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Railway Systems – (M.Sc.)
University of Birmingham
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | Anytime |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
The Railway Systems Group is part of the multidisciplinary Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education within the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Research in the School of Electronic, Electrical and Computer engineering considers: bespoke instrumentation and condition monitoring; novel traction systems; energy and power simulation; traffic simulation, control and management; system engineering; and data management using ontology. The group undertakes a large number of projects for the European Commission, international railway administrations, governments and industry suppliers.
Facilities and opportunities
The Railway Systems Group benefits from its own electronics and sensing system development laboratory, an electric traction teaching laboratory, a railway systems integration laboratory for large scale traction experimentation, as well as, various railway equipment test rigs.
A fortnightly railway seminar series is run in the group during term time, furthermore, students are able to attend lectures of the Centre’s MSc in Railway Systems Engineering and Integration and MRes in Railway System Integration
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Key facts
Type of Course: Doctoral research
Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, MSc – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Start date: Registration for PhD and MSc by Research study can take place at the beginning of any month
Current projects
Current projects include:
* Condition monitoring of railway assets (point machines, track circuits, train doors) supported by Network Rail, RSSB, EPSRC, Southern, Arup and the European Commission (
* Condition monitoring of the wheel/rail interface supported by the EPSRC (
* Non-destructive testing of rails supported by the European Commission (and
* Railway data modelling using ontology – support by the European Commission (EPSRC, Invensys and Network Rail
* Traffic management and capacity assessment – supported by the European Commission, EPSRC and UK Department for Transport.
* Energy simulation for improved energy efficiency – supported by the UK Department for Transport, ATOC, Atkins, National Science Foundation of China and Singapore Land Transit Authority.
* Novel railway traction system design – supported by AWM (General Electric and the UK Department for Transport
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Requirements
* The normal entrance requirements for MPhil or PhD study are a first degree of at least good UK upper second-class Honours standard, an appropriate standard of English and adequate financial support.
* The requirements also allow for entry based on comparable ability, as indicated by a good UK MSc performance or a lower first degree performance plus substantial relevant experience.
* IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band.
* TOEFL 550 Paper- based test / 213 Computer-based test.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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