Dual- and joint-awards

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:

  • 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.

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, and the University of Tokyo in Japan.

Award details

Application deadlines

Dual / Joint Award ProgrammeApplications openApplication deadline
Joint-Award with IISc Bangalore Late summer / early autumn 2024 To be confirmed
Dual-Award with IIT Kharagpur Late summer / early autumn 2024 To be confirmed
Dual-Award with the University of Melbourne To be confirmed To be confirmed
Dual-Award with the University of Tokyo To be confirmed To be confirmed
PhD Programme with A*STAR Institutes, Singapore Late summer / early autumn 2024 To be confirmed