Overview
Why Oxford Brookes University?
We offer an outstanding experience for Engineering research students with the following benefits:- You will carry out research alongside talented academics working in similar fields
- While you engage in your own research, you have opportunities to interact with a dynamic research environment that is actively engaged in consultancy projects, teaching and writing funding proposals
- Students benefit from links with the wider faculty
- 24-hour access to research rooms, laboratories and computer suites providing access to specialist software such as CATIA, SolidWorks, GT Power, ANSYS, MATLAB, Mathcad, Star CCM+, Star CCM ICE, Adams, LS Dyna, Gabi 5, SAS and SPP
- Opportunity to participate in design and build of Formula Student cars for competition at Silverstone, and other circuits in Germany, Austria, Italy, and elsewhere
- A taught research training course that caters for both full and part-time study
- A wide variety of optional training courses, student events, lectures and other opportunities delivered in-house
- All students are allocated a Director of Studies and generally two other supervisors who they meet with regularly
- A range of personal support that includes access to a wide range of staff who are available for consultation
- Students benefit from automatic membership of the Faculty's Doctoral Training Programme
Programme Structure
Research groups include:
- Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Transport
- Cycle Mobility Group
- Electronics and Instrumentation Group
- Engine Modelling Team (EMT)
- High Voltage and Energy Storage (HVES)
- Modelling, Risk and Design for Reliability
- Mechanics, Materials and Design (MMD)
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- It is recommended that you apply at least 6 months in advance to allow time for your application to be processed (UK/EU applicants: no less than 4-6 weeks).
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Disciplines
General Engineering & Technology View 120 other PhDs in General Engineering & Technology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Entry requirement: a recent master’s degree in a discipline appropriate to the proposed research. The master’s needs to have included research training and a research project.
- In exceptional cases, applicants who have a good honours degree (or equivalent) may apply for direct registration to a PhD if they have appropriate research or professional experience at postgraduate level which has resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of accomplishment. An unpublished master’s dissertation would not suffice in this instance.
Tuition Fee
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International
16300 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 16300 GBP per year during 24 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Oxford
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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