We welcome applications from excellent students who wish to join the Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group.
There are two main application routes for graduate study within the Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group at the University of Cambridge. The first is for our ‘direct entry’ MPhil (1 year) or ‘direct entry’ PhD (3 year) degrees. The second is for students interested in Cambridge’s MRes+PhD (1 year MRes +3 year PhD) course offered through our EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT).
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Direct entry MPhil or PhD applicants
Applications are handled centrally so you need to apply through the University Graduate Admissions portal: https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/
As part of your application you must state the name of the supervisor you wish to work with. You will also need to put forward a strong research proposal. We would therefore strongly advise you to look carefully at potential supervisors’ webpages and identify a supervisor with research interests that match yours. Please then contact the supervisor for an initial discussion. If you require funding, please note the funding deadlines for schemes administered/offered by the University are often up to a year before the date of entry. So please ensure your application meets these deadlines:
https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/funding
Similarly to direct entry application, you will need to apply through the University Graduate Admissions portal: https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/ for FIBE3 CDT applications.
The Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group staff actively supervise FIBE3 CDT students. Potential applicants can select from the listed projects that have a defined supervisory team, so please clearly identify the project of interest on your application form.
The following supervisors in the Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group are accepting applications for research students to start in October 2025:
| Professor Abir Al-Tabbaa | Professor Stuart Haigh |
| Dr Jim Hambleton | Dr Dongfang Liang |
| Professor Gopal Madabhushi | Dr Brian Sheil |
| Dr Sam Stanier | Professor Giulia Viggiani |
