MRes & PhD in Ultra Precision Engineering

•Wewelcomeapplicantsfromanyfieldofscienceorengineeringwhohaveobtainedafirstoruppersecondclasshonoursdegree.

•FullEPSRCfunding(currently£13,863studentmaintenanceperyear+fees),withadditionalpaymentsfromindustrialsponsorstakingthetax free stipend up to a possible £20,000paduringthePhDphaseisavailableforUKstudentsandEUstudentswhohavestudiedforthreeyearsfulltimeintheUK.

•GeneralstudenteligibilityinformationisavailablefromtheEPSRC.

•Pleasenote,overseas/Non-EUapplicantsarenoteligibletoapplyforfundingfromtheCDTinUltraPrecision.

InstituteforManufacturing,DepartmentofEngineering,17CharlesBabbageRoad,Cambridge,CB30FSTel:01223766141Fax:01223464217Email:ifm-enquiries@eng.cam.ac.ukWeb:www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk

UponsuccessfulcompletionoftheMRes,thestudentsprogresstotheirPhDfromavastrangeoftopicsincluding:manufacturingengineering;laserprocesses;photonics;materialsscience;controlsystems;andmachinedesign.DuringtheirPhDmanystudentswillbeofferedtheopportunitytoworkalongsideindustrialpartnersallowingthemtogainvaluablebusinessexperiencewhilstreceivinganadditionalmaintenancetop-up,bringingtheirstipenduptoapossible£20,000pataxfree.

Manyindustrialsectorsrequireahighlevelofprecision,suchasaerospace,medicaldevices,automotive,energy,securityanddefence.StudentscompletingtheMResandPhDwillbecentralplayersintheultrahighprecisionwealthcreationeconomy.

Applyby30June2015forentryinOctober2015.

Formoreinformationandtoapplypleasevisit:www.CDT-UP.eng.cam.ac.uk

TheMRes&PhDprogrammeinUltraPrecisiontrainspostgraduatestudentstobetheprecisionengineersofthefuture.Theprogrammeisstructuredintwophases:aone-yeartaughtMRescourseattheUniversityofCambridgeandCranfieldUniversity;followedbyathree-yearPhDresearchprogrammeatCranfield,CambridgeoranotherUKuniversity.

DuringtheMResthestudentswilllearnadvancedhighprecisiontechniquesandprocesses,including:highenergylasermicro/nano-processing;focusedionbeammachining;reactiveatomplasmaprocessing;nanofabrication;grapheneengineering;printedelectronics;machinedesign;andadvancedmetrologysystems.TheMResisdesignedtogiveabalancebetweentaughtcourses,labsessionsandresearchprojectstoallowstudentstodeveloparangeofskills.

Applyby30June2015

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Ultra Precision

UniversityofCambridge

CranfieldUniversity