Postgraduate Research/Doctoral Researcher programme specifications: For students starting in 2026/27

A listing of programme specifications for research students' programmes.
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Programme specification listing for 2026/27

Standard 3-year PhD programme

inc 6-yr part-time programme

Doctoral Focal Awards (previously Centres for Doctoral Training)

AHRC East Midlands - Sustainable Living and Mental Wellbeing PhD

Digital Transformation of Metals Industry (DigitaMetal) PhD

EPSRC Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero PhD

Informatics for Multi-hazard Risk Resilience (i-Risk) PhD

NERC Resilient Flood Futures PhD

Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience PhD

Doctoral Landscape Awards (previously Doctoral Training Partnerships)

PhD with 3.5/7 years of UKRI funding

PhD with 4/8 years of UKRI funding

ESRC Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership PhD

Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA) PhD

Engineering Doctorates

EngD in Model-Based Systems Engineering

Other

PhD in Model-Based Systems Engineering