Postgraduate research

Open a new world of ideas, deepen your insights and further your skills to gain a competitive edge in your academic or professional career.

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A Doctor of Philosophy (also known as a PhD) in Engineering can lead you into a career in finance, resources and energy, as well as emerging sectors including healthcare, advanced manufacturing and environmental sciences.

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The PhD program

Overview

In the Faculty of Engineering, research can span engineering, computer science, and project management. The Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) PhD degree usually takes 3­ to 3.5 years to complete and will enable you to make a significant and original contribution to your field of choice.

What will you do?

Your PhD may involve:

  • working on a research grant where your supervisor is the Chief Investigator, or a feasibility study forming part of a research grant application
  • collaborating with an industry partner and academic supervisors to apply your research to solve real-world problems
  • contributing to our research goals in creating a digital, sustainable and healthier future.

Regular activities

A wide range of activities will equip you with advanced research and critical thinking skills and an extensive knowledge of your field. This will typically include:

  • literature reviews
  • planning and conducting research
  • data analysis
  • publishing your findings
  • thesis writing
  • regular supervisory and research group meetings

PhD application resources

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Latest PhD scholarships

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Student experience

Your development as a researcher starts during orientation, which includes sessions on drafting literature reviews, preparing research proposals and presenting research developments.

More than 270 coursework units are available to you throughout your candidature as you hone your specialist skills in:

  • data analysis
  • academic publishing
  • research presentation
  • commercialising research output

More than your supervisory team, a dedicated network of people and resources will be present at each stage of your degree to support your overall wellbeing and help you engage productively with HDR (higher degree by research) student communities within and beyond the University.

In addition to scholarship opportunities, students can apply for additional funding including:

Working alongside leading researchers on innovative research projects enhances your employability as you continue building your research profile and gain industry experience.

Students will get the opportunity to apply their research through temporary work placements with our 1200+ industry partners or paid 3 to 6-month internships. We have partnered with APR.Intern and notable local and international organisations such as Jet Propulsion Labs, the Defence Innovation Network and the Nicholas Baudin program in France.

To ensure the health and wellbeing of students in the course of their study, they can access the following:

The University of Sydney is a global leader in impactful engineering research and offers its PhD candidates opportunities to collaborate with diverse partners and industry leaders to tackle global challenges.

Nabeela Nasim, Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) candidate