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BA, BSc, MA, MSc, PhD - what do they all mean?

BA, BSc, MA, MSc, PhD (and more) are abbreviations of British degrees.

They reflect the specific level and discipline of a qualification achieved at university.

While most courses are conducted on a full-time basis, there are options for part-time, distance learning and other flexible learning arrangements.

Here is a breakdown of some of the most common qualifications and ones that Aberystwyth University offers.

• BA = Bachelor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences;
• BSc = Bachelor of Sciences;
• BENG = Bachelor of Engineering (Software, Robotics and Physics);
• LLB = Bachelor of Law.

Achieved after 3 to 4 years of study. The extra year (for a 4 year course) can be from a year studying abroad or a year working in industry.

Integrated-Masters:

• MARTS = Masters of Arts;
• MBIOL = Masters of Biology;
• MCOMP = Masters of Computer Science;
• MENG = Masters of Engineering;
• MMATH = Masters of Mathematics;
• MPHYS = Masters of Physics;
• MSCI = Masters of Sciences and Humanities.

4 years course (3-year Bachelors, 1 year Masters) that enables you to secure a loan for the full duration rather than having to fund a Masters degree separately.

• MA = Masters of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences;
• MSc = Masters of Sciences;
• MBA = Masters of Business Administration;
• MPhil = Masters of Philosophy: Advanced research Masters degree;
• MRes = Masters of Research: Contains some taught and research elements;
• LLM = Masters of Law.

Achieved after graduation from Bachelors level, usually 1-2 years duration.

• PhD = Doctor of Philosophy: for a range of disciplines.

Achieved after graduating from Masters level, usually 3-8 years duration.

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Research opportunities

MPhil and PhD opportunities are available on-campus and by arrangement through our self-governing member institutions and research institutes, including the School of Advanced Study

Many of these institutions have performed highly in the Research Excellence Framework and are consistently ranked highly for research among UK universities.

Postgraduate research is offered via distance learning through the School of Advanced Study (Opens in new window) .

Research activity

The majority of academic staff are actively engaged in research, so you will be taught by experienced and motivated researchers who are eminent in their field.

To find out more about research opportunities, you can either search our courses to see which areas of research are available, or contact a university that offers related subjects to see if they can support your proposal.

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Difference Between M.Phil. and Ph.D.

On the other hand, M.Phil. , i.e. Master of Philosophy , is only a post-graduate degree, which is both research-based and has a syllabus too, for the coursework. In this article, you will find a complete description of the differences between M.Phil. and Ph.D.

Content: M.Phil. Vs Ph.D.

Comparison chart, m.phil. programme.

M.Phil. or otherwise called as Master of Philosophy is a postgraduate degree based on advanced academic research work, offered by the University. It is also considered as a second degree or intermediate degree programme between post-graduate degree and doctorate.

The total duration of the programme is two years, of which one year is coursework, followed by dissertation work, in which the learner has to refer to the research performed by the other scholars and look for latest research on the respective subject, to recreate it. The evaluation of the dissertation is done by the internal supervisor and external examiner, which will lead to viva-voce. Once the candidate qualifies the viva-voce, he/she is awarded the degree of M.Phil.

Before the final submission of the dissertation, the student has to give a seminar presentation on the research work performed.

Ph.D. Programme

PhD expands to Doctor of Philosophy, is the topmost degree awarded by any university to its scholars, who have completed their original research, in the topic or field selected. It prepares the postgraduate students for faculty and research positions at universities.

To get admission to this programme, first of all, the aspirant has to qualify certain entrance exam, in their respective subject opted for pursuing Ph.D., such as NET, GATE or similar another equivalent exam. After which he/she has to choose the University for admission to the programme, then one year of coursework needs to be completed, prior to the confirmation of PhD registration. After that they become eligible for the submission of the thesis, after two years from the date registration is confirmed.

By the end of the first year of the programme, the scholar needs to consult with the supervisor, regarding the identification, preparation and submission of the synopsis. The topic of the research work must be an approved one.

Once the thesis is complete under the guidance of the supervisor, the scholar has to give two seminar presentations, followed by the submission of the thesis, to the relevant committee. Next, the thesis will then be sent to the examiner for the purpose of evaluation. If the examiners so appointed recommend the acceptance of the degree, then the thesis needs to be published in the research journal.

After publishing it, the candidate is required to defend the thesis in the viva-voce, in front of the panel of examiners. On the successful completion of the viva, the scholar is recommended for awarding the degree.

Key Differences Between M.Phil. And Ph.D.

The difference between M.Phil and PhD can be drawn clearly on the following grounds:

• M.Phil. is described as a second master’s degree course, that is pursued by the students to gain full-fledged knowledge on the subject and also provides a platform for advanced research. In contrast, Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as PhD is a professional degree course, that allows the degree holder to get a faculty position and teach the respective subject at the university level, or work in that field.
• The m.phil programme is a two years course, whereas the minimum time duration to complete PhD is three years but the time can extend depending on the submission and acceptance of the thesis.
• While stipend is not paid in M.Phil., in PhD fellowship is awarded to the student as a stipend, for conducting research work.
• In M.Phil. programme, the course includes research basics. Conversely, in the PhD programme, the students are required to produce their own original work and perform research in a particular field.
• The programme structure of M.Phil. has two components, i.e. coursework and the dissertation work which is performed under the guidance of the expert. On the contrary, PhD programme encompasses the coursework, for one year, followed by thesis work under the guidance of the expert supervisor.

At the end of the discussion, it can be said that M.Phil. is a less advanced research degree as compared to Ph.D., because in M.Phil. The student can read a model research paper and go through the latest researches made on the subject to recreate it. But, in case of PhD, the research work moves around the concept of creating something new and original to the subject, for which continuous experiment and studies is to be performed by the student, under the guidance of the supervisor.

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Philosophy MPhil/PhD

London, Bloomsbury

The Philosophy MPhil/PhD at UCL provides a route for students to produce a thesis of original research under the guidance of their supervisor(s) at a department with a world-leading research reputation.

UK tuition fees (2024/25)

Overseas tuition fees (2024/25), programme starts, applications accepted.

• Entry requirements

The usual prerequisite for the MPhil/PhD is a one-year research degree in Philosophy or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Direct admission to the PhD requires the MPhil Stud (or equivalent). All applicants for research degrees must submit two short pieces of work, of about 2,000 words each, with their application.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website .

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

In REF 2021 our research activity was assessed as among the best in the country: 60% of our activity was assessed as world-leading (4*). The department has a lively and flourishing postgraduate community, and advanced research students are offered opportunities to gain teaching experience. We enjoy collaborative connections with other London universities, as well as the nearby Royal Institute of Philosophy, the Aristotelian Society, and the University of London Institute of Philosophy.

