Materials Engineering, Ph.D. / M.Phil.

Start dates: PhD/MPhil - 1st October, 1st January, 1st April & 1st July. With our main research strengths of aerospace materials, environmental materials and steel technology, Swansea University provides an excellent base for your research as a PhD or MPhil student in Materials Engineering. To find out more about the world-leading research that we do visit the Materials Research Centre website. Recent PhD theses supervised in the area of Materials Engineering at Swansea University include Bioinspired investigation via x-ray computed micromography Characterisation of Compressor Abradable Systems Validation of a high integrity/repair process for aerospace materials Constitutive behaviour in turbine disc alloys Investigating the dwell crack growth and creep resistance behaviour of next generation nickel disc alloys Addressing the scale up challenges of solid state mesoscopic solar cells Low cost dye sensitized solar cells on metal substrates Role of environment and its effects on high temperature corrosion-fatigue life in nickel based superalloys Find out more about some of the academic staff supervising theses in these areas in our Directory of Expertise. We are ranked: 220 in the World for Engineering & Technology (QS World University Rankings 2025)

IELTS 6.5 Overall (5.5+ each comp.) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Full details of our English Language policy, including certificate time validity, can be found here.

International students: £23,800 per year

UK students: £5,006 per year

UK/Home: £5,006 per year

International: £23,800 per year

Apr or Jul 2026

Rolling admissions – apply as early as possible

• Bay Campus, United Kingdom