120 PhD programmes in History in United Kingdom

Take the opportunity to pursue an individual research project of your choosing full-time or part-time, with expert guidance and personal supervision from a member of the history team from the History degree at University of Plymouth. 

A History by Distance Learning PhD programme at University of Nottingham is mainly made up of independent study, with supervision meetings spread throughout the year. Because this is a Distance Learning programme, supervisions will take place online via Microsoft Teams.

The Strathclyde Doctoral School provides a vibrant and comprehensive student-centred research and training environment in order to grow and support current and future research talent. This History PhD is offered at the University of Strathclyde.

The History programme at University of Glasgow brings together world-leading expertise in a diverse range of topics.

The Contemporary India Research programme offered by King's College London investigates the political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics of modern India through interdisciplinary and globally informed research.

Our History PhD programme at The University of Manchester enables you to carry out a piece of in-depth research in the area that most interests you.

Through the History MA by Research programme from The University of Exeter, you will work closely with your supervisors to develop, investigate and write-up a project at the cutting edge of historical research.

The DPhil in History (Economic and Social History) at University of Oxford is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of successful completion of an individual research thesis and an oral examination.

The Philosophy discipline at The Open University UK welcomes applications for graduate work in the History of Philosophy; in particular, ancient philosophy, 19th- and 20th-century German philosophy, late-19th- and 20th-century French philosophy, and the history of philosophy of science.

Early modern period research is under The Open University UK’s Medieval and Early Modern Literature Group. We have wide-ranging expertise in social, political, religious and cultural developments of the medieval and early modern periods. 

Undertaking doctoral Historical Research research at University of London allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.

The History programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London supports advanced study of societies, cultures, ideas, and historical change across diverse geographical regions and chronological periods.

History faculty at the University of Sussex research, teach and write about history in Britain, Europe and across the globe. This means you’ll be supervised by leading practitioners in your field. 

Research in the History phd programme at the University of Liverpool is characterised by its breadth and diversity. 

The PhD in Stuart History at University of Buckingham – which incorporates the history of the Civil War and the English Republic (1649-1660) – is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral viva voce examination. 

The Philosophy discipline at The Open University UK welcomes applications for graduate work in History of Philosophy of Science.

The PhD in History of Nineteenth-Century Britain at University of Buckingham is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral viva voce examination.

The History Department, in cooperation with the cross-faculty Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies, covers a wide range of history. This Empire and Postcolonial Studies programme is offered at The Open University UK.

As one of the UK's leading centres of historical research, the department emphasises the international and transnational context of historical developments. Learn more at the International History programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Refugee History at University of Buckingham is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral viva voce examination. The primary purpose of the PhD is the preparation and presentation of a substantial piece of independent and original academic research, completed in three years if studying full-time and usually six years if studying part-time.