PhD Computer Science at University of Kent

A research PhD in the School of Computing at Canterbury, producing an original contribution in the chosen field under a supervisor and a three-member supervisory panel. Students join active research groups and take part in seminar series and an annual postgraduate conference.

Faculty: School of Computing  |  Department: School of Computing  |  Duration: 3 to 4 years full-time, 6 to 7 years part-time  |  Intake: September, January, April  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time (Canterbury)  |  Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Weekly first-year research workshops on accessing and reviewing literature, writing and presenting; transferable skills workshops; research group seminars; and teaching development courses for students who teach undergraduates. Research strengths include systems security, programming languages, communications and computational intelligence.

Career pathways

Many research students continue in academia; graduates also work in software engineering, mobile applications development, systems analysis, consultancy, networking, finance and insurance, engineering, education, government and healthcare, at employers such as BAE Systems, Cisco, IBM, The Walt Disney Company, Citigroup and BT.

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