team. Aerospace engineering is a specific discipline involving experimental, numerical, theoretical and computational research which is later applied to aerospace-related problems, for example, fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, wind turbines and UAVs.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering  |  Department: School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering  |  Duration: MScR: up to two years full-time, up to four years years part-time PhD: up to four years full-time, up to eight years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: From September 2027  |  Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Career pathways

Graduates from the department leave with a breadth of technical and personal skills and expertise, far beyond their particular degree specialism. They progress into a wide variety of careers within engineering (for example, aerospace, automotive/motorsport, transportation, consulting engineering), academia, public services (for example, civil service, air traffic management) and commerce (for example, IT, finance).

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