PhD

Internationally diverse research linking Social, Economic & Technical approaches to Sustainability. See our PhD pages for more information.

Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Sustainability for Engineering and Energy Systems

Our prestigious programme is academically equivalent to a PhD with the difference of offering a majority of time at a sponsor organisation, find out more on our EngD page.

South East Doctoral Training Centre

The CES/University of Surrey is part of the South East DTC with the Universities of Kent, Reading and Royal Holloway, which is accredited by the ESRC. Within CES PhD studentships are available within the Environment, Energy and Resilience pathway.  Details of studentships opportunities can be found on the website.  Deadlines will usually be in the Spring.  Candidates must not apply directly to the ESRC. 
Further information is available in the ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guide for Accredited Doctoral Training Centres, available from the ESRC website. Students who are normally resident outside the EU and who do not have citizenship of an EU country are not eligible.

When we have funded studentships available they will be advertised on the University's Employment Opportunities (current vacancies) page