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Postgraduate study

The School's postgraduate taught and research programmes are academically challenging and forward-thinking, tuned to the needs of today's and tomorrow's world and guided by the innovators and managers of top-rank companies.

We can provide opportunities to help students from a variety of science, engineering and management backgrounds meet their ambitions, whether in aerospace, automobiles, defence, security, architecture, retailing, and much more.

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PhD projects and studentships

Find out more from our list of available research projects. Apply now for one of our EPSRC-funded PhD studentships. Awards are made on a competitive basis and are linked to cutting-edge research projects.


Materials Student

Student and Alumni profiles

"I find online distance-learning to be an excellent mode of study for me and for those in full time employment. The Manchester course forum and content are very well presented, documented and easy to access." Robert Robinson, MSc Corrosion Control Engineering by online distance learning.

Get first hand experiences of our postgraduate programmes and on life after you graduate by reading our Student profiles and Alumni profiles.


Postgraduate Prospectus

Postgraduate brochure

Download our latest postgraduate prospectus here to learn more about our range of PG opportunities.



TEDDI

Research focus:
Tomographic Energy Dispersive Diffraction Imaging

Scientists at the University have developed a new X-ray technique that uses the multiple wavelengths of X-rays (or colour) to create an image. This extra information can be used to specifically identify the material that scattered the X-ray beam. Read more.

Find out more about research in Ceramics and Glasses Research Group