Who this course is for

The PhD in Philosophy is for applicants who have completed a period of postgraduate training that included a large research component and are now seeking to develop an advanced critical analysis in a specific area of Philosophy. Please view the areas we can support in terms of supervision for more details.

What this course will give you

The doctoral programme at UCL provides students with the opportunity to conduct original research in philosophy in one of the UK's top philosophy departments, under the supervision of prominent academics in the field. The PhD programme is designed to prepare students for an academic career, whether it be via the MPhil/PhD or the PhD following on from the MPhil Stud (or equivalent), by ensuring that students receive grounding across a range of topics as well as producing a research thesis.

The foundation of your career

The department has an outstanding job placement record in a highly competitive academic market. The most successful candidates in this market are valued for their range of teaching competence, provided by the taught elements of the MPhil/PhD programme, as well as for their particular area of specialisation, determined by the research topic of their doctoral thesis. During the course of the programme, students receive training in presentation skills, interview practice and teaching methods, and are encouraged to present their research at the department's Work in Progress seminars, and at graduate and academic conferences in the UK and overseas.

Employability

Recent graduates with a PhD in Philosophy from UCL have gained prestigious academic fellowships, as well as postdoctoral placements in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. Some example destinations are the University of Oxford, the University of London, the University of Cambridge, the University of Sheffield, the University of Antwerp, the University of Toronto, the University of Dublin and Leipzig University. Others have gone on to lectureships in the UK, for instance at the University of Oxford, the University of York, and LSE, and overseas at the University of Cape Town and the University of Melbourne. Those who have not pursued an academic career have entered a variety of professions, including law, public policy, and publishing.

The department has links with US universities (Berkeley, Columbia and Yale). Academic staff are involved in the running of the Aristotelian Society, the main philosophy society in the UK. Others are involved in running the Institute of Classical Studies lecture series, and the Keeling Colloquia and Lectures in ancient philosophy. Philosophy graduate students host a philosophy conference at the start of every year, and co-organise an annual graduate philosophy conference with graduate students at Berkeley. The Royal Institute of Philosophy lecture series, by the Institute of Philosophy at Senate House, is open to our graduate students.

Teaching and learning

PhD students meet regularly in term time with their supervisors.  As well as their primary and secondary supervisors they can request a term’s supervision with another member of staff.

The department also arranges reading groups and conferences, both internally and in collaboration with other UCL departments and/or other London university philosophy departments, and students receive guidance on setting up their own reading groups.

All doctoral students have numerous opportunities to apply for work as a Post Graduate Teaching Assistants (PGTA) in the department. This experience develops their teaching skills and deepens their philosophical expertise.

The PhD degree is awarded on the basis of a thesis of between 60,000 and 80,000 words. The candidate is also given a viva voce examination.

PhD students should treat their research programme as a full-time job, which equates roughly to 35 hours per week (or 15 hours for part-time students). In term time, students are expected to meet regularly with their assigned term supervisor, usually fortnightly.

Research areas and structure

• Ancient Philosophy
• Epistemology
• History of 20th-Century Philosophy
• Metaphysics
• Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy 
• Nineteenth Century German Philosophy
• Philosophy of Language
• Philosophy of Mind
• Philosophy of Perception
• Political Philosophy

Research environment

As a research student, you will join the department's lively and flourishing postgraduate community. The department is located in the centre of the rich philosophical life of Bloomsbury and this means we enjoy collaborative connections with other London universities, as well as nearby philosophical Institutes and Societies, whose activities you will be able to gain access to. Our research students run seminars and reading groups, along with organising events for faculty and external speakers.  The doctoral programme provides you with the opportunity to conduct original research in philosophy in one of UK's top philosophy departments . You may be supervised by prominent academics in your field of research. The PhD programme is designed to prepare you for an academic career, by ensuring that you receive grounding across a range of topics as well as producing a research thesis. During the course of the programme, you will receive training in presentation skills, interview practice and teaching methods, and are encouraged to present your research at the department's Work in Progress seminars, and at graduate and academic conferences in the UK and overseas. Our staff cover a broad range of specialisms including 19th-century German Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind and Political Philosophy.

The length of registration for the MPhil/PhD in Philosophy is 3 years full-time. It requires students to take graduate courses assessed by way of several papers in their first year, and, provided they successfully upgrade to the PhD, to produce a thesis of original research under the guidance of their supervisor(s). You will receive supervision each term from either a member of your supervision team or other members of staff in the department who have expertise relevant to your research. The PhD degree is awarded on the basis of the thesis and a viva voce examination.

The length of registration for the MPhil/PhD in Philosophy is 5 years for part-time study at UCL. It requires students to take graduate courses assessed by way of several papers in their first year, and, provided they successfully upgrade to the PhD, to produce a thesis of original research under the guidance of their supervisor(s). You will receive supervision each term from either a member of your supervision team or other members of staff in the department who have expertise relevant to your research. The PhD degree is awarded on the basis of the thesis and a viva voce examination.

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Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble accessable.co.uk . Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support and Wellbeing team .

Fees and funding

Fees for this course.

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Where the programme is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees .

Additional costs

The department strives to keep additional costs low. Books and journal articles are usually available via the UCL library (hard copies or via e-journal subscriptions).

The wealth of departmental seminars / colloquiums / symposiums and student-organised Work in Progress sessions give ample opportunities to present research, receive feedback and participate in discussion.

Furthermore, the department’s membership to the University of London’s Institute of Philosophy enables participation in intercollegiate conferences and workshops where the above opportunities can be experienced with a wider audience.

The department has limited funding for which it may be possible to apply to help offset the cost of travel to conferences in the UK or overseas.

For more information on additional costs for prospective students please go to our estimated cost of essential expenditure at Accommodation and living costs .

Funding your studies

MPhil/PhD and PhD candidates can apply for AHRC funding through the London Arts & Humanities Partnership (LAHP), whose members are UCL, King's College London, Queen Mary University of London, the London School of Economics & Political Science, the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Royal College of Art, and Royal College of Music. Other scholarships and sources of funding may be available. You should take note of funding application deadlines as these can differ from programme application deadlines.

The department has a set of funds from which to offer awards to research students allocated on the basis of academic merit. These include the Keeling Scholarships in ancient philosophy, covering UK/EU fees and maintenance matching AHRC funding. These and other scholarships are listed on our Graduate Research Degrees pages.

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website .

