Overview

About the programme

Next generation video systems for instance, will offer more views, more pixels, greater interactive functionality and increasingly multisensory experiences like augmented and virtual reality.

Similarly, XG networks like 6G technology will offer intelligent connectivity and extend mobility into new multimedia domains driven by the integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning towards the vision of a hyperconnected society with everyone and everything connected.

This is the exciting backdrop in which the Networking and Communication Technologies Research Group at The Open University UK undertakes its research.

Programme Structure

Potential research projects:

NeXt Generation (XG) multimedia technologies
Cognitive Radio networks
5G and 6G wireless technologies
IoT, wireless sensor networks and mobile ad hoc network (MANET) security
Green wireless communications
Multimodal medical imaging
Distributed video coding
Remote image sensing of road surface quality
3D image/video inpainting and multi-view video coding
Clinical tracking of vulnerable patients in care scenarios

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting 2028-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

More details

Application period: January to April

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Communications Engineering View 6 other PhDs in Communications Engineering in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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94

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

10000 GBP / year

≈ 10000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

10000 GBP / year

≈ 10000 GBP / year

Additional Details

UK fee

Full-time: £5,006 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year

International fee

Full-time: £16,420 per year
Part-time: £8,210 per year

Living costs

Milton Keynes

United Kingdom

848 - 1345 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.