PhD Polymer Science & Engineering: The University of Manchester

Course description

Polymer Science and Engineering research programmes have a long and esteemed history and today span a diverse range of themes and topics that have relevance to industrial needs worldwide.

Focus for polymer research

Their polymer research is closely integrated and encompasses the research of several members of academic staff, both individually and in collaboration. The research is built around fundamental studies of structure-property relationships for polymer materials of current and future importance.

Active areas of polymer research include:

• Biopolymers
• Coatings and Films
• Composites
• Deformation Micromechanics
• Fibres
• Multiphase Polymers
• Polymer Colloids
• Polymerisation
• Polymer Processing
• Responsive Polymers

Many of their polymer research projects are carried out in collaboration with industry and have important implications for the polymer materials sector.

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).