Programme A-Z
Research Postgraduate
A - Z
Admission Year / Semester
May 2025 Entry
Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Aerodynamics

  • Aerospace Propulsion and Combustion

  • Aerospace Structures and Materials

  • Aviation Engineering

  • Flight Mechanics and Control

  • Satellite Communication and Navigation

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Applied Mathematics - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Applied Optimisation and Optimal Control

  • Applied Statistics

  • Data Science

  • Engineering and Computational Mathematics

  • Financial Mathematics

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Applied Physics - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Green Energy & Carbon Neutrality

  • Machine Learning & Computational Physics

  • Nanomaterials & Micro/Nanoelectronics

  • Photonics, Plasmonics & Optoelectronics

  • Quantum Physics & Devices

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Applied Social Sciences - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Family, Child, Youth, and Ageing Studies

  • Psychology, Mental Health and Health

  • Social Policy, Social Welfare and Community Development

  • Social Theory, China and Global Social Development

  • Social Work and Human Service Management

Application Deadline: 30 Nov 2024
May 2025 Entry
Department of Biomedical Engineering - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Medical Imaging, Instrumentation and Sensing

  • Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering

  • Neuromusculoskeletal Science and Engineering

  • Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Rehabilitation Engineering

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Building and Real Estate - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Construction and Real Estate Economics

  • Construction and Real Estate Management

  • Information and Construction Technology

  • Urban Sustainability Policy

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Building and Environment

  • Building Energy

  • Building Safety and Resilience

  • Electrical Services

  • Facility Management

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Applied linguistics, including Bilingualism, Corporate Communication, Language Assessment, and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

  • Chinese and East Asian Linguistics

  • Computational and Corpus Linguistics

  • Neuro-cognitive Studies of Language and Clinical Linguistics

  • Translation and Interpreting Studies

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering

  • Construction and Transportation

  • Environmental Engineering and Science

  • Geotechnical Engineering

  • Structural Engineering

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Computing - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Computing

  • Blockchain, Cyber Security and Privacy

  • Graphics, Multimedia and Virtual Reality

  • Networking and Mobile Computing

  • Pattern Recognition and Natural Language Processing

  • Systems Modelling and Software Engineering

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Signal Processing

  • Communications and Information Security

  • Future Mobility System

  • Microelectronics and Quantum Technology

  • Photonics, Smart Material and Devices

  • Power and Energy Systems 

  • Power Electronics and Electric Vehicles

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of English and Communication - PhD
Research Areas:

  • Area Studies and Intercultural Communication

  • English Language and (Applied) Linguistics

  • Language and Professional Communication

  • Language Teaching and Learning

  • Media and Communication

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Food Science and Nutrition - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Food Safety and Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance under One Health Framework

  • Food Sustainability

  • Functional Foods and Chinese Medicine

  • Microbiome in Nutrition and Human Health

  • Nutrition and Human Health: The Emergence of Precision Nutrition

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Health Technology and Informatics - PhD
Research Areas:

  • Cancer

  • Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders

  • Immunity and Infection

  • Metabolic and Ocular Disorders

  • Neuroimaging and Neuropathology

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Advanced Materials Processing Technologies

  • Aviation and Transportation Logistics

  • Operations and Supply Chain Management

  • Precision Engineering (State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology)

  • Product Design and Miniaturisation

  • Smart Manufacturing and Robotics

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Geomatics

  • Urban Informatics and Smart City

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies - PhD
Research Areas:

  • Aviation Management and Economics

  • Maritime Law and Shipping Finance

  • Maritime Studies

  • Operations Management

  • Supply Chain Management

  • Transport and Logistics Management

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Management and Marketing - PhD
Research Areas:

  • Management

  • Management Information Systems

  • Marketing

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
May 2025 Entry
Department of Mechanical Engineering - PhD / MPhil
Research Areas:

  • Advanced Materials and Processing

  • Aerospace Engineering

  • Clean Energy and Energy Storage

  • Robotics and Control

  • Sound and Vibration

  • Thermofluids and Combustion

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025