Nanoscale Science and Technology Newcastle University

Overview

At Newcastle University you'll get the chance to:

• thrive on interdisciplinary challenges
• collaborate with industrial partners
• create your own spin-off company to commercialise the results of your research.

MPhil and PhD supervision is available in:

• micro and nanoscale design, fabrication, manufacturing and manipulation
• top-down and bottom-up fabrication
• nanoscale materials and electronics
• applications of nano and microelectronics in medical science (cell biology, neuroscience, human genetics and ageing)
• polymers
• self-assembly
• chemistry of nanoscale systems
• biomolecular engineering - microfluids, bioprobes and biosensor systems, MEMS/NEMS-based sensors and device.

Many research projects cross the disciplinary boundaries of:

• medicine
• engineering
• the physical sciences.

Depending on the source of funding, your project may involve collaboration with:

• an industry partner
• working in a team with other students.

You might develop an idea to the point where, following your degree, you can create a spin-off company. This would have potential to commercialise the results of your research.

Facilities

nanoLAB, one of the University’s research centres, brings together our cross-disciplinary research in:

• biomedical science
• nanoelectronics
• nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS)
• chemistry
• materials.

Our facilities include some of the best-equipped micro/nano device fabrication facilities in the UK. This includes:

• clean rooms for fabrication of bio-nano devices, electrical and material characterisation
• specialist equipment that can operate with nanometre scale resolution
• the national X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) service, NEXUS.

Entry requirements for this course

Contact Newcastle University to find course entry requirements.

View foundation and pathway programmes to help you meet academic and language entry requirements.