Fully Funded PhD Studentships in Computer Science and Engineering

The School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Westminster is very pleased to announce two new fully funded PhD Studentships to begin in the academic year 2025/26 for a September 2025 start. Located in the heart of London, the School of School of Computer Science and Engineering has an active research culture, to which our well-established doctoral research programme makes a vital contribution.

About the studentships

The studentships will consist of:

• 5 years full-time enrolment
• A home fee waiver and an annual stipend of £21,237 (raising each year in line with UKRI increases) for three years.* This includes London weighting.

Overseas students are eligible to apply, but will be expected to make up the difference between Home and Overseas fees and will be liable for other costs such as visas, NHS surcharge, etc.

It is essential you include the title of the studentship in your application i.e. CSE School Studentship

For any queries about any aspect of the application process or informal enquiries about where your research might fit within a School, please contact:

CSE PhD Coordinator Dr Alexandra (Aleka) Psarrou at psarroa@westminster.ac.uk

In our selection of successful applications, we are particularly interested in the following:

• Research proposals that fit with one or more of the key themes of the School’s proposed research centres - https://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research-degrees/research-areas/school-of-computer-science-and-engineering 
• Research proposals that fit with one or more of our Research Communities -https://www.westminster.ac.uk/research/communities
• Research proposals with inter-disciplinary potential
• Applications which meet the university’s commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion

Entry requirements

We expect that candidates should have a minimum classification of a 2.1 in their Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and preferably a Master’s degree.

Applicants whose secondary level education has not been conducted in the medium of English should also demonstrate evidence of appropriate English language proficiency normally defined as IELTS: 6.5 (overall score with not less than 6.0 in any of the individual elements).

Read more about out entry requirements here

How to apply

 If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, we recommend you contact a member of relevant academic staff to discuss your proposal.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on 28^th February 2025.

Interviews will commence the week starting 31^st March 2025.

MODE OF STUDY

Full–time:

Part–time:

* Minimum full-time enrolment before submission is 33 months. 

** Fee waivers are in place for the three-year studentship. Following that there is a six month no fee period for writing up.  Should a doctoral research student not have submitted by the end of the no fee period then a £1,500 fee is applicable.

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