Quirk PhD Scholarship

Deadline: 26 January 2024 Value: Fees and maintenance (3yrs) Criteria Based on both academic merit and financial need Eligibility: UK

The MPhil/PhD and PhD start date is September each year. Please attach two samples of your written work (2,000 words each) in addition to your research proposal. For more information see our How to apply page.

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate programmes (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

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Year of entry: 2024-2025

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Course Overview

An MPhil/PhD is an advanced postgraduate research degree that requires original research and the submission of a substantial dissertation of up to 100,000 words. At Birkbeck, you are initially registered on an MPhil and you upgrade to a PhD after satisfactory progress in the first year or two. You need to find a suitable academic supervisor at Birkbeck, who can offer the requisite expertise to guide and support you through your research. Find out more about undertaking a research degree at Birkbeck .

The MPhil/PhD Management is ideal for those who wish to pursue academic careers involving teaching and research in management, or to further careers in consultancy or policy work. You will be required to be highly motivated, well organised, prepared to learn your subject in depth, and able to engage constructively and critically with a range of academic research related to your topic to complete an independent research project. 

Birkbeck has particular strengths in the study of innovation and entrepreneurship; marketing; labour economics and industrial relations; international business; corporate governance and corporate social responsibility; strategy as practice, organisation theory, information systems strategy, social networks, and trust within organisations; corporate finance and financial reporting; and the management and regulation of sport. Our research draws on the methods and theories of various social science disciplines - principally economics, psychology and sociology, but also geography and political science. 

During the first year you are required to take four modules for credit:  Research Philosophy ,  Qualitative Research Methods , Organization Theory and Quantitative Methods for Finance and Business . After these modules comes completion of your Research Prospectus, which includes a preliminary literature review and a plan for the rest of your thesis research. This is due in June of the first year for full-time students, or of the second year for part-time students.

Satisfactory completion of the modules and the Research Prospectus is necessary for continuing with the degree. Following this you will proceed with data collection, analysis and writing your PhD thesis.  Read our guidance for prospective MPhil/PhD students in management .

Key information

Management mphil/phd: 7 years part-time, on campus, starting 2024-25, management mphil/phd: 4 years full-time, on campus, starting 2024-25.

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• We engage in significant collaborative research and have excellent contacts with many public and private sector organisations, professional bodies and researchers at other academic institutions.
• Birkbeck’s research excellence was  confirmed in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework  with 83% of our research rated world-leading or internationally excellent.
• Our academic staff have considerable strengths in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies which have been used in a wide variety of organisational settings. Actively engaged in their own research, they understand how important your research is to you, and aim to provide you with expert supervision and support.
• You will get access to superb library resources, including: Birkbeck Library , including our electronic library, the British Library , Senate House ( University of London) Library and libraries in the Bloomsbury area .

Entry Requirements

Usually, we require a high 2:1 or above for your undergraduate degree and a merit for your master’s. At least one of your previous degrees should be in an area relevant to your proposed research. We will also need to see your degree transcripts, which provide a breakdown of your marks, in addition to your degree certificates. 

In general, we do not admit, directly to the MPhil/PhD, students whose master’s degree is an MBA; we instead recommend our  MRes Management  as preparation for the MPhil/PhD degree. 

English language requirements

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this programme is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 7.0, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.

If you don't meet the minimum IELTS requirement,  we offer pre-sessional English courses, foundation programmes and language support services  to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.

Visit the International section of our website to find out more about our  English language entry requirements and relevant requirements by country .

Visa and funding requirements

If you are not from the UK and you do not already have residency here, you may need to apply for a visa.

The visa you apply for varies according to the length of your course:

• Courses of more than six months' duration: Student visa
• Courses of less than six months' duration: Standard Visitor visa

International students who require a Student visa should apply for our full-time courses as these qualify for Student visa sponsorship. If you are living in the UK on a Student visa, you will not be eligible to enrol as a student on Birkbeck's part-time courses (with the exception of some modules).

For full information, read our visa information for international students page .

Please also visit the international section of our website to find out more about relevant visa and funding requirements by country .

Please note students receiving US Federal Aid are only able to apply for in-person, on-campus programmes which will have no elements of online study.

Management MPhil/PhD: 7 years part-time or 4 years full-time, on campus, starting in academic year 2024-25

Academic year 2024–25, starting october 2024.

Part-time home students: £2,539 per year Full-time home students: £4,786 per year Part-time international students : £7,525 per year Full-time international students: £14,885 per year

Students are charged a tuition fee in each year of their course. Tuition fees for students continuing on their course in following years may be subject to annual inflationary increases. For more information, please see the College Fees Policy .

If you’ve studied at Birkbeck before and successfully completed an award with us, take advantage of our Lifelong Learning Guarantee to gain a discount on the tuition fee of this course.

Fees and finance

PhD students resident in England can apply for government loans of over £26,000 to cover the cost of tuition fees, maintenance and other study-related costs.

Flexible finance: pay your fees in monthly instalments at no extra cost . Enrol early to spread your costs and reduce your monthly payments.

We offer a range of studentships and funding options to support your research.

Discover the financial support available to you to help with your studies at Birkbeck.

International scholarships

We provide a range of scholarships for eligible international students, including our Global Future Scholarship. Discover if you are eligible for a scholarship .

Our research culture

The Birkbeck Business School provides high-quality research that is theoretically informed and socially and practically relevant in the fields of business and management. We engage in collaborative research with other academic institutions and have excellent contacts with many public and private sector organisations and professional bodies.

As a research student, you will receive training in theory and research methodology during your first year (full-time) or first two years (part-time). During the first year you are required to take four modules for credit:  Research Philosophy ,  Qualitative Research Methods , Organization Theory and Quantitative Methods for Finance and Business . You will also complete a Research Prospectus with a review of the key literature of the field and the specific research questions you wish to pursue. You will be invited to attend research student seminars and other research workshops. We offer a wide range of  student support and study facilities .

Find out more about  studying for an MPhil/PhD in Management at Birkbeck.

Read more about  our vibrant research culture .

Follow these steps to apply for the MPhil/PhD Management at Birkbeck:

1. Check that you meet the entry requirements, including English language requirements, as described on this page. 

2. Draft a research proposal (approximately 2,000-3,000 words plus references). A PhD proposal is an outline of your proposed project. It includes an introduction, a literature review/theoretical framing, the research aims/questions and the research methodology. Your research proposal must articulate the fundamental issues or questions you plan to investigate in your research project and should specify the broader area in which your research is situated, making reference to the existing body of knowledge and any ongoing debates on the topic. We will be assessing:

• your expertise in your chosen research area
• your knowledge of the literature
• the feasibility of your project
• the quality and originality of your ideas.

