Blockchains and Decentralised Systems | Research Degrees

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Award Award	Duration Duration	Start dates Start dates	Application Application
PhD (MPhil also available) PhD (MPhil also available)	Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years	February and October February and October	January to April January to April

A blockchain is a publicly shared immutable ledger – a distributed append-only log of records with no central authority but which nonetheless cannot be edited. A blockchain is an open, decentralised and trustable system.

Without the need for any central control or mediator, blockchains allow us to rethink applications in a decentralised way, providing a provenance protocol for sharing data across disparate semi-trusting organisations. We explore the potential for this in healthcare, education, scholarly research, Internet-of-Things, self-sovereign identity and data, and social justice, and welcome research ideas in these or any novel areas.

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

UK fee UK fee	International fee International fee
Full-time: £5,006 per year Full-time: £5,006 per year	Full-time: £16,420 per year Full-time: £16,420 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year Part-time: £2,503 per year	Part-time: £8,210 per year Part-time: £8,210 per year

Some of our research students are funded via a Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.

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To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.

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