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The University of Edinburgh: Digital Communications
| Institution | The University of Edinburgh View institution profile |
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| Department | School of Engineering |
| Web | https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying |
| Study type | Research |
Summary
Our programme of research delivers world-leading research in signal and image processing and communications from fundamental theoretical and algorithmic work through to its translation to specific audio, imaging, radar/sonar, and communications applications.
Research students can undertake projects on a variety of research topics, including: - green radio
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visible light communications
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cognitive radio
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compressive sensing
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distributed sensor signal processing
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agile tomography
As a Masters by Research (MScR) student, you will spend the duration of this programme working on a research project. An MScR programme allows you to gain specialist knowledge in your research area, and is sometimes taken as a precursor to a PhD.
You will conduct your research as part of the Institute for Imaging, Data and Communications (IDCOM). The Institute's work is focused on driving technological advancements, improving efficiency, ensuring security and privacy, supporting emerging technologies, enabling cross-disciplinary applications, and fostering academic and industrial innovation.
MSc (Res)
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
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| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.
The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 34th in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research …
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