Key information
- Funding
- Self-funded
- School
- Textiles and Design
- Location
- Scottish Borders
- Award
- PhD
- Delivery type
- Full-time, Part-time
- Start date
- September
A historical market town with a rich heritage, Galashiels was established in the 19th century to support the flourishing textiles industry. The school - a beautiful mill, formerly owned by Bernat Klein - boasts strong industry ties with our local manufacturers, who still serve the global luxury fashion and interiors market.
The Fashion Design PhD includes a wide range of topics from smart garment design for health monitoring, to the examination of medieval dress and its construction and meanings. A leading education and research institute, with specialist resources and industry standard production equipment that are amongst the best in the UK, our facilities include full software licences, a rich archive, textile sampling, laser cutting and a fully equipped industrial sewing workshop.
Entry requirements
Candidate criteria
Contact the School to discuss. You should also refer to our PhD pages for advice on undertaking a research degree and developing your research proposal.
Funding information
| Status | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £5,006 | £2,503 |
| England / Wales / N Ireland | £5,006 | £2,503 |
| International | £19,816 | £9,908 |
- Status: Your residency status is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the three years before the start of your course.
- International: 'International' includes applicants from European Union countries who do not hold Pre-Settled or Settled status in UK. (This does not include students from the Republic of Ireland - see above).
We offer a number of competitive funded scholarships for research degrees. Full or partial support may be available for well-qualified candidates from UK research councils, research pools, charities or industry.
View our full range of scholarships.
Why Heriot-Watt
We're the top university in Scotland for graduate outcomes which means that more of our graduates are employed or in postgraduate education than any other institution in the country and we ranked 5th in the UK.
We're also rated number one in the UK for CEO or MD roles, meaning more of our graduates go on to become CEOs or MDs than any other university in the whole of the UK. On top of that, we have beautiful campuses, across the globe, so you'll get a truly international education. Our Edinburgh Campus is home to Oriam, Scotland's National Sports Performance Centre combined with plenty of wellbeing resources, prioritising fitness and mental health for all students. Our Global Research Institutes look at solving real world issues such as climate change and saving our oceans as well as working on the next medical technological breakthrough and the future of AI and robots.
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