Working closely with your supervisors, you will undertake rigorous scientific investigation, generating significant discoveries relevant to business, social life and academic scholarship. Visit the programme website for more information
Career opportunities:
As a Food Innovation and Sustainable Nutrition PhD graduate, you will be a recognised authority within your research field. Having gained valuable transferable skills during your PhD, you will be a self-motivated project managers with excellent organisational and analytical skills, experienced in public speaking and event planning with an ability to effectively collect, analyse, interpret and communicate large amounts of complex data.
Most of our graduates do go on to careers within academia, while some take their research and teaching expertise into other professions.
Job roles
- food technologist
- food science consultant
- food production manager
- education and training
- public administration.
Graduate employers
- international hotels
- UK hotel and leisure groups
- restaurant companies
- contracted or licensed sectors
- independent hospitality or food businesses
- food manufacturers
- airlines and airports
- destination management organisations.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Food research and development project: risk governance
- Introducing "new and forgotten edibles" in the food supply chain
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Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English Requirements
Duolingo English Test: 120
TOEFL iBT: OR 86
PTE Academic: 58
IELTS: 6.5
Other Requirements
The minimum entry requirements for a research degree are:
- a good first degree (First Class or Upper Second Class), or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
- a Masters Degree (MA, MSc, MBA or MRes) with Merit, or equivalent postgraduate or research experience.
- Competence in written and spoken English is a pre-requisite for entrance to this programme. An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 6.5 (with no element under 6.0).
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
- International (Non-residents): 30,263 AUD / year ≈ 16,000 GBP / year
- Domestic (Citizens or residents): 9,268 AUD / year ≈ 4,900 GBP / year
Additional Details - Part-time:
- National - £2,450 (September)
- International - £8,000 (September)
Living Costs
London, United Kingdom: 2,151-4,080 AUD / month
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Food Business and Nutrition Science.
- The AMO Scholarship - Grant: 5000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified (University of West London, London, United Kingdom)
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program - Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 (U.S. government)
- ServiceScape Scholarship - Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 (ServiceScape)
- ACES Scholarships - Grant: 3500 USD, Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 (ACES Education Fund)
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility - Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified (OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation)
- Scholarships for PhD Students - Grant: 19000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified (Junhua Li)
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship - Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 28 Feb 2027 (Boustany Foundation)
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship - Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 (IvyPanda)
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship - Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 (Voice Talent Online)
- The PhD Prep Fellowship - Grant: 10000 USD, Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 (Admit Lab)
- Dream Chaser Scholarship - Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 (Salvado Law)
- Scholarship for students with disabilities - Grant: 3000 USD, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 (Anonymous Hope Fund)
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids - Grant: 22500 GBP, Deadline: Not specified (UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO))
- CIAPS Commonwealth Scholarships for Postgraduate Professional Studies - Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: Not specified (CIAPS)
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria - Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 (Leopold Figl Foundation)
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship - Grant: 1500 USD, Deadline: Not specified (IELTS from 6 to 9)
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme - Grant: 12000 USD, Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 (The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme)
- "The Hope For Healing" Scholarship - Grant: 5000 USD, Deadline: Not specified (FHE Health)
