Why choose this course?

Doctoral students working on an hydraulics experiment

Doctoral students working on an hydraulics experiment with an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter device

In joining the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Infrastructure Systems you will benefit from the intellectual challenge of PhD level research as part of a cohort of high calibre dynamic students based within a community of world leading academics and industrial partners addressing exciting challenges associated with the delivery of sustainable infrastructure critical to the UK.

Other benefits include:

  • Participation in an international network of infrastructure engineers and scientists through funded international training placements.
  • Working in close collaboration with industry and potential future employers
  • Access to cutting-edge research facilities at the University of Southampton (the new National Infrastructure Laboratory and Boldrewood Engineering campus) and overseas.
  • Linkage with world-class research groups within the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at a UK leading Engineering University.
  • Developing advanced interdisciplinary transferable and technical skills that enhance long-term employability, including access to management modules that could count towards an MBA after your integrated PhD (iPhD) is successfully completed.
  • Contributing to public engagement and the promotion of engineering at the University of Southampton at local, national and international events.