Overview

The Superconductivity - Enabling Transformative Technologies programme offered by University of Oxford's aim is to train you with the essential multidisciplinary skills required to support the growing UK superconductivity industry and develop the transformative technologies needed to engineer Net-Zero, improved healthcare, and quantum devices.

Features

The CDT brings together graduate superconductivity training at the Universities of Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge across their Physics, Materials, Engineering and Chemistry departments.
The CDT has partnerships with several major companies which use superconducting technology as well as with international large-scale facilities. This new centre will form a nucleus for the entire UK superconductivity community, offering training and networking opportunities to those in the wider ecosystem.
The Superconductivity CDT will train a new generation of superconductivity scientists to make substantial contributions in the development of transformative technologies through six closely connected themes.

Programme Structure

Curriculum

Materials design for large scale applications. Materials selection, manufacturing, control of microstructure in technological superconductors, joints, wires/tapes and bulks, key properties and future prospects for commercial products and engineering sectors.
High field magnet applications of superconductors. Magnet design considerations including quench protection, cable design etc, magnets for fusion, MRI/NMR; accelerators / high energy Physics, high field research magnets, proton therapy.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-10 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

A first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in one of the areas aligned to the Superconductivity CDT, for example: Physics, Chemistry, Materials, or Engineering.
For applicants with a bachelor's degree from the USA, the minimum overall GPA that is normally required to meet the undergraduate-level requirement is 3.5 out of 4.0.
Details of any publications. (Many candidates with no peer-reviewed publications receive offers each year).
Research or professional experience in areas aligned with the proposed supervisors' research interests.
Depending on the project, evidence of training in scientific computer programming or related numerical techniques.
Previous experience in a scientific or technical research environment.

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

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Non-residents

34700 GBP / year

≈ 34700 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

10470 GBP / year

≈ 10470 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part-time study:

Home: £5,235 per year
Overseas: £17,350 per year

Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

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