Study PhD Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London in the UK, Earth Science and Engineering

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

PhD students in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London take on a wide variety of interesting, exciting and impactful work. Projects span topics as diverse as planetary science, environmental science, solid earth science, climate science, petroleum engineering, alternative energy systems, mineral extraction and computational science and engineering.Some projects are funded through research grants held by faculty members, and these will be advertised on the departmental website as and when they become available. PhD positions funded through research grants may be available to overseas students in exceptional cases.A full-time PhD at Imperial will normally take 3-4 years.

Which department am I in?

Earth Science and Engineering

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

£32,300.00 (US$ 41,713) per year

This is a fixed fee

Start date

October 2026

Venue

Imperial College London - South Kensington Campus

Exhibition Road,

London,

Greater London,

SW7 2AZ, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree in a field appropriate to the intended area of PhD research, with a classification of at least upper-second-class, or the equivalent.

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