The Heriot-Watt Industrial Doctorate Centre in Optics and Photonics Technologies

We are one of eighteen EPSRC-funded Industrial Doctorate Centres. In partnership with our industrial partners we provide commercially-focused, Engineering Doctorate training across an expansive range of technologies in optics and photonics: including devices and systems and cognate technologies in signal and image processing, microsystems and product design and manufacture.

The EngD is an alternative to a traditional PhD aimed at students wanting a career in industry. Students spend about 75% of their time working directly with a company in addition to receiving advanced-level training from a broad portfolio of technical and business courses. On completion students are awarded the PhD-equivalent EngD. Students entering our EngD programme typically have a background in the physical sciences, engineering or mathematics. Initial evidence suggests that the EngD qualification enhances employment prospects and starting salaries compared to a conventional PhD. The Industrial Doctorate Centre in Optics and Photonics Technologies is a collaboration between Heriot-Watt, Glasgow, St Andrews and Strathclyde Universities. With 350 members we are the largest academic body of optics and photonics researchers in the UK. If you are a prospective student or a company interested in collaborating with us on an EngD project the information provided via the links on the left should be useful. For additional information please contact us directly.

We are a member of the Association of EngDs