Submit your PhD application using the online application portal. You will be asked to select from a list of strategic research subjects and available intakes.

How to apply

Before you begin an application, you are invited and encouraged to contact the research supervisor(s). You will find their details listed on the PhD project. Search the available PhD projects.

If proposing your own PhD topic, you are encouraged to make contact with the relevant research department. Guide to writing a PhD proposal.

During the application process, you will be asked to provide:

• Your academic qualifications including in progress qualifications and IELTS if English is not your first language
• At least one letter of reference on institution/company headed paper
• Any other relevant documentation requested in the project specification.

Begin PhD application

We have intakes starting in October, February, and May each year and a number of different research subjects based in Glasgow or London.