Overview

Robots must interact with people and objects, as well as challenging real-world environments. They must simulate human perception mechanisms, shared control and natural multi-modal interfaces.

What you will study

University of Surrey PhD in Robotics and Autonomous Systems will give you the knowledge, skills and expertise needed for a career in engineering, research or academia. You’ll be intellectually challenged, develop research and management skills, and become an expert in your chosen field of study.

It normally takes around three years to complete a full-time PhD. You will be assigned a minimum of two supervisors, who will guide you through your studies. You will learn how to conduct literature reviews, develop your ideas, and verify them with experiments, and collaborate and perform interdisciplinary research. You will develop your skills over time to become an independent researcher.

Assessment

Your final assessment will be based on the presentation of your research in a written thesis, which will be discussed in a viva examination with at least two examiners.

You have the option of preparing your thesis as a monograph (one large volume in chapter form) or in publication format (including chapters written for publication), subject to the approval of your supervisors.

Programme Structure

Research themes include:

Aerial robotics
Bioinspired robots
Field robotics
Human-robot interaction
Robots for condition monitoring and prognostics
Robots for space applications
Robot-soil interaction
Robotic sensing and perception
Soft robotics.

Admission Requirements

Academic requirements

Lower Second Class
Upper Second Class (recommended)

English requirements

Duolingo English Test: 120
TOEFL iBT: 88
PTE Academic: 67
IELTS: 6.5

Other requirements

Applicants are expected to hold a first or upper second-class (2:1) UK degree in a relevant discipline (or equivalent overseas qualification), or a lower-second (2:2) UK degree plus a good UK masters degree - distinction normally required (or equivalent overseas qualification).

Tuition Fees

International: 53,072 AUD / year (approx. 28,300 GBP / year)

Domestic: 9,823 AUD / year (approx. 5,238 GBP / year)

Part-time: UK £2,619; Overseas £14,200

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