Study Chemical Engineering MPhil/PhD at UCL (University College London) in the UK, Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering MPhil/PhD

UK

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What will I learn?

Unlock your potential to bring essential understanding and innovative technological solutions to the challenges of the future, with a research degree in chemical engineering. Join a community which collaborates widely with academic and industrial research groups globally. The MPhil/PhD programme at UCL Engineering will evolve you into a specialist in cutting-edge areas of chemical engineering. Research is a core activity at UCL Chemical Engineering, covering a broad range of scales from the molecular to the complex systems level. Collaborating with world-leading researchers, you'll develop research skills and establish a niche profile as a future leader in areas such as next-generation process and product manufacturing, energy and sustainability, materials and future health systems. Your chosen specialism will be supported by one of our research groups: Catalysis & Reaction Engineering. Electrochemical Engineering. Molecular & Engineering Thermodynamics. Multiphase Systems and Product & Process Systems Engineering. You'll work with one or more of these groups to address challenges in the areas of Energy and CO2 Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing and Health and Environment. This MPhil/PhD programme is ideal for you if you have a background in health, energy, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, bioengineering and more, and you have a keen interest in developing cutting-edge solutions to grand challenges.

Which department am I in?

Chemical Engineering

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£34,700.00 (US$ 44,813) per year
This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

October 2027

Venue

UCL (University College London) - Bloomsbury Campus

Gower Street,

London,

Greater London,

WC1E 6BT, Southern England, United Kingdom

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£34,700.00 (US$ 44,813) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

May 2027

Venue

UCL (University College London) - Bloomsbury Campus

Gower Street,

London,

Greater London,

WC1E 6BT, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

A UK Masters degree in a relevant discipline with Merit or above; or an MEng degree from a UK university with an upper second-class or above; or an overseas qualification of equivalent standard.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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