327 PhD programmes in Arts, Design & Architecture in United Kingdom

The DPhil in Literature and Arts at the University of Oxford is a part-time doctorate in the Humanities offered by the Department for Continuing Education, focusing on a subject in British cultural history, which falls between the 15th and 20th centuries.

This Bookshops and Urban Regeneration - Revitalising the Vibrant High Street PhD prorgamme is offered at the Robert Gordon University. 

Join an active Architecture research area at University of Plymouth that explores the urban condition from a range of critical perspectives, through a focus on the nature of urban change – whether social, digital or spatial. 

For our Musical Composition PhD at the University of Sussex, you’ll research and develop new musical languages. You achieve this through building a portfolio of works accompanied by a reflective critical commentary.

Academics at The Open University UK research various topics related to Music Education, exploring diverse aspects of teaching, learning, and the impact of music on individuals and society.

The School of Creative Arts offers a Doctorate in Fine Art at University of Hertfordshire designed for practitioners in the field of contemporary arts looking for a structured research programme. 

The Architecture programme at Queen's University Belfast addresses architecture and urbanism within an increasingly globalised world, examining sustainability, climate change, identity, heritage, craft and form, while supporting research into cultural, historic and technological contexts.

York School of Architecture (YSA) is a creative and interdisciplinary hub that connects excellent research, creative practice and industry, enabling designers, architects, and artists to acquire research skills for their careers and transferable skills in industry R&D.

The Brain-Computer Music Interfacing programme at University of Plymouth is delivered through the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) in collaboration with the Brain Research & Imaging Centre (BRIC).

The Postdigital Cultures programme offered by Coventry University investigates the social, cultural, political, and technological dimensions of postdigital society, exploring how digital systems shape contemporary life, institutions, communities, and futures.

The Open University UK academics investigate a range of topics related to Music and Gender, embracing classical music, popular music and music technology.

The Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield has an outstanding research record, focusing on the interactions between society, culture, nature and practice. Join our PhD students to contribute to a thriving, interdisciplinary research environment.

A superb opportunity to develop your own portfolio of compositions in a professional and supportive environment. We welcome a broad range of styles and approaches in the Music Composition programme offered at the University of Nottingham. 

The University of Brighton has an established reputation for pioneering research into art, design and material culture and is a recognised centre of excellence both nationally and internationally for design history. It offers this PhD in History of Design and History of Art.

The Film and Screen Studies programme from the University of Cambridge offers the opportunity to pursue doctoral study in a specifically designated programme.

The Arts Management and Cultural Policy programme at Queen's University Belfast examines cultural policy, cultural production, participation, audience development, equality, diversity, international exchange, cultural economy, governance, sustainability, and the influence of new technologies on cultural sectors.

At University of Nottingham, through an agreed Music Performance programme of original research you will deepen critical engagement with, and understanding of, performance practice

This Architecture (Science) PhD degree at University of Nottingham addresses the core of architecture including design as research, and research that supports and stimulates design. 

This research at the Heriot-Watt University is offered at PhD level and the programme is Poverty, Homelessness and Social Justice .

The Open University UK welcomes applications for PhD study in screen music and sound within the Film Music research cluster.