Our four year programme places our research students on industry inspired projects leading to award of PhD or EngD. The EngD qualification is an alternative to a traditional PhD aimed at students seeking a career in industry, and reflects the innovative nature of industrial research.
Students spend around 75% of their time working directly with a company, in addition to receiving advanced-level training from a broad portfolio of technical and business courses.
The research projects will offer benefits to your company by:
Increasing the research portfolio in a cost-effective way
Providing access to University laboratories and facilities
- Creating opportunities to make contacts with other sponsor companies
- Aiding the retention of existing staff who wish to study for a doctorate degree and continue with their employment
Available EngD & PhD Projects
Novel laser sources in the mid-infrared spectral region for security and sensing applications
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PhD
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EngD
Scattering-Mediated Integrated Sensing and Communication at Optical Frequencies 🌐
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PhD
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EngD
Slotted photonic crystal waveguides as a platform for surface enhanced Raman detection of hydrogen🌐
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PhD
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EngD
Ophthalmic imaging with time and spectral resolution
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PhD
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EngD
High-performance ultrashort pulse laser sources for advanced applications in sensing, imaging, and precise timing
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PhD
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EngD
Next generation long range laser rangefinders based on single photon detectors and new laser technologies
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PhD
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EngD
uLED-based lab-on-chip platform
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PhD
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EngD
Laboratory-based physical emulation of long path atmospheric turbulence for imaging sensors
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PhD
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EngD
Advance diversity techniques for underwater optical communication and sensing
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PhD
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EngD
Nanoscopic retinal functional imaging of neural activity for early disease detection
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PhD
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EngD
Light source for fluorescence lifetime and Transient Absorption Spectroscopy
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PhD
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EngD
Remote, range-resolved ultra-violet Raman spectroscopy for safety in hydrogen fuel and nuclear industries
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PhD
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EngD
Fully-funded scholarships available
Latest News
Winter Graduations
Congratulations to our amazing and inspiring EngD and PhD students, who are graduating at the Winter graduation ceremonies at our academic partners! It was great
November Viva Successes
November has been a busy month for our students – Francesco Dalla Serra, Matthew Gil, Samuel Buck and Suki Yau have all had successful EngD
Welcome Event for New CDT Students
On Wednesday 11th September 2024, the CDT in Applied Photonics held an in-person Welcome Event at Heriot-Watt University for our new students. Supervisors joined us