Overview
This Civil Engineering (Water Resources) PhD programme from Newcastle University has a successful research group that focuses on water resources. Our mission is to foster, promote and conduct research of international quality. This means that we attract high quality graduates and researchers and train them to international standards.Our research themes during Engineering (Water Resources) course offered at Newcastle University include:
- catchment hydrology and sustainable management
- flood risk and coastal management
- climate change impacts and adaptation
We supervise MPhil and PhD students in the following areas:
- flow and transport processes in surface and subsurface systems. This includes river mechanics and contaminant and sediment transport
- planning and control of hydraulic networks
- sustainable management of the water environment, including urban, rural agricultural and forestry environments
- climate change impact assessment, including flood risk
- environmental hazard assessment and mitigation, including landslide hazard
- integrated surface and groundwater pollution controls
- integrated assessment of coupled natural, technological and human systems
Our research has access to facilities and centres within the Newcastle Institute for Sustainability:
- Water Resource Systems Research Laboratory
- Centre for Earth Systems Engineering Research (CESER)
- Centre for Land Use and Water Resources Research (CLUWRR)
Programme Structure
The programme profile details academic subject information. Support is available through our:
- Postgraduate Researcher Development Programme
- Doctoral training centres
- Research Student Support Team
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
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- There is no application closing date for this course. We suggest international students apply at least two months before the course starts.
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Disciplines
Civil Engineering & Construction View 59 other PhDs in Civil Engineering & Construction in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject, such as:
- engineering
- geography
- geology
- chemistry
- mathematics
biology
- To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.
Tuition Fee
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International
29800 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 29800 GBP per year during 36 months.
- International students Full time:£29,800 - £39,300
Living costs for Newcastle upon Tyne
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Funding
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