PhD Nanostructured Materials: The University of Manchester

Course description

The Nanostructured Materials research programmes are part of a large and multidisciplinary activity within the School of Materials. They have strong links with industry and leading research councils.

Fundamental research

The ability to characterise and manipulate the structure of matter on the nanoscale is fundamental to the development of advanced structural and functional materials. Their research, therefore, is broad-ranging and encompasses composites, fibres, surface-engineering and advanced characterisation techniques.

Industry links

They have strong links with industry worldwide and their work impacts directly on current practice within the sector. Industrial sponsors of their research include DeBeers, Gatan, British Vita, and research and trade organisations EPSRC, DTI and EC.

Research interests

Current research interests in this area include:

• Nanoporous substrates for tissue engineering
• Nanostructured surfaces for improved environmental resistance
• Nanoengineering using lasers
• Polymer nanocomposites

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: For direct entry from your undergraduate degree, you will need to be a science and engineering graduate with at least a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent. There are alternative routes to a PhD, through completion of other postgraduate qualifications.

English language: If English is not your first language, you will need to take and meet minimum requirements for the following recognised English language qualifications:  IELTS (6.5 with no sub-test under 5.5); TOEFL (570 with 5.0 in TWE); CBTOEFL (230 with 5.0 in TWE).