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African Studies
Join the African Studies programme at the University of Birmingham and develop your own independent research project on Africa or its diasporas.

Photonics and Optoelectronics
Join our vibrant community of Photonics and Optoelectronics programme from University of Southampton.

Food Business and Nutrition Science
This Food Business and Nutrition Science course from the University of West London will enable you to become an expert in your chosen area of food science.

Veterinary Medicine and Science
As a student in the Veterinary Medicine and Science programme at the University of Surrey you’ll work alongside academic staff with different areas of interest and expertise. These include applied clinical research, fundamental science, inherited and infectious diseases and pathology.

Communication and Media
The Communication and Media programme offered at Loughborough University will give you the opportunity to develop new and highly sought-after skills which can set you up for a range of careers.

Psychological Science
Studying human behaviour in the School of Psychological Science will give you the opportunity to be part of a vibrant postgraduate community and a world-class research department with more than 30 internationally recognised academic staff. University of Bristol offers the Psychological Science programme.

Theatre Studies
This Theatre Studies course from Lancaster University could focus on one of a wide range of topics within Theatre Studies or on a subject that crosses different disciplines.

Environmental Science
This Environmental Science PhD programme from University of York is a higher degree awarded for a thesis presenting original research that makes a publishable contribution to knowledge or understanding.

Translation Studies
Translation Studies at University of Reading looks at processes and techniques of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural mediation.

Architecture
The Architecture course from Lancaster University offers a unique opportunity to draw from a range of topics within Architecture and the wider build environment.

Music
Within this Music course from the University of West London you will have a supervisory team made up of a Director of Studies with expertise in your chosen field, a further supervisor and, where appropriate, an additional adviser.

Geographical Sciences (Physical Geography)
The School of Geographical Sciences is a leading international centre for research. The Geographical Sciences (Physical Geography) programme is offered by the University of Bristol.

Applied Physics
The Applied Physics at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) views its mission as making contributions to physics and society by means of the education of students, by doing research and by valorizing the knowledge gained in its research.

English
A period of intensive, supervised study where you critically investigate and evaluate an approved topic and demonstrate an understanding of suitable research methods. We offer a English degree at the Sheffield Hallam University.

Human Sciences
Our doctoral programme in Human Sciences at University of Greenwich allows you to conduct cutting-edge research in fields including Psychology, Social Work, Public Health and Sports Science with support from our experts.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
At the University of Reading, they offer PhD degrees in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology programmes.

Politics and International Studies
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Politics and International Studies 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.

History
Join our large and vibrant postgraduate research community of over 30 students. Our History research interests at University of Southampton range from the ancient world to contemporary global history across topics as diverse as the buildings of the Roman empire and peacefulness in twentieth-century China.

Russian Studies
Research and teaching in the Russian Studies programme from Queen Mary University of London covers a wide range of areas, both conceptually and geographically, around language, literature, theory, history and culture from Russia and the former Soviet world.

The University of Vaasa Doctoral Programme
The University of Vaasa Doctoral Programme from the The Graduate School of the University of Vaasa is interdisciplinary and its aim is to train high-level experts and independent researchers to positions, especially in the public sector, but also in the private sector and for other actors in society.