Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
PhD or Professional doctorate |
PhD:
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Professional doctorate:
Part-time: 4–8 years |
October |
November to January |
Qualifications
PhD or Professional doctorate |
Duration
PhD:
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Professional doctorate:
Part-time: 4–8 years |
Start dates
October |
Application period
November to January |
Tackling global educational challenges and shaping possible futures through multidisciplinary research networks and pedagogical innovation. Our mission is to tackle global challenges in contemporary education and shape possible futures for widening participation. IET’s Learning Futures research and innovation programme aims to investigate, establish, and encourage multidisciplinary networks to embrace global challenges within education with highly scalable Mass Open Online Courses (MOOCs), MOOC platforms and portable devices supporting mobile learning.
Engaging with communities, partners and stakeholders across academia, industry, government, and civil society in the UK and internationally, our research in mobile learning, citizen engagement, online language learning and MOOCs addresses the needs of dispersed and disadvantaged learners.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MA or research methods training at MA level (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Current/recent research projects
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
PhD fees
UK fee |
International fee |
Full-time: £4,786 per year |
Full-time: £12,146 per year |
Part-time: £2,393 per year |
Part-time: £6,073 per year |
Professional doctorate fees
UK fee |
International fee |
Part-time: £3,643 per year |
Part-time: £9,250 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via The Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership and the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
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