Dual- and joint-awards

About the project

Our dual- and joint- awards represent dynamic partnerships between The University of Manchester and other degree-awarding bodies across the globe.

A dual- or joint-award provides the opportunity to work with leading academics across two institutions, benefiting from the research expertise and specialist facilities at both. Allowing researchers to experience a different country and gain a global perspective, a dual- or joint-award at Manchester is a unique and rewarding postgraduate research opportunity.

The University of Manchester currently offers three types of cross-institutional programmes:

We have dual- and joint-awards in partnership with the University of Melbourne in Australia, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, the University of Tokyo in Japan, and Tsinghua University and Peking University in Beijing China.

• Split-site award: a postgraduate research degree studied across two institutions, only one of which (The University of Manchester) is a degree awarding institution. Researchers who complete a split-site award programme receive one degree certificate from Manchester
• Dual-award: a postgraduate research degree studied across two institutions, both of which are degree awarding. Researchers who complete a dual-award programme receive two degree certificates (one from each institution).
• Joint-award : a postgraduate research degree studied across two institutions, both of which are degree awarding. Researchers who complete a joint-award programme receive one degree certificate from one of the two institutions.

Available projects

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Application deadlines

Dual / Joint Award Programme | Applications open | Application deadline

Dual-Award with the University of Melbourne | End of November 2026 | 31 May 2027

Dual-Award with the University of Tokyo | w/c 8 February 2027 | 19 April 2027

Dual-Award with Tsinghua University | 16 November 2026 | 4 January 2027

Dual-Award with Peking University | w/c 12 October 2026 | 30 November 2027

PhD Programme with ASTAR Institutes, Singapore | Not currently recruiting | Not currently recruiting

Dual-Award with IIT Kharagpur | TBC | TBC

Joint-Award with IISc Bangalore | TBC | TBC

Award details

• Joint-award with IISc Bangalore The joint-award programme builds upon the strategic partnership that has been developed between The University of Manchester and IISc Bangalore. Read about the joint-award with IISc Bangalore

Joint-award with IISc Bangalore

• Dual-award with IIT Kharagpur Carry out research on one of a range of available science and engineering PhD projects and spend time in India through our four-year dual-award. Read about the dual-award with IIT Kharagpur

Dual-award with IIT Kharagpur

• Dual-award with The University of Melbourne Engage in research in one of a range of available science and engineering PhD projects and spend at least 12 months in Australia with our three-and-half-year dual-award PhD. Read about the dual-award with The University of Melbourne

Dual-award with The University of Melbourne

• Dual-award with the University of Tokyo Benefit from the expertise, facilities and infrastructure of two globally renowned institutions with our dual-award with the University of Tokyo. Read about the dual-award with the University of Tokyo

Dual-award with the University of Tokyo

• Dual-award with Tsinghua University Play a key role in research that addresses current and future global challenges over four life-changing years across Manchester and Beijing. Read about the dual-award with Tsinghua University

Dual-award with Tsinghua University

• Dual-award with Peking University Broaden your horizons and take advantage of the incredible opportunity to conduct your research in Manchester and Beijing. Read about the dual-award with Peking University

Dual-award with Peking University

• ASTAR split-site award This four-year funded PhD programme enables postgraduate researchers to spend two years studying at Manchester and two years in Singapore at the ASTAR Research Institute. Read about the ASTAR split-site award

Research areas