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Overview

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Overview

Tyndall has a long history in postgraduate education, we’ve been hosting postgraduate students since 1981 and  have over 500 alumni. Tyndall Graduate Studies provides students the opportunity to work on leading edge research. There is a strong project team ethos with each student being supervised by a multi-disciplinary team of experts with access to a state-of–the-art R&D infrastructure. Tyndall has always fostered a close affiliation to industry with many mechanisms for engaging industry participation including European Union and Science Foundation Ireland research funding, as well as the Irish Research Council’s Enterprise Postgraduate Scholarship scheme. 

Education Overview 1At the end of 2015, there were 106 PhD and 16 Masters students pursuing their degrees at Tyndall and 19 students successfully completed PhD viva examinations in 2015.

The Tyndall led PhD Engineering Science programme - a novel structured PhD programme, introduced by the Tyndall Graduate Studies Committee in 2011 - provides students with access to taught modules designed to complement their research and equip graduates with a wide range of skills. The modules include topics on discipline specific, transferable skills and innovation, commercialisation and entrepreneurship. At the end of 2015, 24 students had registered on the programme and the first two students had successfully completed their PhD.

Tyndall students received many national and international awards in 2015. The range of awards won demonstrates how our students continue to excel technically as well as excelling at being able to communicate their research to a wide audience. It is also testament to the dedication and academic expertise of Tyndall researchers who supervise a large and diverse cohort of students.

We host PhD and masters students undertaking a postgraduate degree in our research focus area of photonics, microsystems, micro-nanoelectronics and theory, modelling and design.

 

Why choose Tyndall for Postgraduate Study?

Facilities

Tyndall has a critical mass of over 350 researchers. Our students work alongside established internationally renowned senior researchers.

Students have access to the extensive research infrastructure in Tyndall. This includes several fabrication facilities (CMOS, compound semiconductor and Microsystems) and a leading range of characterisation, analytical and test laboratories.

 

Global Collaborations

Tyndall collaborates with a large number of global industries and academic institutes. Students have the opportunity to work on exciting projects in direct liaison with industry.Education Overview 2

The industry advantage includes mentoring and scholarship programmes as well as placement schemes.

 

Postgraduate Degree Programme

Students are supervised by thesis committee and progress is closely monitored throughout the degree programme.

Students are offered training and taught modules in a wide range of technical subjects. Transferable skills courses, covering topics such as presentation and communication skills, technical writing, commercialisation and entrepreneurship are also provided.

A structured PhD programme, PhD Engineering Science, was introduced in October 2011. In addition to research leading to a thesis, a structured PhD provides technical and scientific training related to a candidate’s research topic but also aims to provide a richer background by providing transferable (e.g. project management and commercialisation) and generic (e.g. presentation and technical writing) skills.