 The Department of Computing at Imperial College is a leading department of computer science among the UK universities. It was awarded the highest research rating (5*) in the last two Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), and was rated as "Excellent" in the previous national assessment of teaching quality. Two research degree programmes are offered, one leading to the MPhil degree and the other to the PhD degree. All students are initially registered for MPhil but may transfer to the PhD programme if their progress is satisfactory. The programmes may be followed in either full-time or part-time modes, for which the minimum periods of registration are two or three calendar years, respectively. The time taken for a full-time student to complete the PhD programme is normally expected to be three to four years from the date of initial registration.
Financial Support
Each year, we have several fully funded PhD studentships from our research grants. These positions are generally for home and EU students. However, overseas students may be funded in exceptional cases. In addition, the Department has a number of EPSRC quota studentships which are awarded to suitably qualified research students. It has also recently established a scholarship scheme which provides enhanced maintenance grants to some of our EPSRC-funded students.
How to Apply
The VIP group welcomes new applications from all suitably qualified candidates. Applicants should normally have a good Honours degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering or some IT-related discipline. Where appropriate, we may encourage applicants to register first for the MSc in Advanced Computing and then, upon completion of this, to apply for registration for a research degree. The MSc course includes special research-oriented provisions for students intending to take this route. For postgraduate prospectus of Imperial College see http://www.ic.ac.uk/P1212.htm.
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