Find out more about writing a research proposal .

3. Contact a potential supervisor for your MPhil/PhD research. Whilst you will certainly develop a few drafts of your research proposal before you submit it to us as part of the application, it is important that it is clear and well-written when you make the first contact with your potential supervisor(s). Once you are ready, you can contact them to share your research proposal and Curriculum Vitae (CV). If they are willing and able to supervise your research, they may be able to help you further refine your proposal before you submit your final application.

You can look at the Find a Supervisor area on this page for an overview,  search our Experts’ Database  or  browse our staff pages  for more in-depth information.

4. Get an agreement in principle with a supervisor before submitting an online application. If you apply without first getting the support of a potential supervisor, your application will be rejected. (Please note: finding a potential supervisor does not guarantee admission to the research degree, as this decision is made using your whole application.)  Find out more about the supervisory relationship and how your supervisor will support your research .

5. Apply directly to Birkbeck, using the online application link on this page. You will need to provide the names and contact details of two referees who can speak to your academic/research abilities.

6. Our course team will be able to offer you advice and support, and guide you through your studies from application to graduation.

• PhD Programme Director:  Dr Konstantinos Chalkias

All research students are initially registered on an MPhil and then upgrade to a PhD after making sufficient progress. 

Find out more about the application process, writing a research proposal and the timeframe . 

Application deadlines and interviews

We admit students to begin only at the start of autumn term (end of September) as the first-year programme is structured around autumn entry.

You should have met with your prospective supervisor and submitted your application online by 15 July. We will try to process later applications, but we need to allow time both for interviews and, where necessary, visa-related paperwork.

If you wish to apply for funding, you will need to apply by certain deadlines. Consult the websites of relevant bodies for details.

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Finding a supervisor

A critical factor when applying for postgraduate study in management is the correlation between the applicant’s intellectual and research interests and those of one or more potential supervisors.

Find out more about the research interests of our academic staff who may be available to supervise (either as principal supervisor or as co-supervisor) PhD theses:

Accounting and finance

• Christine Guo, BSc, MSc, PhD : CAPM; stochastic differential equations; macro, international and financial economics; valuation of equity.
• Professor Emmanouil Mamatzakis, BSc, MSc, DPhil : accounting and finance; banking and finance; financial econometrics; earnings management; corporate finance; credit risk and financial stability; forecasting; behavioural finance (symmetric-asymmetric loss functions); public finance management; sovereign debt crisis in the euro area; applied micro-econometrics.
• Lorenzo Neri, BA, MSc, PhD : corporate governance; corporate disclosure strategy; earnings management; family business; risk reporting.
• Ellen Pei-yi Yu, BSc, MSocSc, PhD : ESG topics (environmental, social responsibility and governance); ethical investment and asset management; financial institutions management such as hybrid bank capital securities and the design of executive compensation pay.
• Grace (Bo) Peng, BSc, MPhil, PhD : entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial exit and international entrepreneurship.
• Panagiota Makrychoriti, BSc, MSc, PhD : monetary policy; international macroeconomics; credit risk; behavioural finance; financial econometrics; systemic risk.

Corporate governance/Corporate social responsibility/Social capital

• Luca Andriani, BA, PGCert, MSc, PhD : informal institutions; pro-social behaviour; social capital; social trust and trust in public institutions; corruption; tax morale.
• Ioanna Boulouta, BEng, MPhil, PhD : corporate responsibility and competitiveness; gender diversity and stereotypes on corporate boards; quantitative methods; social marketing campaigns.
• Professor Suzanne Konzelmann, BA, MIBS, MA, PhD : structuring the role of economic theory and policy; the interface between the financial and real sectors of the economy; industrial organisation and policy; corporate governance, restructuring and policy; the political economics of austerity.
• Arron Phillips, LL.B, PGCHE, LL.M, PhD : whistleblowing, corporate governance, law and governance, business ethics, the interplay between business and social actors, ESG, industrial relations, work conflict, political economy of CSR.
• Richard Tacon, BA, MSc, PhD : social capital, social interaction, social networks; sociology of sport; sport policy and development; corporate governance, especially in non-profit and sport organisations; organisational ethnography.
• Professor Geoff Walters, BSc, MA, PGCE: HE, PhD : corporate governance in sport; board processes; organisational responses to corporate responsibility and sustainability; the governance and management of social partnerships.

Employment relations/Human resources/Labour markets/Education

• Sara Chaudry, BSc, MA, PGCAP, PhD : international human resource management (HRM); diversity and equality management; HRM in the Middle East; HRM in multinational corporations; changing nature of the employment relationship.
• Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormick, BA, MA, PhD : international and European employment relations; international trade unionism and globalisation; equal opportunities and diversity management; employee participation and economic and industrial democracy.
• Ashok Kumar, MSc, DPhil : economic geography and international political economy; globalisation and global value chains; identity formation and social movements; industrial relations and Labour's bargaining power; land economics and urban subjectivity.
• Giambattista Rossi, BA, MSc, PhD : labour and transfer markets in professional sport; role of sport agents, third party ownership in football; sport finance; sport corporate governance.
• Horen Voskeritsian BSc, MSc, PhD : European and comparative industrial relations; collective bargaining and social dialogue; undeclared work and unlawful activities at work; industrial conflict; political economy of work and employment; history and theory of industrial relations.
• Ellen Pei-yi Yu, BSc, MSSocSc, PhD : ESG topics (environmental, social responsibility and governance); ethical investment and asset management; financial institutions management such as hybrid bank capital securities and the design of executive compensation pay.

Entrepreneurship and innovation

• Professor Daniele Archibugi, BA, DPhil : innovation and technological change; global governance and its economic and political management; public policy for services, global commons and science and technology; international organisations and global democracy.
• Muthu (Lasandahasi Ranmuthumalie) De Silva, MBA, PhD : entrepreneurship; co-creation and collaboration; university-business interactions; intermediation and intermediaries; knowledge-based interactions.
• Marion Frenz, Dipl-Kffr, MSc, PhD : innovation, globalisation and economic recovery; the role of internationalisation in innovation; conceptualisation and measurement of absorptive capacity.
• Odile Janne, MA, PhD : multinational enterprises, innovation and economic development; corporate technological and innovation strategies; international patenting strategies; subsidiaries strategy; multinationals, location decisions, geography; regional innovation and growth; multinational networks.
• Chunjia Han, BSc, MSc, PhD : open innovation; user innovation; digital innovation; social media and digital marketing; big data analytics & AI; business model innovation and digital entrepreneurial finance; digitalisation-enabled business transformation.
• Professor Helen Lawton Smith, BSc, DPhil : innovation; entrepreneurship; scientific labour markets; geographies of innovation; university-industry linkages; scientific labour markets; regional, national and international innovation policy frameworks.
• Mu Yang, BSc, PhD : artificial intelligence (AI); big data analytics; social media marketing; digital innovation (blockchain, metaverse); privacy, security and data governance.

