The Department provides a highly stimulating environment for research students, attracting outstanding applicants from a variety of academic backgrounds ranging from a wide spectrum of engineering disciplines alongside physical, life and social sciences.
You will have the opportunity to study in a multi-disciplinary team alongside leading experts in the field as part of one of our dedicated research groups. Your research will be supported by access to our world leading experimental and computational facilities.
A world-class PhD
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A wealth of opportunities
Consistently top ranked
Imperial is ranked 2nd in the world. Year after year, our Department ranks among the world’s best. For Civil Engineering, we are currently:
For REF 2021, 75% of our research was considered 4 (highest rating), and the remaining 25% at 3 (Engineering).
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PhD Enquiries
Postgraduate Research (PhD) Office
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 5932
Email: civilphdadmin@imperial.ac.uk
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