The FIND CDT student journey at starts at the interview stage when you will be assigned to a project topic that matches your interests and career aspirations. You will embark on your research project from the outset and maintain continuous contact with your academic and/or industrial supervisors throughout your degree programme.

The taught programme runs alongside the research project during the first three years.

All courses are mandatory. The technical units are credit-bearing and you need to pass all of them to qualify for the final award of your degree.  

Technical Units

• Ultrasonic NDT and Data Analysis 
• Ultrasonic Transduction & Optical and Thermal Methods 
• Electromagnetic Methods and Radiography 

This combination of courses has been designed to develop your technical knowledge and underpinning skills, to equip you for success in your future engineering career.

The technical training will include lectures, workshops, hands-on NDE activities, industrial visits and networking opportunities. 

Residential courses are delivered by world-leading expert academics across all the universities in the partnership. You will have the opportunity to visit labs and specialist facilities and to work togather and socialise with your fellow students.

The FIND CDT will cover your travel and subsistence costs to attend residential courses.

A wide range of personal and professional development courses is also available to all our students via the Bristol Doctoral College.

Final Year

Year 4 of your research degree will focus on completing your  project and writing up your thesis. Our graduates have an excellent track record of completing on time and progressing into industrial roles.

38 of 40 doctoral graduates are now working in industry, nearly all related to NDE, and several are already in senior roles.