87 PhD programmes in Economics in United Kingdom

Students whose qualifications indicate that they are able to pursue independent research may be accepted to read for the Economics programme from SOAS University of London.

Bringing together leading economic research and world-class mentorship, the Economics programme from University of Birmingham is designed for ambitious scholars committed to advancing economic understanding and developing innovative solutions to global challenges.

The Health Economics PhD course from University of York is an innovative programme within an active and stimulating research environment that will provide you with a thorough training in economics for researchers, with a structured pathway to undertaking your doctoral research. 

This Management and Business PhD at University of Surrey has a dual-focus on subject-specific knowledge and methods training, which will give you the intellectual foundation to ask cutting-edge questions and then conduct high-quality research to address those questions under close expert supervision.

Economic Studies (School of Business), has a reputation for research excellence, having hosted talented academics including the 1991 Economics Nobel Prize winner – Ronald Coase. This programme is offered at the University of Dundee.

This Economics PhD programme from Newcastle University aims to develop rigorous scholars who can advance both academic knowledge and practice in the area of economics.

The Economics or Finance programme of the Queen Mary University of London is part of the School of Economics and Finance who has one of the UK's leading departments, ranked in the top 10 for research power in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment.

This Economics course from Lancaster University aims to prepare you for a successful research-driven career in academia, government, research organisations, or business.

Make a novel contribution to knowledge, position yourself as an expert in your field, and open a range of doors with future employers – by embarking on a PhD at Loughborough Business School. Learn more at the Business and Economics from the Loughborough University.

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Economics and Econometrics programme at the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

During your Economics PhD programme at University of Surrey, you’ll be guided by leading research-active academics with expertise in various fields, including macroeconomics, microeconomic theory, econometrics and applied Microeconomics.

Find out about the exciting research we do in Economics and Finance. Browse profiles of our experts, discover the research groups and their inspirational research activities you too could be part of.  The Economics (Integrated) research program is offered by Brunel University of London.

You will be part of the University's community of researchers, with the opportunity to attend and/or contribute to a range of discipline, college and University-wide presentations, training and conferences at the Regional Economic and Social Research (Part-time) degree at the Sheffield Hallam University. 

The wide range of research activities in our School, together with the mix of academic staff, post-doctoral research fellows and visiting professors, allows us to offer a stimulating and diverse environment. Join the Construction Management and Economics programme at London South Bank University.

During the first year of the PhD in Economics at University of East Anglia, students attend a number of compulsory core modules and to start working on their research.

The School of Business at the University of Leicester offers supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics.

Within this Economics PhD programme from University of York you’ll join a department of renowned scholars, who apply their research expertise to all core and related fields of economics. At York, our research degrees provide you with thorough training in research-focused economics.

Our Economics and Finance research at Brunel University of London is broadly focused in our five research groups: Economic Development and Institutions, Empirical Finance, Accountancy and Corporate Governance, Macroeconomics and Banking.

Our Economics research degree (MPhil/PhD) at University of Greenwich allows you to undertake rigorous and critical exploration of an area of economics with support from an expert supervisor.

The breadth and depth of the expertise of the faculty in the Economics and Finance programme of the Queen Mary University of London offers supervision in all major areas of economics and finance.