Doctoral Training
All our students are well supported by world-leading academic supervisors, along with the Queen Mary's Doctoral College and dedicated Directors of Graduate Studies in each School. In addition all PhD students having access to our regular student support services such as Advice and Counselling, the Disability and Dyslexia Service and Careers and Enterprise.
Doctoral training programmes in Science and Engineering
We host and partner in multiple funded doctoral training programmes through which students can join our doctoral community. Please visit the websites below for information on these and how to apply.
- AI and Music
- AI for Drug Discovery
- Data-Centric Engineering
- Data-Intensive Science in astronomy and particle physics
- Health Data in Practice
- Intelligent Games and Games Intelligence
- London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo DTP)
- London Interdisciplinary Social Science
- London NERC DTP in environmental sciences
Additional studentships for underrepresented groups
For 2024/25 entry, the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Doctoral College will be offering four fully-funded doctoral studentships (tuition fees and stipend at the UKRI London rate) specifically to UK applicants from underrepresented groups in research with priority for this round to those Black, Black British, Caribbean, or African candidates.
International PGR scholarships
Queen Mary has partnerships with a number of international scholarship providers. Applicants can explore these schemes in our scholarships database. Further information for our international applicants can be found on our dedicated International pages.
Self-funded PGR Positions
We also welcome applicants with alternative sources of funding or intending to self-fund.
More information on the websites for our five schools
Visit our School webpages for information on their research areas, available doctoral training opportunities, and application process.
- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
- School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
- School of Engineering and Materials Science
- School of Mathematical Sciences
- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Externally Match-funded PhD Studentships
The Faculty of Science and Engineering at QMUL is pleased to offer a suite of opportunities for industry/3rd sector-academic collaboration to support PhD studentships. The level of support depends on the IP/licensing arrangements, type of partner and the level of commitment. If you are interested in sponsoring a PhD studentship then please do get in touch with the particular research centre/academic staff and the Business Development team at QMUL.
Further information
For any further details, please contact our Deputy Dean for Postgraduate Research - Prof Akram Alomainy and the Faculty Senior Research Manager - Frances Healy.