90 PhD programmes in General Engineering & Technology in United Kingdom

The Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis Solution for Rotating Machinery programme offered by Cranfield University focuses on condition-based maintenance, fault detection, and predictive assessment of rotating equipment.

Choose to study a research degree in Engineering offered at the University of Hull and benefit from a wide range of expertise, experience and facilities.

Be part of a diverse research community striving to push the boundaries of science and technology. The Engineering Doctorate (EngD) at WMG University of Warwick allows you to address current global challenges affecting industry today. 

The Engineering Design theme at The Open University UK addresses all stages of the engineering design process and links the properties of the products with the processes by which they are designed.

Throughout this Engineering programme at the University of Lincoln, students will have the chance to collaborate with industry on projects that can deliver tangible benefits to employers, the sector, and society. 

The Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science at The University of Manchester is a world leader in industrially relevant research and teaching in chemical engineering and related subjects. It offers this PhD in Multi-Scale Modelling.

Students in the Advanced Technology and Applications programme at University of Lincoln can benefit from specialist computational facilities, training programmes to enhance research skills, and support from dedicated academic supervisors. 

This four-year doctoral training programme in Aerosol Science at University of Cambridge  is part of the multi-institutional EPSRC Aerosol Science CDT and aims to provide scientists and engineers with a broad overview of the aerosol science sector in addition to in-depth training in detailed measurements, analysis and application approaches.

The Engineering programme at Cardiff Metropolitan University is structured to support a step-by-step change to solve problems and/or improve performance of an existing solution, leading to an original or significant change in practice for the Engineering Professions or Engineering organisations.

The Professional Doctorate (DProf) Programme in Reliability Engineering and Asset Management at The University of Manchester is a unique opportunity for practising engineers and professionals already working in industry to do applied research in the area of plant maintenance, reliability and asset management.

The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) at The University of Manchester is one of the largest groups in Britain dedicated not only to studying the history of science, technology and medicine but also science communication and medical humanities.

The Engineering programme offered by Swansea University combines the academic excellence associated with doctoral studies with direct industrial experience. Research is industry-led and focused on functional coatings, covering the full cycle of products from substrate preparation, formulation and functionalisation, to deposition, durability and end of life.

Science and Technology Policy Studies at the University of Sussex deals with subjects from science and technology capability building in developing countries to policy and regulation in energy and high technology industries to rethinking sustainable development.

The Engineering programme offered by King's College London investigates advanced technologies and interdisciplinary solutions for addressing complex industrial, environmental, and societal challenges.

Using a range of practice and theory based methods the Transtechnology Research group at University of Plymouth is concerned to make apparent evidence of human desire and cultural imperatives as they are manifested in the way that science and technology is practiced, innovated by entrepreneurs and interpreted by its users.

Superconductivity - Enabling Transformative Technologies at University of Cambridge is part of the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) programme in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies, led by the University of Bristol.

Musical Acoustics research at The Open University UK is carried out by PhD students working individually or in collaboration with the Group’s other PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and academic staff.

The Engineering program at University of Plymouth four year professional engineering doctorate provides an alternative to a traditional PhD, tailored for students who want a career in industry. 

The Engineering Biology programme offered by University of Oxford is a research-based course combining synthetic biology, engineering, and computing to develop real-world biotechnological solutions, with training in innovation, ethics, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

At SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, our research focuses on the direction, degree and impact of technological change. This Technology and Innovation Management programme is offered at the University of Sussex.