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MPhil/PhD Research Projects

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Admission Requirements and Procedures

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Financial Support

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Mode and Period of Study

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The current research areas of Nuclear Radiation Unit (NRU) are: 
Radiation Biophysics
Biointerfaces
Ion Track Technology
Radon Dosimetry
Medical Physics  
Please visit the corresponding webpages by clicking the above links to see our current projects. Students interested in any of these projects can contact Prof Peter K N Yu (peter.yu@cityu.edu.hk) and discuss details of the project. Most of these projects are suitable for both MPhil and PhD studies. Students are also welcome to suggest other possible research topics within these areas. However, the feasibility will depend on the availability of equipment and resources, as well as the alignment with research directions of the NRU. 

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Admission Requirements and Procedures

Admission requirements:

The following are only minimum requirements, and satisfying these requirements does not automatically lead to admission (see "Admission Procedures" below).

(a) Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

The prerequisite for admission to MPhil studies in the NRU will be a Bachelor degree or a Master degree (by coursework) in physics, biophysics, medical physics, medicine, biology, nuclear science or materials science. 

(b) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The prerequisite for admission to PhD studies in the NRU will be a relevant master degree (by research) with relevant journal publications.

Admission Procedures:

In contrary to admission systems in most US and UK universities where the staff will control the funding and thus admission of graduate students, admission of graduate students at CityU is administered centrally by our Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies, to which applications should be made (http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sgs/applicants/applicants_r.htm). When an application is received, it will be sent to the relevant staff for comments and, if appropriate, for endorsement for consideration by the University. In this connection, an applicant wishing to pursue graduate studies in NRU must discuss the proposed topic with Prof Peter Yu (peter.yu@cityu.edu.hk) before submitting the application. 

Important Information:

The staff do not have the quota for graduate students. The staff will only endorse those suitable and competitive applications to be considered by the University, but such endorsements do not mean that the applications will be successful. Admissions are administered at the University level and are competitive mainly based on the credentials of the applicants. Moreover, there is a limit on the number of graduate students supervised by a staff at the same time. If you would like to have a rough idea on your chance of getting admitted before actually submitting an application, you can make an inquiry by sending the following information to Prof Peter Yu (peter.yu@cityu.edu.hk):

(1) Your intended project and the degree you would like to pursue (MPhil or PhD).
(2) For MPhil applicants: the classification (first class honors, second class honors upper division, etc.) of your Bachelor degree (if the degree is not classified, please provide the final GPA or the average mark), and the classification (or average mark) of your master degree by coursework; for PhD applicants: the GPA or average coursework mark of your master degree by research.
(3) The number of your SCI-listed journal papers with the following information: (a) whether the journal is top 50% within a discipline according to the latest Journal Citation Reports, and (b) your rank of authorship); and the number of your non-SCI-listed journal papers (only those with you as the first or second or corresponding author).

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Financial Support

All newly admitted full-time students will be supported by a studentship which is granted on a yearly basis and is subject to renewal. There are minimum academic requirements for students applying for renewal of the studentship. MPhil students will normally be granted the studentship for a maximum of two years and PhD students a maximum of three years, and the studentship award period should not exceed students’ stipulated study period. The studentship rate for 2007-08 is HK$12,860 per month, subject to revision in September of every year. Any revision to the studentship rate will apply to both current and new students. Studentship recipients are normally required to undertake up to six hours of academic related duties per week, as assigned by the Department. The students shall not engage in any paid employment without the prior approval of the University.

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Mode and Period of Study

Research studies can be undertaken in full-time or part-time mode. The University has stipulated the following study periods for research degree programmes, and students are required to complete their studies, including the submission of their theses, within the said periods: