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Earth Sciences University of Birmingham

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
PhD, DPhil On-Campus Full-time 3 - 4 years September £4180.00 year per £19710.00 year per
PhD, DPhil On-Campus Part-time 6 - 7 years September £2090.00 year per find out

Course overview

Earth Sciences is a vibrant research and postgraduate teaching department with staff working on a broad range of research projects.

We undertake research across a wide range of the earth sciences and are always pleased to discuss individual research proposals from students. Past and current PhD students have been and are funded by the research councils, the petroleum industry, the water industry, the European Union, Nirex, the British Council and overseas governments.

Our research groups focus on the following themes: Hydrogeology, Palaeobiology and palaeoenvironments, Subsurface structure and properties.


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