Materials Research

Entry requirements

A good 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in Materials, Engineering, Chemistry or a related discipline.

English language requirement: IELTS 6.5.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This MRes programme will provide an excellent foundation for a research career in industry, the service sector, the public sector or academia.

The course is interdisciplinary in nature and involves a combination of theoretical and practical approaches.

• Get involved in internationally leading research at a top UK university, part of the Russell Group for worldwide research excellence.
• Designed to Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) guidelines.
• Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), demonstrating relevance to industry.

What you'll study

This MRes programme aims to provide you with specialised skills in research methods and practice, as well as helping you to build transferable skills to prepare you to conduct materials research in industry.

You’ll work on your research project alongside your taught module classes throughout the academic year. You’ll be based within one of our materials-based research groups while completing your project, which can be focused on fields such as ceramics, polymers, composites, elastomers, functional materials or manufacturing technologies. Your research project could lead to publication in peer-reviewed journals, and exposure at scientific conferences.

You can expect to gain significant practical experience in our world-class processing facilities, including the NanoVision Centre for Advanced Microscopy, providing tools for high resolution imaging, plus structural, chemical and mechanical analysis.

Teaching

You’ll be taught and supervised by staff with extensive varied experience in research and industry, in areas such as nuclear reactors, micro and nano-mechanics, metallurgy, field assisted processing, thermo electronics and more. A number of staff hold memberships and fellowships with The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Physical Sciences Research Council.

Our academic research feeds into our teaching at all levels, ensuring you share in the latest advancements.

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and laboratory sessions, as well as completing coursework for academic feedback. You will be assigned an Academic Advisor who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your time at Queen Mary.

Facilities

Our facilities include:

• Confocal Laser Scanning and Super Resolution Microscopy Lab
• Hip Wear Simulator
• Mechanical Testing Facilities
• NanoVision Centre
• Polymer Chemistry Laboratory
• Spectroscopy Facility
• Thermal Analysis Facility
• Ceramics Processing Laboratory
• Workshops for Engineering Manufacture

Career paths

You’ll leave this MSc as a well-qualified graduate, with opportunities for employment in research and industry.

Graduates from our postgraduate programmes have gone onto a diverse range of job roles including:

• Data Engineer
• Software Engineer
• Systems Engineer
• Data Analyst
• Graduate Engineer
• Engineer Analyst
• Trainee Clinical Scientist
• Apprentice Game Programmer
• DevOps Engineer
• Investment Banking Analyst
• Mechanical Engineer
• Physics Teacher

At organisations including:

• Accenture
• Amazon
• Bank of America
• BAE Systems
• Boeing
• British Airways
• Cisco
• Deloitte
• IBM
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Qinetiq
• NHS
• Vodafone

Our Industrial Liaison Forum gives you a chance to network with our industrial partners and build your professional contacts while at university.

96% of Engineering and Materials Science postgraduates are in employment or study 15 months after graduation (GOS, 2019/20)

95% of those postgraduates are in highly skilled roles (GOS, 2019/20)

Information for international students

If you're an international student you'll need to get ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) approval.

English language requirement: IELTS 6.5

Fees and funding

Fees and funding

Full-time study

September 2024 | 1 year

• Home: £12,650
• Overseas: £28,900

Conditional deposit

• Home: Not applicable
• Overseas: £2000

Queen Mary alumni can get a £1000, 10% or 20% discount on their fees depending on the programme of study.

Funding

There are a number of ways you can fund your postgraduate degree.

• Scholarships and bursaries
• Postgraduate loans (UK students)
• Country-specific scholarships for international students

Assessment