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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Newcastle University
Full Time
JAN
36 months
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Newcastle University
Full Time
JAN
36 months
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Newcastle University
Full Time
APR-25
36 months
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Newcastle University
Part Time
APR-25
72 months
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Newcastle University
Part Time
JAN
72 months
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Newcastle University have a broad range of civil engineering water resource research. It has global consequences and our academics are leaders in their field.
Overview
Our School of Engineering has a successful research group that focuses on water. The group is striving to make catchments, cities and infrastructure more productive, safer and sustainable. Our mission is to foster, promote and conduct research of international quality. We attract high-quality graduates and researchers and train them to international standards. Our range of expertise is broad and includes the development of practical responses to address global change challenges. This is from a local all the way to the global scale.
Our research themes include:
flow and transport processes in surface and subsurface systems.
planning and control of hydraulic networks
sustainable management of the water environment, including urban, rural agricultural and forestry environments
climate change impact assessment, including flood risk
environmental hazard assessment and mitigation, including landslide hazard
integrated surface and groundwater pollution controls
integrated assessment of coupled natural, technological and human systems
Our research themes include:
catchment hydrology and sustainable management
flood risk and coastal management
climate change impacts and adaptation
We supervise MPhil and PhD students in the following areas:
flow and transport processes in surface and subsurface systems. This includes river mechanics and contaminant and sediment transport
planning and control of hydraulic networks
sustainable management of the water environment, including urban, rural agricultural and forestry environments
climate change impact assessment, including flood risk
environmental hazard assessment and mitigation, including landslide hazard
integrated surface and groundwater pollution controls
integrated assessment of coupled natural, technological and human systems
A 2:1 Honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject. However, combinations of the following can be taken into consideration: undergraduate qualifications, masters qualifications and relevant work experience.
Students living in
Domestic
£4,712 per year
Students from Domestic
Tuition fees (per year): £4,712 - £13,412. The mentioned fees is for 2023/24 entry. There may be slight increase in 2024/25 year.
£29,800 per year
Students from EU
Tuition fees (per year): £29,800–£39,300 per year (PhD Full time and MPhil Full time).
£29,800 per year
Students from International
Tuition fees (per year): £29,800–£39,300 per year (PhD Full time and MPhil Full time).
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