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
Fully-funded scholarships available
Latest News
MICCAI 2026 – best poster award
Congratulations to CDTAP Year 3 research engineer George Lansdown who won Best Poster at the 7th International Workshop on Advances in Simplifying Medical UltraSound (ASMUS).
New cohort starts in St Andrews
We are delighted to welcome our 2026-27 cohort of students to the programme. Students began their studies on Monday 7 September in St Andrews and
August viva success
We are delighted to congratulate St Andrews-based CDT student Femy Francis on successfully passing her PhD viva on 10 August 2026. Everyone across the CDT
Annual Report 2023/24
