Energy Engineering

If you’re ready to take your interest and expertise in Energy Engineering at University of Portsmouth into a postgraduate research degree, then this is the perfect place to fulfil your ambitions.

Major advances are being made in renewable energy, but our global dependence on oil and gas looks set to continue for years to come. Our current research in the field investigates the exploration, drilling and extraction of oil, and its transportation to surface separation and petroleum refineries – and when you join us as a postgraduate research degree student, you’ll play your part in continuing to turn our expertise into action.

We’re busy finding new ways to improve the safety of petroleum production, and the efficiency of hydrocarbon oil and gas recovery too.

Support and facilities

The Graduate School will help you become part of our thriving, collaborative research community, and help grow your skills as a researcher through the Graduate School Development Programme, which offers training, workshops and events.

We have access to the latest experimental and computational facilities in our labs, and our computer suites feature analysis and simulation software used by professionals – including Schlumberger package, ECLIPSE, Petrel, Pipe Sim, Techlog, Sapphire and CMG. We’re also home to a computer-aided design (CAD) suite, rapid prototyping suite, energy systems lab, petroleum engineering lab, and metrology and 3D scanning microscopy facilities.

What can a postgraduate research degree do for my career?

Once you complete this Energy Engineering Energy Engineering programme at University of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth , you’ll be a highly-skilled researcher with the knowledge and skills to make an impact in many different industries.

Your postgraduate research qualification demonstrates to potential employers that you’re an intelligent, capable and motivated person, with provable abilities and experience in critical thinking, problem-solving, project management, communication, leadership and creativity.

Energy Engineering PhDs and MPhils

Explore our pre-approved funded and self-funded PhD projects in Energy Engineering, or submit your own research idea.