PhD training centres
We want to train our postgraduates to tackle society's big challenges in a way that draws on the talent and imagination housed across the College.
One way in which we do this is through our government-funded PhD training centres.
Imperial is the lead institution in 12 of the UK's 113 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-funded Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) – more than any other UK university.
We're also home to a number of Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), funded by other government research councils. This includes the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC); BBSRC funded PhD Studentships in the Biological Sciences; London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS) funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC); and Imperial College MRC DTP (Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership) Research Studentships.
For details of opportunities within our EPSRC-funded CDTs please use the relevant links below.
EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training:
Advanced Characterisation of Materials
Email: cdtacm@imperial.ac.uk
Training scientists to be experts in the application of advanced analytical techniques for materials development.
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Controlled Quantum Dynamics
Email: miranda.smith@imperial.ac.uk
Educating the next generation of theoretical and experimental researchers who will develop quantum technologies for the 21st century.
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Fluid Dynamics across Scales
Email: fluids@imperial.ac.uk
Delivering training in three key areas: aerodynamics, multiphase flows (including micro-flows), and fluid-surface/structure interactions.
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EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training:
High Performance Embedded and Distributed Systems
Email: hipeds-admissions@imperial.ac.uk
Offering research opportunities ranging from implantable smart sensors to secure cloud service providers, and all points in between.
Chemical Biology
Email: icbadmin@imperial.ac.uk
Focusing on the development of novel tools and technologies that could be applied to tackle biological challenges at a molecular level.
Mathematics of Planet Earth
Email: admissions@mpecdt.org
Training in the mathematical and computational techniques needed to understand, predict and quantify risk and uncertainty for extreme weather and climate change.
EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training:
Neurotechnology for Life and Health
Email: k.hobson@imperial.ac.uk
Addressing the challenge of the growing number of people worldwide who are affected by brain-related illnesses.
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Nuclear Energy
Email: e.warriss@imperial.ac.uk
Training that builds on the UK and global commitment to build nuclear reactors that meet both our future energy demands and our responsibility to reduce carbon-emissions.
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Plastic Electronic Materials
Email: s.pendlebury@imperial.ac.uk
Research and training in all aspects of the plastic and printable electronic materials. Including synthesis, advanced characterisation, modelling, and device design and fabrication.
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EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training:
Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation
Email: n.hancock@imperial.ac.uk
Combining innovative technical excellence with industrial applicability to focus on novel NDE technologies that meet the medium and longer term needs of industry.
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Sustainable Civil Engineering
Email: cdt.sustainablecivil@imperial.ac.uk
Covering the effective whole life design and performance of major civil engineering infrastructure.
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Theory and Simulation of Materials
Email: miranda.smith@imperial.ac.uk
Focusing on the development of theoretical and computational techniques that enable the transfer of information between different scales to provide a more holistic understanding of materials.
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