Postgraduate researchPhD @ Work
Working with our collaborative and industrial partners, our research is providing impactful solutions to real world challenges. This focus on useful research is core to Strathclyde’s founding mission.
We've routes to PhD and doctoral awards that enable researchers to work on collaborative industry-linked research, based either within University facilities or within the partner organisation.
The broad research challenges are set by the partner organisation with a joint responsibility for the development of the research. Doctoral research projects with industrial or collaborative partners are typically funded, covering fees and living costs, and can be managed in a range of ways:
Based within the University:
The student is based in part or solely at the University with guidance, supervision and research oversight from the partner organisation.
Split-site activity:
The student works on site with the partner organisation but is not an employee so receives a stipend rather than a salary.
Work-based activity:
The student is an employee of the partner organisation and spends minimal time at the University.
All doctoral students are co-supervised by Strathclyde academic staff and partner experts.
This approach benefits partner organisations by providing:
- enhancements in researcher performance, productivity and creativity
- changes to culture and operational practice
It benefits the doctoral researchers by providing:
- work-based/real world projects
- the highest level of expert academic and industrial supervision
It benefits Strathclyde by providing:
- high quality knowledge transfer venture
- shared expertise in industry-relevant professional development
Examples of our collaborative programmes
Faculty programmes
Sean Peters
Industrial Doctorate researcher
Before starting my PhD I worked in industry for three years and came across the Advanced Forming Research Centre a number of times at conferences and meetings...Working in this kind of environment really appealed to me and that's how I came across the doctorate opportunities at the University of Strathclyde.
Liam McLean
PhD Pure & Applied Chemistry
Due to the University of Strathclyde/GlaxoSmithKline partnership, I was fortunate enough to receive industrial CASE PhD funding from the EPSRC and GSK. As a part of that funding, I undertook a CASE placement for three months at their research site in Stevenage, UK.
Dr Arthur Krebbers
PhD@Work programme graduate
For employers committed to offering meaningful and diverse learning opportunities, supporting a PhD through the PhD@Work route can be a powerful addition to their learning and development strategy.