PhD Innovative Media Technology

Our Innovative Media Technology PhD programme explores research into the technologies of motion picture, television and streaming media. Our academics have cutting-edge expertise in multimedia transmission and quality, computer vision and artificial intelligence.

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Key course information

Entry requirements
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Start date
April 2026
Attendance
Full-time
Duration
4 years
UK fees
£5,006*
Overseas fees
£23,400

Why choose this
programme?

  • Our research aims to engage with and advance the state-of-the-art technologies in both human perceptions of video quality and applications of computer vision and artificial intelligence.
  • We often collaborate with other research centres within the University, including the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP), the Centre for Creative Arts Technologies (C-CATS) and the Institute of Sound Recording (IoSR).
  • We also work externally with industry and other research groups including BBC Research and Development and Adobe Research.
  • We belong to TECHNE, an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded doctoral training partnership, which provides access to comprehensive academic and professional training programmes, as well as the possibility of funding for your studies.
  • Our new distance-learning route allows you to pursue doctoral research with full academic support, remote supervision, and access to online resources, without needing to relocate or interrupt your professional and/or caring commitments.
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Statistics

100%

Of our Music and Media* research graduates are in employment or further education (Graduate Outcomes 2025, HESA)

Research excellence

We are ranked in the top 20 for the quality of our research outputs - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 

*The discipline interactive media technology belongs to

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