Overview

About the programme

Without the need for any central control or mediator, blockchains allow us to rethink applications in a decentralised way, providing a provenance protocol for sharing data across disparate semi-trusting organisations.

The Open University UK Blockchains and Decentralised Systems group explores the potential for this in healthcare, education, scholarly research, Internet-of-Things, self-sovereign identity and data, and social justice, and welcome research ideas in these or any novel areas.

Programme Structure

Potential research projects:

Blockchains and decentralised data analytics for verified personal data
Blockchain for education
Verified personal health records and privacy
Decentralising scholarship using blockchains
Blockchains and the digitally-disadvantaged

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00

More details

Application period: January to April

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) View 27 other PhDs in Information Technology (IT) in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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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 Fee

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International

15456 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15456 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4712 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Milton Keynes

848 - 1345 GBP /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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