PhD Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences: The University of Manchester

Course description

Research projects can be formulated within any area of the school research interest.  Research in the School is particularly focused on fundamental studies of the materials and processes related to the formation and evolution of the Earth and the Solar System, development and the evolution of the Earth's lithosphere, and systems at the Earth's surface, including those at the interfaces between the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere.

The School has a large and very active research school with substantial support from the government and industry.  School research activity centres on seven major research groups:

• Physics and Chemistry of Minerals and Fluids
• Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
• Dynamic Sedimentology and Petroleum Geoscience
• Structural and Petrological Geoscience
• Environmental Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology
• Palaeontology
• Atmospheric Sciences

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: Applications are welcome from students with a good first degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent)

English language: Overseas students would also need to demonstrate competence in English language, for example, a minimum IELTS score of 6.5