List of Universities in UK Offering PhD in Materials Science

Queen Mary's College, London

• The Materials Science department was established in 1967, making it one of the oldest in the UK. Areas of study here include nanomaterials and nanomechanics, functional materials and devices, energy and the environment and biomaterials and biosensors.

  Queen Mary's, University of London
  327 Mile End Road
  London E1 4NS
  +44 020 7882 5555
  qmul.ac.uk

The University of Manchester

• With extensive research facilities, this University's School of Materials is a large department, with over 60 members of academic staff. Study is focused into three areas, namely textiles and paper, corrosion and protection and materials science.

  The University of Manchester
  Oxford Road
  Manchester, M13 9PL
  +44 (0) 161 306 6000
  manchester.ac.uk

Imperial College, London

• This Materials department offers specialist facilities in areas such as scanning electron microscopy, surface characterization and X-ray diffraction. It is one of the larger departments in the UK, containing over 100 students at any one time, whose research interests may include subjects such as ceramics and glass, nanotechnology, advanced alloys and biomaterials.

  Imperial College London
  South Kensington Campus
  London SW7 2AZ
  +44 (0) 20 7589 5111
  imperial.ac.uk/

Cambridge University

• The Department of Materials Science offers a range of Ph.D. projects in areas such as physical metallurgy, device materials, electron microscopy, materials chemistry, composite materials, polymers and carbon nanotubes, materials modeling and biomaterials. Projects are mainly available to UK and EU nationals.

  University of Cambridge
  The Old Schools, Trinity Lane
  Cambridge CB2 1TN
  +44 01223 760606
  cam.ac.uk/

London Metropolitan University

• Ph.D. courses at this university include opportunities to study Materials Research, which involves looking at plastics and composites, along with polymer processing, in which research work can involve topics such as blow moulding and the mechanical behavior of rubbers.

  London Metropolitan University
  166 -- 200 Holoway Road
  London N7 8DB
  +44 020 7423 0000
  londonmet.ac.uk

The University of Leeds

• The University's Institute for Materials Research focuses its study on areas such as textile structures and electroceramics. Areas of student study include functional materials, metallurgy, characterization and modeling and fibrous structures.

  The University of Leeds
  2 Great George St.
  City Centre
  Leeds LS1 3BR
  +44 0113 243 1751
  leeds.ac.uk

Bradford University

• The University is proud of its laboratory facilities, which include a Research Centre in Polymer Science and Technology, and offers study within areas such as advanced materials engineering. The department has around 130 students and 44 staff members.

  Bradford University
  25 Trinity Road
  Bradford, West Yorkshire BD5 0BB
  +44 01274 236 367
  brad.ac.uk

The University of Central Lancashire

• Material Sciences Ph.D.s are available through the Centre for Materials Science. This interdisciplinary department focuses on areas such as materials processes, theoretical modeling and the study of novel materials, including polymers, liquid crystalline and nanostructured materials.

  The University of Central Lancashire
  Corporation St.
  Preston PR1 2TQ
  +44 01772 201 201
  uclan.ac.uk/

Bolton University

• The University's Ph.D. course in Materials Research and innovation aims to support students working across the fields of technology, science and engineering, with research areas including intelligent materials, smart microsystems and technical textiles.

  Bolton University
  Deane Road
  Bolton, Greater Manchester BL3
  +44 01204 903 000
  bolton.ac.uk