Civil Engineering (Geotechnical and Engineering Geology) MPhil, PhD
Program start date | Application deadline |
2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
Our geotechnical engineering and engineering geology research is revolutionary worldwide.
By pursuing research in the School of Engineering you'll join a successful research group. Our focus is on geotechnical engineering and geology. 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 geotechnical engineering and engineering geology research is recognised worldwide.
Our research links with the themes of sustainability in construction, adaptation and mitigation of climate change effects in civil engineering.
We provide MPhil and PhD supervision. This is within the broad disciplines of geotechnical engineering and engineering geology. Our current research areas are:
We also encourage multidisciplinary research, such as:
As a result of our research we have been able to revolutionise:
We have also constructed a full-scale embankment for field experimentation and host the National Green Infrastructure Facility (NGIF), a ‘living laboratory’, underpinning research into Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDs), Green Infrastructure approaches, and making urban centres more resilient and sustainable for future generations.
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Program Outline
Your development
Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE) researcher development programme
Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:
Through workshops and activities, it will build your transferable skills and increase your confidence.
You’ll cover:
Your programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.
Find out more about the SAgE researcher development programme
Doctoral training and partnerships
There are opportunities to undertake your PhD at Newcastle within a:
Being part of a CDT or DTP has many benefits:
Find out more about doctoral training and partnerships
If there are currently opportunities available in your subject area you’ll find them when you search for funding in the fees and funding section on this course.
The following centres/partnerships below may have PhD opportunities available in your subject area in the future: