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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
Royal College of Art
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
Royal College of Art
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
MPhil - Master of Philosophy
Royal College of Art
Part Time
SEP-25
4 years
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The Materials Science Research Centre MPhil/PhD programme focuses on the invention and the experience of materials to address real world challenges, such as environmental sustainability, and human health and wellbeing.
Our research areas include:
regenerative and circular materials
programmable biomaterials
materials systems, such as bio-mimetic approaches to develop and manufacture materials and structures
digital materials for new typologies of tangible interfaces
the human experience of materials to gain a deep understanding of perceptual experience (analogue and digital)
Our approach to these areas includes the design and manufacture of materials for different applications at different scales – in the body, on the body, interaction with the body, the body in (a space).
We encourage students to pioneer interdisciplinary research that spans materials science, chemistry and engineering, biology, bioscience, materials design, computer science, human-computer interaction, human-centred design, phenomenology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, and psychophysics.
The concepts of sustainability and creativity underpin research at every level – from the material, through manufacturing, to the use phase.
The programme welcomes applications from candidates from across the world and of all ages, including those with academic and professional backgrounds. Applications are considered in terms of quality of proposal, quality of practice (where appropriate), readiness to undertake a research degree at this level and supervisory capacity.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,250 per year
Students from Domestic
High residency - £10,250 per year; Low residency - £8,400 per year
£30,450 per year
Students from EU
High residency - £30,450 per year; Low residency - £25,700 per year
£30,450 per year
Students from International
High residency - £30,450 per year; Low residency - £25,700 per year
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