PhD Civil Engineering at University of Manchester

Engineer the infrastructure of a changing world. Civil engineering research at The University of Manchester covers structural engineering, geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering, hydraulic and fluid dynamics, material behaviour, and computational modelling and dynamics of structures. As a postgraduate researcher, you'll work within the Department of Civil Engineering and Management and, depending on your project, may use facilities including the Henry Royce Institute, bp-ICAM and the national laboratories of UKCRIC to investigate how structures perform under extreme conditions.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering  |  Department: Department of Civil Engineering and Management  |  Duration: 3-4 Years FT, or equivalent PT study  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Research in civil engineering and management covers five broad areas: Energy and environmental engineering Engineering management Geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering Structural safety and resilience Tyndall Centre – interdisciplinary research on climate action and sustainability. Our postgraduate research programmes in civil engineering and management offer the opportunity to study in a multi-disciplinary team alongside leading academics in the field, as well as from mechanical and aerospace engineering research areas including: Aerospace engineering Innovative manufacturing Nuclear engineering Solid mechanics Thermofluids Our postgraduate research programmes in civil engineering...

Career pathways

Undertaking a PhD in civil engineering and management is both challenging and rewarding. Not only does it provide you with the opportunity to strengthen your research ability but it will also help you to develop a much wider range of skills, required to develop your career in business and industry or in research and an academic environment.

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