Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering
Entry requirements
The general University entrance requirement for registration for a research degree is normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree (1st or 2:1).
An interview will be required as part of the admissions process and will be conducted by at least two academic staff members remotely via MS Teams, Zoom, or face to face.
Applicants will be required to submit a personal statement and a research statement.
Please contact your proposed supervisor, where possible, to receive feedback and guidance on your research statement before submitting it. Learn how to prepare a research statement here.
Months of entry
January, April, October
Course content
The Institute's research aims to improve the performance of materials and structures, including their design, manufacturing, integrity and use, through a combined theoretical approach. Its vision is to become the leading recognised international provider of materials and manufacturing research, addressing current major societal questions.
Find out about the exciting research we do in this area. Browse profiles of our experts, discover the research groups and their inspirational research activities you too could be part of. We’ve also made available extensive reading materials published by our academics and PhD students.
Learn more about research in this area.
Browse the work of subject-relevant research groups
- Two Phase Flow and Heat Transfer
- Flood Risk and Resilience
- Brunel Innovation Centre
- Wolfson Centre for Sustainable Materials Development and Processing
- Quality Engineering and Smart Technology
- Equitable Development and Resilience
- Heat Pipe and Thermal Management
- Digital Manufacturing
- Advanced Powertrain and Fuels
- Design and Manufacturing
- Biomedical Engineering
- Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains
- Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering
- Organ-on-a-Chip
- Non-traditional Manufacturing Technologies
- Robotics and Automation
- Institute of Materials and Manufacturing
- Institute of Digital Futures
- Brunel Composites Centre
- Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST)
- Experimental Techniques Centre
- Assessment of Structures and Materials under Extreme Conditions
- Bioprocess and Biopharmaceutical Engineering
- Resource Efficient Future Cities
- Institute of Energy Futures
- Energy Efficient and Sustainable Technologies
- Flood, Coastal and Water Engineering
- Resilient Structures and Construction Materials
Information for international students
If you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you must prove knowledge of the English language so that we can issue you a Certificate of Acceptance for Study (CAS). To do this, you will need an IELTS for UKVI or Trinity SELT test pass gained from a test centre approved by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and on the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) list. This must have been taken and passed within two years from the date the CAS is made.
English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
- Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
- BrunELT: 63% (min 58% in all areas)
- TOEFL: 90 (min 20 in all)
Fees and funding
Brunel offers a number of funding options to research students that help cover the cost of their tuition fees, contribute to living expenses or both. Recently the UK Government made available the Doctoral Student Loans of up to £25,000 for UK and EU students and there is some funding available through the Research Councils. Many of our international students benefit from funding provided by their governments or employers. Brunel alumni enjoy tuition fee discounts of 15%.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- full time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time72 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MPhil
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Enquiries
- enquiries@brunel.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1895 265599