ELIGIBILITY:

Before applying, make sure you identify either an advertised project or a supervisor. This is a prerequisite, and they are unlikely to consider applications submitted speculatively with neither of these elements.

Finding a supervisor

Project-related studentships

You must submit an application through the EUCLID application portal and provide the required information and documentation.

They only progress complete applications to the academic selection stage.

FAQs for postgraduate research applicants

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in computer science, mathematics, linguistics, or a related discipline. A master’s degree or equivalent in information security, cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline is recommended.

International equivalent qualifications: Top of Form: To find international equivalent qualifications, select where you studied from the country or region list from the program website.

Bottom of Form

As part of your online application, you will need to provide: 

a personal statement

relevant knowledge/training skills

the name of a proposed supervisor

You will also need to upload the following documents:

a Curriculum Vitae (CV)

a research proposal (three to five pages long, unless a specific project provides different guidelines)

degree certificates and official transcripts for all completed and in-progress degrees (plus certified translations if academic documents are not issued in English)

contact details for two academic references

English language requirements: You must prove that your English language abilities are at a high enough level to study this degree programme.

This is the case for all applicants, including UK nationals.

You can meet our English language requirements with one of the following:

an English language test (restrictions apply)

a degree that was taught and assessed in English (restrictions apply)

certain professional qualifications

All other English language tests must be no more than three and a half years old on the 1st of the month in which your programme starts, regardless of your nationality.

Degrees taught and assessed in English: They accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in English in a majority English-speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration.

UKVI list of majority English speaking countries: They also accept a degree that has been taught and assessed in English from a university on our list of approved universities in non-majority English-speaking countries (non-MESC).

Approved universities in non-MESC

How old your degree can be: If you are not a national of a majority English-speaking country, then your degree must be no more than five years old on the 1st of the month in which your programme starts.

This time limit does not apply to your degree if you are a national of a majority English-speaking country.

BENEFIT:

Funding: Most PhD students in informatics receive full scholarships to cover their tuition fees and living costs.