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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Imperial College London - South Kensington Campus
Full Time
Oct 2026
3 Year
A PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) is the most common type of doctoral degree and the highest level of academic qualification you can achieve. It normally takes between three and four years of full-time work to complete. It is also possible to undertake a PhD part time, over five to six years.The main activity of a PhD is to carry out an original research project under the direction of one or more supervisors, to be written up as a thesis.To search for PhD opportunities based on your own research proposal you first need to identify a research group within Imperial whose area of expertise best matches your idea.
