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Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD

University of Surrey

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    University of Surrey - Stag Hill campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    12-OCT-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Our Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD programme delves into advanced research and specialised study within the field. You'll be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and expertise to become a leader in your field, capable of addressing the complex challenges facing our built and natural environments. Your PhD will be conducted as part of a research group within our School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering. You’ll work to create smart and clean urban environments, dealing with challenges such as constraints of space and ageing infrastructure. By sharing resources with other departments and schools across the University, we can support you in pursuing multidisciplinary and multi-scale research. This spans traditional subject boundaries and enables science-led inquiry to create engineered solutions to industrially relevant problems, both nationally and globally. We offer a wide range of studentships through partnerships with leading companies. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, the University of Surrey ranks 15th in the UK for research power for engineering and top 20 in the UK for the overall quality of research outputs (research papers and other published works).

Application deadline

12/07/2026

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 28,300per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

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University of Surrey

University of Surrey

  • University League Table

    21st

  • Campus address

    University of Surrey - Stag Hill campus, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Civil Engineering

    24th out of 59 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    118 56%

    38th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    96.0 96%

    2nd

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.16 79%

    24th

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