Metallurgy and Materials and the IRC in Materials Processing together make up the largest centre for materials research in the UK. Our Research School comprises more than 20 full-time academic staff in addition to 30 honorary and visiting staff, 30 research fellows and close to 150 postgraduate students.
Our diverse research portfolio ranges from fundamental aspects of materials science to practical high performance engineering applications. Research is funded from a wide range of sources including the UK research councils, the EU and a cross-section of UK and overseas industry. Our research income is around ?4 million per annum.
Most of our research projects involve active collaboration with industrial partners.
This EPSRC-sponsored programme can be taken on a full- or part-time basis. The programme comprises a major research project, which can be based in the University or in industry, and six taught modules, four compulsory and two optional.
We recommend that you start the course at the beginning of the academic year. However, if your background is in Materials Science, then you may start at any time of the year.
The School of Metallurgy and Materials ranked in the top quartile in the UK for world-leading research in the Research Excellence Framework (REF). Overall 86% of the research in the School was recognised as internationally excellent of which 31% was given the higher accolade of being world-leading.
We are considered to be the leading school for many areas of metallurgical research. Our numerous interactions with industry span agreements lasting between three months and twelve years.
We are proud to encompass a wide range of interests in the processing, characterisation, assessment and modelling of materials, including:
- Alloy Processing
- Characterisation and Modelling
- Engineering Properties of Materials
- Functional Materials Processing
Funding and Scholarships
There are many ways to finance your postgraduate study at the
University of Birmingham. To see what funding and scholarships are available, please visit:
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/pgfunding Open Days
Explore postgraduate study at Birmingham at our on-campus open days.
Register to attend at:
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/pgopendays Virtual Open Days
If you can’t make it to one of our on-campus open days, our virtual open days run regularly throughout the year. For more information, please visit:
http://www.pg.bham.ac.uk
An upper second-class Honours degree or equivalent in Physical Science or Engineering
