Topological Design PhD with Integrated Study

The Centre for Doctoral Training in Topological Design draws on expert researchers from across the Sciences and Engineering, who use topological principles to make new discoveries and design new materials and devices with unusual mechanical, optical, electronic and magnetic properties.

Topological Design PhD with Integrated Study, University of Birmingham. This research is concerned with the functionality of an object or device derived from its shape rather than the material it is made from.

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 75% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

International Students

English language

For students whose first language is not English, one of the following English language qualifications is required:

• IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band
• TOEFL: 80 overall with no less than 19 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 19 in Writing
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) including online: Academic 64 with no less than 59 in all four skills
• Cambridge English (exams taken from 2015): Advanced – minimum overall score of 169, with no less than 162 in any component