Information for Prospective Students

If you are interested in applying for a PhD or research masters at Salford, please visit the applying webpages.

Before submitting an application, make sure that the specialist area you wish to study is covered by a member of staff at the University. You can do this by:

Checking individual staff entries on the Research Centre sites that relate to your area
Exploring staff profiles and checking current research interests.

You should then discuss your research proposal with the Postgraduate Research Admissions Contacts of the school to which you are applying.

Modes of Study

Salford offers researchers several different modes of studying for a postgraduate qualification. Research masters and PhDs can be studied for full time or part time. In addition, PhDs can be completed through the following modes:

PhD by Publication

Click here to find out more details about PhD by Published Works

Split-site PhDs

Split-site (or 'joint location') PhDs take place between Salford and an approved university (usually in the researcher's home country). This is a full time programme, during which the student should spend the equivalent of one year at Salford. The rest of the research takes place at a local university. The splite-site student has a supervisor at Salford, and an adviser at his/her local university.

Higher Doctorates (eg. DSc, DLitt)

Click here to find out more details about Higher Doctorates

Postgraduate Funding

Click here to find out about sources of funding to support your postgraduate research