International business

• Professor Kevin Ibeh, BSc, MBA, MSc, PhD : small firm internationalisation and international entrepreneurship; international expansion of developing country/emerging market firms; export behaviour and performance.
• Professor Xiaming Liu, PhD : foreign direct investment; multinational corporations; technology transfer and spill-over; internationalisation and economic growth.
• Benedetta Crisafulli, BA, MA, MSc, PhD : digital marketing, particularly influencer marketing and the effects on consumers; customer experience management; consumer psychology in response to brands’ crises, events of corporate social irresponsibility, negative brand experiences and/or incivility; brand alliances (co-branding); sustainability and circular economy; international marketing.
• Rungpaka Amy Hackley, MSc, PhD : paratextual advertising and promotions; integrated marketing communications (IMC); advertising; product placement; branded content; non-traditional promotions; experiential consumption; brand symbolism; consumer identity; social media; digital communication; media convergence; promotional regulation and ethics; critical marketing; consumer culture research; and death rituals and death consumption.
• Wendy Hein, BA, PhD : consumer behaviour; consumer culture theory (CCT) and interpretive consumer research; gender, identities and consumption practices; ethnography and interdisciplinary research.
• Ammar Sammour, BSc, MSc, PhD : artificial intelligence; financial technology; corporate heritage branding; heritage brand identity; corporate brand experience; brand management, innovation and communication.  
• Olivier Sibai, MA, MSc, PhD : digital marketing; consumer culture theory; transformative consumer research; disharmony in the marketplace; consumer collectives; branding; embodiment and consumption; play and consumption.
• Peter Trim, BSc, MSc, MBA, MEd, PhD, FRSA, FHEA : marketing; strategic marketing; corporate intelligence and national security; international marketing.
• Fred A. Yamoah, BSc, MBA, PhD : sustainability and stakeholder marketing; sustainable product innovation marketing; food poverty; crime and security; personal values and purchase behaviour; sustainable food marketing and health; co-creation and sustainable global value chains; circular economy and strategy marketing management and sustainable supply and value chain management.

Organisation theory, organisational behaviour and strategy

• Abdulrahman Al-Surmi, BSc, PGCert, MBA, PhD : business analytics; decision making; strategic management; strategic alignment; business value of IT and marketing.
• Konstantinos Chalkias, BA, MSc, PhD : strategy as practice (SaP); practice theory; paradox theory; grand challenges; organisation studies of risk and risk management.
• Sorin Piperca, PhD : project management; strategic change; unexpected/disruptive events; complexity; interorganisational collaborations; innovation projects; knowledge production.
• Pamela Yeow, BSc, MSc, PhD : change management; attitude-behaviour gap; leadership and trust; ethics.

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MPhil/PhD Biomedical Science

Key Information

MPhil: 1.5-3 years PhD: 2-4 years

MPhil: 2-4 years PhD: 3-8 years

Entry Requirements

Brayford Pool

Start Dates in October and January

Programme Overview

Biomedical scientists play a key role in improving human health. By exploring life processes in humans they lay the foundations for understanding and investigating health, disease, treatment, and prevention. This programme provides students with the opportunity to conduct research into a range of areas, with current staff expertise in diabetes, inflammation, cancer, and neurodegenerative and cardiovascular disease.

Students benefit from training courses provided by the University aimed at developing key skills in research. Under the guidance and advice of their academic supervisors, students will also be encouraged to present talks and seminars on their work both at the University of Lincoln as well at national and international meetings and conferences, produce progress reports, develop their ability to write up work for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and, ultimately, to effectively communicate their research and thesis.

Beyond learning how to conduct research and the specialist skills that students are expected to develop within their subject discipline, the process of studying for a research degree can provide transferable skills in problem-solving, time management, independent and team work, and communication.

Key Features

Conduct independent, original, and academically significant research

Benefit from training courses to develop key research skills

Supervision and support from an advisory panel of academic staff

Present at talks and seminars to showcase your work

Enrol in January or October each year

How You Study

This research programme relies on independent study and research, supervised by an advisory panel of academic staff. The nature of this research will be specific to the subject area, but is expected to investigate a novel question and provide a novel contribution to science.

Most students are initially enrolled on an MPhil programme. After one year, if sufficient progress can be demonstrated, students have the option to transfer to a PhD programme.

Due to the nature of postgraduate research programmes, the majority of time is spent in independent study and research, but you might also attend seminars and other research activities. Students will have meetings with their academic supervisor at least once a month, but the precise frequency of these will vary depending on in-dividual requirements, subject area, staff availability, and stage of programme.

Research Groups and Topics

Research within the Department of Life Sciences is conducted within five research groups. The key to success on a postgraduate research programme is to find a research topic that you are passionate about and identify a supervisory team that has expertise in this area. The first thing that all prospective students should do is directly contact a member of staff from one of these areas that you feel is best aligned with your chosen research area to discuss the application process further.

Animal Behaviour, Cognition, and Welfare

This group comprises a team of internationally-renowned researchers working at the forefront of, and interface between, animal behaviour, cognition, health, and welfare.

Cancer and Ageing

This group pursues a collaborative approach to increase understanding of disease characteristically associated with ageing at the molecular level, to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Diabetes, Metabolism, and Inflammation

This research group is focused on innovative research in the area of diabetes and related cardiometabolic and associated inflammatory disorders.

Evolution and Ecology

This research group works to understand the evolution and ecology of populations, species, and communities, across all levels of biological organisation, from genes through to ecosystems.

Microbiology and Biotechnology

This group is working to answer fundamental questions relating to the characterisation, evaluation, and testing of microorganisms and viruses.

How you are assessed

Students will have at least one formal meeting with their supervisors each month where progress will be discussed. After three months students are expected to provide an outline of their research proposal, which will be evaluated. Most students are initially enrolled on an MPhil programme, and after the first year they may apply for transfer to a PhD programme via a written report on which they will be orally examined.

Both the MPhil and PhD are awarded based on the quality of a students thesis and their ability to present and successfully defend their research in an oral examination (viva voce). They are expected to demonstrate how their research findings have contributed to knowledge, or developed existing theory or understanding.

