Environmental Science MPhil PhD

As a research student you will receive a tailored package of academic and administrative support to ensure you maximise your research and future career. The academic information is in the programme profile and you will be supported by our doctoral training centres, Faculty Training Programmes and Research Student Support Team.

Depending on your specific area of research, you will receive research training from either the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Training Programme or the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering Postgraduate Researcher Development Programme.

Both programmes provide training in professional and research techniques, organise postgraduate events and networking opportunities to help you to develop the skills and experience that UK Research Councils expect you to have, or to develop, during your research degree.

Our Research Student Support Team is dedicated to providing you with information, support and advice throughout your research degree studies. The team can help and advise you on a variety of issues from registration to producing your transcripts.

Depending on your specific area of research, you may be able to access further support and training opportunities through the doctoral training centres we are associated with.

The North East Doctoral Training Centre (NEDTC) is a joint venture between Newcastle and Durham Universities. We are a centre of excellence for postgraduate social science scholarship, offering students a world-class, interdisciplinary environment for doctoral training and research.

Funded and accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) , we are one of the most innovative of the national network of doctoral training centres with a strong track record of partnership working with public, private and community organisations.

Based at Newcastle University, Northern Bridge brings together the expertise and exceptional resources of Newcastle University, Durham University, Queen’s University Belfast and their partners for the training and development of outstanding arts and humanities postgraduate researchers.

Northern Bridge is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to provide doctoral studentships and has been commended for the strength of its research base, shared vision, and its successful track record of partnership working.

IAPETUS is a partnership that joins the leading research universities of Newcastle, Durham, Glasgow, St Andrews and Stirling together with the British Geological Survey and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, in a united approach to doctoral research and training the next generation of leaders in the science of the natural environment.

IAPETUS is a multidisciplinary Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), funded and accredited by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), offering you a world-class environment in which to study. This includes:

• fully-funded PhD studentships
• supervision and support from academics and researchers who are world-leaders in their field
• tailored training and development programmes
• placements and internship opportunities
• high-quality laboratories, facilities and resources

IAPETUS doctoral research projects available to study at Newcastle.

A 2:1 honours degree and preferably a master's degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject.