Continue your student journey with us! PhD and Research opportunities at Strathclyde – scholarships available. Apply now

Located in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, the University of Strathclyde offers a fantastic experience, where you will enjoy flexible, innovative learning and excellent facilities. Our campus offers excellent facilities including state of-the-art teaching labs and social space specifically for our postgraduate students.

We are delighted to have won Times Higher Education University of the Year 2019 – the only university to be awarded the UK-wide award for a second time. We have also been recognised as Scottish University of the Year 2020 by the Sunday Times Good University Guide, and were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize, the highest national honour awarded to our sector.

We are a QS five-star rated university. In all the areas of assessment – teaching, employability, research, internationalisation, facilities, innovation, inclusiveness, and specialist – we scored highly, achieving five stars in each.

We work hard to tackle global problems

Responding to global challenges, we lead national and international partnerships in research, working alongside other leading academics and global business partners to deliver useful learning and knowledge exchange for our technological age. With an international reputation for delivering academic excellence with impact, choosing Strathclyde has never been easier.

Research is of central importance in everything we do. It informs our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and allows us to translate findings into impact which makes a difference to business, industry and society as a whole.

Our Postgraduate programmes are highly regarded by employers

Each of our four faculties – Engineering, Science, Strathclyde Business School and Humanities & Social Sciences – works closely with business, industry, government and policy-makers, supporting our enviable track record of making technologies and innovation applicable for the benefit of society. We offer research-based programmes in all departments, which are held in high regard by employers.

Scholarships and Financial Help

Strathclyde offers a range of scholarships for UK, EU and overseas students. Funding opportunities are also available through individual departments or tied to specific courses. Details of our scholarships are available on our website

For further information about research opportunities, life at Strathclyde and to apply online please visit our website or contact us pgenquiries@strath.ac.uk