How to Apply

Postgraduate Research Application Support

Find out more about the application process for research degrees and what you'll need to complete on our How to Apply page, which also features contact details for dedicated support with your application.

Make an Enquiry

To find out more about postgraduate research study in life sciences, you can contact our postgraduate research leads Dr Jenny Dunn and Dr Tom Pike. Both have broad research interests within animal behaviour and ecology.

Jenny's research mainly focuses on understanding the drivers and impacts of parasite infection, mostly in wild birds. Tom is primarily interested in the evolution and maintenance of visual and olfactory signals, from the perspective of both the signallers and the receivers.

To support your experience within the postgraduate research community, new students are encouraged to enrol in October or January. In addition to meeting peers across the University who are starting their research programme at the same time, there is access to a central training programme designed around the first three months of study, and targeted support aligned to each stage of the postgraduate research journey.

However, applications are welcome at any point throughout the year, and enrolment can also take place at any relevant point. Alternative enrolment dates should be agreed with your supervisors on an individual basis.

Entry Requirements 2024-25

First or upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject.

If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages for information on equivalent qualifications.

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/studywithus/internationalstudents/entryrequirementsandyourcountry/

Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page.

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/studywithus/internationalstudents/englishlanguagerequirementsandsupport/englishlanguagerequirements

If you do not meet the above IELTS requirements, you may be able to take part in one of our Pre-session English and Academic Study Skills courses. These specialist courses are designed to help students meet the English language requirements for their intended programme of study.

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/studywithus/internationalstudents/englishlanguagerequirementsandsupport/pre-sessionalenglishandacademicstudyskills

If you are an overseas student, you may require an ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) certificate in order to enrol on this course.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academic-technology-approval-scheme

Programme Fees

You will need to have funding in place for your studies before you arrive at the University. Our fees vary depending on the course, mode of study, and whether you are a UK or international student. You can view the breakdown of fees for this programme below. Research students may be required to pay additional fees in addition to cover the cost of specialist resources, equipment and access to any specialist collections that may be required to support their research project. These will be informed by your research proposal and will be calculated on an individual basis.

Funding Your Research

Loans and Studentships

Find out more about the optional available to support your postgraduate research, from Master's and Doctoral Loans, to research studentship opportunities. You can also find out more about how to pay your fees and access support from our helpful advisors.

Career Development

A doctoral qualification can be the capstone of academic achievement and often marks the beginning of a career in academia or research. A research programme provides the opportunity to become a true expert in your chosen field, while developing a range of valuable transferable skills that can support your career progression. A research-based degree is also the most direct pathway to an academic career. PhDs and research degrees are a great chance to expand your network and meet diverse people with similar interests, knowledge, and passion.

The University’s Doctoral School provides a focal point for Lincoln’s community of researchers, where ideas and experiences can be developed and shared across disciplines. It also offers support and training to help equip you for both academic and non-academic careers.

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Through our research, we are striving to change society for the better. Working with regional, national, and international partners, our academics are engaged in groundbreaking studies that are challenging the status quo. We also understand the importance of providing the best possible environment for pursuing research that can support our communities and make a tangible difference to the world around us.

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M.Phil. and PhD. in Biochemistry

Introduction.

The postgraduate programme in Biochemistry is multi-disciplinary. Cross connections in Chemistry, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Medical Sciences enable a broader understanding of biochemical processes occurring at the cellular and sub-cellular levels.

Key research areas currently are:

Flavonoid biosynthesis in anthurium; Regulation of pattern formation in anthurium spathe; Mechanism of disease resistance to witches broom and black pod in Cacoa; Biochemical basis of cadmium uptake in Cacoa; Metabolic diseases; Nutritional content of foods; Carbohydrate profiling in tubers; Tuber development; Molecular evolution and population structure of microbes; Genetic profiling of microbes and plants.

Persons interested in undertaking a M.Phil. or Ph.D. in Biochemistry should initiate discussions and obtain advice from a prospective thesis supervisor in the Department of Life Sciences before applying.

The objectives of the M.Phil. degree in Biochemistry are;

• To review the state of knowledge in a particular field.
• To make an independent contribution to knowledge or understanding in relation to a specified research question.
• To some extent, create and evaluate a new design or novel experiments in Biochemistry and/or Molecular Biology or make an appropriate critique or interpretation of the research question.

The objectives of the PhD degree in Biochemistry are;

• To make a significant, original and novel contribution to knowledge or understanding of a student’s field of study or research question.
• To formulate and refine a research question(s) for appropriate investigation.
• To design and implement experiments that reflect mastery of the subject area under investigation and competence in appropriate research techniques in Biochemistry and/or Molecular Biology.

Entry Requirements

Candidates seeking entry to the MPhil or Ph.D. programmes must satisfy the minimum requirements of the Board for Graduate Studies and Research (Lower Second Class Honours for MSc and Upper Second Class Honours or equivalent for MPhil) AND must hold a BSc degree at the prescribed level in Natural Sciences. The prerequisite for entry into the programme is a bachelor’s degree in one of the following disciplines: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, from an approved University.

With the exception of holders of MPhil degrees from recognised Universities, candidates interested in pursuing the PhD degree are normally required to register for the MPhil Degree in the first instance. Depending on the student’s progress, provisions exist to upgrade his/her registration from the Master’s to Doctoral level without first submitting a Master’s dissertation.

• Full-time: 2 years
• Part-time: 3 - 4 years
• Full-time: 3 years
• Part-time: 4 - 5 years

Programme Structure/Course of Study

The M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees primarily involve independent study, directed by one or more supervisors.  The programmes culminate with the presentation of a thesis conveying the results of the independent study and research carried out by the graduate student.

M.Phil students may be considered for upgrading to the Ph.D. normally during the second year, but not after the third year of registration, on recommendation of their supervisor(s).

M.Phil./ Ph.D. Thesis and Examination

• 6 credits for the M.Phil.
• 9 credits for the Ph.D. degree

Graduate Research Seminars

M.Phil. students are required to present at least two seminars and Ph.D. students at least three seminars:

• GRSM 7004 - Scientific Presentation and Critique 1
• GRSM 7005 - Scientific Presentation and Critique 2
• GRSM 7006 - Scientific Presentation and Critique 3
• GRSM 8004 - Scientific Presentation and Critique 1
• GRSM 8005 - Scientific Presentation and Critique 2
• GRSM 8006 - Scientific Presentation and Critique 3

These seminars will be examined and graded on a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ basis. These courses may be used as a forum for these presentations which will be assessed in the manner prescribed for such “assessed seminars”.

Students are also required to attend a minimum of 75% of all Departmental/Faculty seminars. A Seminar attendance register will be kept by all Departments.

