77 PhD programmes offered by the university

Our Education researchers at Brunel University of London create knowledge and advance understanding, and equip versatile doctoral researchers with the confidence to apply what they have learnt for the benefit of society. 

Research activities within the Chemical Engineering (Integrated) degree programmes at Brunel University of London cover a wide range of multidisciplinary topics.

We investigate the efficient conversion of thermal to electrical energy, Direct Current power networks in commercial buildings and homes, and innovations to reduce electrical energy demand. We offer a Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Integrated) degree at the Brunel University of London.

Researchers in the Welfare, Health and Wellbeing degree delivered by Brunel University of London are work in the UK and internationally to improve knowledge of the social processes that contribute to people’s welfare, health and wellbeing. 

From modernist and post-war women's writing to Caribbean and migrant fiction, our research interests span a wide range of areas aimed at understanding how literature affects wider society. We offer a Contemporary Writing degree course from Brunel University of London.

Research in Computer Science (Integrated) at Brunel University of London is internationally recognised, ranked 5th in the UK in the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities and 1st in the UK for H-index (source NTU 2018).

The aim of Mechanical Engineering programme delivered by Brunel University of London is to develop novel theories, methods and procedures in applied mechanics, and to apply these to real-life problems within the aerospace, offshore, construction, energy and medical engineering industries. 

PhD in Computer Systems Engineering at Brunel University of London expands to different research areas such as audio and video networking, multimedia architectures and applications, data communications and networking, computer engineering, video, image processing and computer vision. 

Physiotherapy offers a multi-stranded research programme delivered by the Brunel University of London exploring the development and evaluation of rehabilitation strategies, the environments in which they can be used and the lived experience of patients across a broad spectrum of acute and long term conditions.  

The Education department strives to be the most innovative in London. We offer this Education (Integrated) programme at the Brunel University of London. 

English at Brunel University of London has gone from strength to strength over the last decade to the point where it is now regularly ranked in the top ten English departments in the UK in the Guardian league tables. 

Research in Psychology at Brunel University of London is broad in scope and includes cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology, evolutionary psychology, cultural evolution, and cross-cultural psychology. 

Brunel University of London is very pleased to have a close partnership with Ahlia University, which allows students in the Gulf region to undertake a Brunel PhD with supervision and training given by our academic members of staff. The PhD without residence - Ahlia degree is offered at the Brunel University of London

The Engineering Design PhD programme at Brunel University of London uniquely integrates engineering and design within a research-intensive university that emphasises both impact and technical applications.

The Magna Carta Institute researches at Brunel University of London, debates and seeks to influence some of the key political, legal and social issues of our time. Its purpose is to analyse how best to create and maintain just societies that fairly balance both personal freedom and authority, and the rights and responsibilities of individuals and society.

Human Geography at Brunel University London is part of the multi-disciplinary Department of Social and Political Sciences which spans interests in Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, Politics, History, Criminology, Media and Communications and Journalism.

Begin your research journey with Brunel Arts and Health's leading PhD options. Established in 2021, the Arts and Health program at Brunel University of London offers interdisciplinary research environments, investigating the effects of art, music, movement, and drama on health and wellbeing.