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Nanoscale Science and Technology MPhil, PhD

Nanoscale Science and Technology research students in nanoLAB cross the traditional disciplinary boundaries of medicine, engineering and the physical sciences.

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Start date(s):

  • September 2025
  • January 2026
  • April 2026
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Overview

Examples of MPhil and PhD supervision in our research areas include:

  • 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 devices

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

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How you'll learn

Your development

There are opportunities for you to develop your business awareness and skills. This includes training in topics like intellectual property protection. NanoLAB also hosts regular research seminars, conferences and workshops

Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) researcher development programme 

Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:

  • perform better as a researcher
  • boost your career prospects
  • broaden your impact

You'll build your transferable skills and increase your confidence. This will be through workshops and activities. You’ll cover:

  • techniques for effective research
  • methods for better collaborative working
  • essential professional standards and requirements

Your programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.

Doctoral training and partnerships

There are opportunities to undertake your PhD at Newcastle within:

  • a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)
  • a Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)

Being part of a CDT or DTP has many benefits. They combine research expertise and training of many leading universities and academic schools. You’ll study alongside a cohort of interdisciplinary PhD students.

Available opportunities are found in the fees and funding section of each course page. The following centres/partnerships below may have PhD opportunities:

Your future

Our Careers Service

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

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Quality and ranking

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body

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

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2025 entry (per year)

What you're paying for

Tuition fees include the costs of:

  • matriculation
  • registration
  • tuition (or supervision)
  • library access
  • examination
  • re-examination
  • graduation

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Entry requirements

The entrance requirements below apply to 2025 entry.

Qualifications from outside the UK

English Language requirements

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Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7340
Email: nanolab@ncl.ac.uk

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