Upgrading of Registration

Defence of thesis.

• For the M.Phil. degree the candidate may be required to defend his/her thesis by an examination.
• Every candidate for the Ph.D. must defend his/her thesis by an oral examination.

A candidate who is unsuccessful in the examination for the Ph.D. may apply to the Board for Graduate Studies and Research for transfer of registration to the relevant M.Phil. and for permission to resubmit the relevant thesis or a revised version of it for examination for a Master’s degree. 

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普及贴｜MPhil是什么学位？和PhD又有什么不可割舍的关系？

MPhil这个单词看起来不像硕士也不像博士，但却是在英国教育体制下非常常见的一个term。今天小曼博士带你一一揭开关于MPhil的神秘面纱。

MPhil是什么？有什么特点？

和Msc、PhD学位又有什么差异？

申请难度与录取要求如何？

小曼博士会采用实战案例讲解的方式，向大家一一解读。

MPhil 是什么？全称Master of Philosophy，单从英文表达上我们是不是可以猜测它和我们通常说的Master和PhD（Doctor of Philosophy）有着某种关联。没错，MPhil和Msc、PhD之间确实有着错综复杂的爱恨情仇。

一般而言，英国硕士学位分为两种：授课型硕士（Taught Master、也叫Coursework）和研究型硕士（Research）。

授课型硕士学位，一般学制为1年，课程内容偏理论与实践的结合。主要是将某领域的核心知识进行浓缩授课。考试以完成学分、课堂讨论演练、期末考试以及完成毕业论文撰写为主要方式。如我们常见的Msc（理工科专业）、MA（艺术类）等学位。

MPhil是研究型硕士学位中最常见的一种 ，是以完成一个项目／课题的专业研究为培养方式，通常所进行的是为期一年或两年的专业研究，一般很少上课和考试，除非是导师制定选修某些课程，毕业考核提交研究报告和论文即可。从某种角度，MPhil和PhD的课程结构基本上是一样的，差异在于从事研究的时间不同：前者是进行两年或一年的专业研究，后者是三年或四年。除此之外，两者对于研究课题的研究目的以及研究的深度有着很大的不同，MPhil相对于PhD要浅很多，导师的要求也会低很多。如果在MPhil阶段表现不错，会被导师直接推荐为攻读博士的哦！

MPhil初印象还不错吧，跟研究相关、学制又比较短。那么到底什么样的人适合选择这样的课程呢？

每个学校对MPhil的设置是不一样的。主要有以下两种形式：

1）作为一个硕士学位可直接申请

MPhil和MSc两者都是英国的硕士学位课程。不是哪个好与不好，只是两者的授课方式和学位取得方法不同而已。

MSc培养强调对学生进行专业培训，了解专业知识和非常基本的课题研究过程，与本科生相比只是增加了一些专业知识，虽是硕士学位，但更像是一个本科的提升学位。对于中国学生来说，这一年能很好地适应英国的生活和学习环境，同时决定是否要进一步深造，大部分中国学生在英国获得的硕士学位属于这类学位。它的优点是时间短、申请难度低。缺点是学生的科研能力并没有得到很好的培养。

MPhil学位，虽然时间比博士短，但培养模式和博士是一样的。一般被认为具有一定科研能力，但不愿或能力无法达到攻读PhD学位的要求。我们可以认为，英国的MSc+MPhil硕士学位相当于国内的硕士研究生学位。

但从另一角度来看，对于研究型人才的选拔，MPhil+PhD学位模式更具有连贯性和灵活性。建议硕士毕业后想从事学术研究的同学学习此类课程。

小曼博士解读：下图即是MPhil申请入口的一个示例

2）作为博士期间的一个过渡阶段

很多同学比较迷惑，为何我申请的是英国的PhD，但却拿到的offer是MPhil？

经小曼博士多方取证，MPhil只不过是在正式成为PhD Candidate 之前，所需要经历的一个过渡性质的学位。这个过程涉及作为一个PhD所必须要经过的考核机制，通过后同学们就可以成功地转为正式的博士候选人。

首先你要了解英国PhD的培养机制。虽然是三年或者四年，但是攻读学位期间，学生每年需要向学校提交一本学位论文的年度报告，即Annual Review。总结一年的工作进展及成果，并由导师及校内一名外审老师组织答辩，评估决定是否让其进入下一年PhD学习。学生一般在完成第3年的PhD工作后进行博士学位答辩。但是如果你第一年提交的年度报告没能通过，学术委员会会认为你没有能力达到攻读PhD学位的要求，并同时授予你Master in Philosophy（MPhil）的学位，效力等同于MSc以及MA。用比较通俗的比喻， MPhil就是博士前的试读……不仅学校可以通过这段时间的学习考察一个学生的学术潜力和水平，学生也能通过自己的切身体会来更深入地了解自己，是不是要继续读下去等。倘若万一你不想继续读了，写一个简单的论文就能拿到MPhil 学位，也是多快好省~

当然，同学们也不用过于紧张，绝大多数童鞋都能顺利通过考核成为正式博士候选人。upgrade之后直接作为博士第二年，所以你并没有损失什么。形式虽然是这样，但是我们的博士导师都是一步步这么过来的，而且在实际的学习过程中，从MPhil到 PhD本来就是一个水到渠成的过程。

至此，你是不是对MPhil学位还是有些心动的。当然在你的自身背景没有达到博士申请要求而自己又非常想从事科研工作时，选择MPhil作为一个过渡会是一个很好的选择。并且申请难度会比PhD低很多。

3、实战篇－申请难度及录取要求

小曼博士通过实战案例的方式，来解读一下MPhil／PhD的入学要求。以曼彻斯特大学为例，重点看下图：

曼彻斯特大学要求MPhil和PhD申请者需要至少在开学注册前4个月开始申请。

大多数PhD申请，要求在相关领域至少获得一个2:1级学士学位，（相当于国内的82%，3.3）。如果学生在攻读授课型硕士期间，相关学术研究成果丰厚（paper publication及项目呗）并且硕士成绩在Merit以上的话，2:2级学士学位（相当于国内的77%，2.9）也可以被考虑录取为PhD，或者作为MPhil被录取。

对那些有奖学金资助的项目，竞争会更加激烈。 我们将不会考虑2:2级学士学位的取得者，除非学生有大量的研究成果或者非常出色的硕士期间成绩。

至此，MPhil在英国教育体制的地位和录取要求都已经很清楚了吧。

曼汉教育曼博士致力于海外科研生活分享与海外博士申请分享～

100 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Russia

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 714K citations received by 136K academic papers made by 158 universities in Russia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Moscow State University

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2. Tomsk State University

3. St. Petersburg State University

4. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

5. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

6. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

7. Tomsk Polytechnic University

8. Ural Federal University

9. South Ural State University

10. National Research University Higher School of Economics

11. Moscow Aviation Institute

12. Novosibirsk State University

13. ITMO University

14. N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

15. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

16. Kazan Federal University

17. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

18. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

19. Samara National Research University

20. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

21. Novosibirsk State Technical University

22. RUDN University

23. Southern Federal University

24. Saratov State University

25. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

26. Samara State Technical University

27. Siberian Federal University

28. Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev - KAI

29. Perm State Technical University

30. Omsk State Technical University

31. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

32. Moscow Polytech

33. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

34. Magnitogorsk State Technical University

35. Saratov State Technical University

36. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

37. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

38. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

39. Tula State University

40. Belgorod State Technological University

41. Far Eastern Federal University

42. Novgorod State University

43. belgorod state university.

44. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

45. Moscow Medical Academy

46. Kazan State Technological University

47. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

48. siberian state aerospace university.

49. Tambov State Technical University

50. Voronezh State University

51. Siberian State Industrial University

52. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

53. Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University

54. St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

55. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

56. Murmansk State Technical University

57. South-Western State University

58. Ogarev Mordovia State University

59. Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics

60. south-russian state university of economics and service.

61. Perm State University

62. Kuzbass State Technical University

63. Russian National Research Medical University

64. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

65. Ulyanovsk State Technical University

66. Ulyanovsk State University

67. Penza State University

68. Kuban State University of Technology

69. Polzunov Altai State Technical University

70. Chelyabinsk State University

71. Yaroslavl State University

72. University of Tyumen

73. National Research University of Electronic Technology

74. Leningrad State University

75. Moscow State Pedagogical University

76. Udmurt State University

77. Irkutsk State University

78. North-Eastern Federal University

79. Bashkir State University

80. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

81. Kuban State University

82. Kuban State Agricultural University

83. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

84. Kemerovo State University

85. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

86. Orenburg State University

87. Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh"

88. Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building

89. Chuvash State University

90. ivanovo state power university.

91. Irkutsk National Research Technical University

92. Orel State University

93. State University of Management

94. Tomsk State Pedagogical University

95. Volgograd State University

96. Petrozavodsk State University

97. Tver State University

98. Northern Arctic Federal University

99. Omsk State Transport University

100. Kaliningrad State Technical University

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Moscow , Tomsk , Saint Petersburg , and Ufa .

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Title : Active carbons as nanoporous materials for solving of environmental problems

However, up to now, the main carriers of catalytic additives have been mineral sorbents: silica gels, alumogels. This is obviously due to the fact that they consist of pure homogeneous components SiO2 and Al2O3, respectively. It is generally known that impurities, especially the ash elements, are catalytic poisons that reduce the effectiveness of the catalyst. Therefore, carbon sorbents with 5-15% by weight of ash elements in their composition are not used in the above mentioned technologies. However, in such an important field as a gas-mask technique, carbon sorbents (active carbons) are carriers of catalytic additives, providing effective protection of a person against any types of potent poisonous substances (PPS). In ESPE “JSC "Neorganika" there has been developed the technology of unique ashless spherical carbon carrier-catalysts by the method of liquid forming of furfural copolymers with subsequent gas-vapor activation, brand PAC. Active carbons PAC have 100% qualitative characteristics of the three main properties of carbon sorbents: strength - 100%, the proportion of sorbing pores in the pore space – 100%, purity - 100% (ash content is close to zero). A particularly outstanding feature of active PAC carbons is their uniquely high mechanical compressive strength of 740 ± 40 MPa, which is 3-7 times larger than that of  such materials as granite, quartzite, electric coal, and is comparable to the value for cast iron - 400-1000 MPa. This allows the PAC to operate under severe conditions in moving and fluidized beds.  Obviously, it is time to actively develop catalysts based on PAC sorbents for oil refining, petrochemicals, gas processing and various technologies of organic synthesis.

Victor M. Mukhin was born in 1946 in the town of Orsk, Russia. In 1970 he graduated the Technological Institute in Leningrad. Victor M. Mukhin was directed to work to the scientific-industrial organization "Neorganika" (Elektrostal, Moscow region) where he is working during 47 years, at present as the head of the laboratory of carbon sorbents.     Victor M. Mukhin defended a Ph. D. thesis and a doctoral thesis at the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (in 1979 and 1997 accordingly). Professor of Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia. Scientific interests: production, investigation and application of active carbons, technological and ecological carbon-adsorptive processes, environmental protection, production of ecologically clean food.   

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Dr. Joseph Lozovyy was born into a Christian family in Elektrostal, Moscow Region, and was raised in a pastor’s home. From the age of fifteen, he began actively participating in the music ministry of the Baptist Church in Mytishchi, where his father served as a pastor, and also played in the orchestra of the Central Moscow Baptist Church. From 1989, he participated in various evangelistic events in different cities of Moscow Region and beyond. From 1989 to 1992, as a member of the choir and orchestra “LOGOS,” he participated in evangelistic and charitable concerts, repeatedly performing on the stages of the Moscow State Conservatory, the Bolshoi Theatre, and other concert halls in Russia and abroad. In 1992, his family moved to the United States. In 2007, after completing a full course of spiritual and academic preparation, Joseph moved to Dallas, Texas, to engage in church ministry. In 2008, he founded the Russian Bible Church to preach to the Russian-speaking population living in Dallas, Texas.

– Bachelor of Arts in Music (viola) from the Third Moscow Music School named after Scriabin, Russia (1987-1991)

– Master of Theology (Th.M); Dallas Theological Seminary, Texas (1999-2003);

– Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Hebrew Bible (Books of Samuel): University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (2007).

– Doctoral research (2004-2005) Tübingen, Germany.

– Author of a theological work published in English: Saul, Doeg, Nabal and the “Son of Jesse: Readings in 1 Samuel 16-25, LHBOTS 497 [T&T Clark/Continuum: Bloomsbury Publishing]).

https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/saul-doeg-nabal-and-the-son-of-jesse-9780567027535/

Joseph and his wife Violetta and their son Nathanael live in the northern part of Dallas.

Saul, Doeg, Nabal, and the “Son of Jesse”: Readings in 1 Samuel 16-25: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies Joseph Lozovyy T&T Clark (bloomsbury.com)

Joseph, his wife Violetta and their son Nathaniel live in North Dallas, Texas where he continues ministering to Russian-speaking Christians and his independent accademic research.

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