574 PhD programmes in Humanities in United Kingdom

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 defining strength of research carried out in Comparative Literature at University of Liverpool is the multidisciplinary nature of projects with a global reach and informed by an ethos that challenges rigid disciplinary boundaries and consolidated practices. 

The Department of Philosophy at University of Liverpool seeks to maintain the highest standard in research excellence while pursuing fruitful civic engagements, collaborative relationships and opportunities for knowledge exchange and research impact.

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.

Researchers in the in the School of Languages and Applied linguistics bring socially oriented perspectives on language to the study of learning and teaching with this Language and Literacy in Education programme at The Open University UK.

Philosophy research at University of Hull covers an unusually rich variety of areas, from ancient philosophy to the present, including art and aesthetics, gender theory, philosophy of mind and embodiment, political philosophy and legal theory. 

Your work will make an original contribution in the field of creative non-fiction and contribute new knowledge within, and occasionally beyond, the humanities. Alongside this you will produce a situating document that contextualises the text's ideas, placing it within its own practice, precursors and traditions.

The University of Stirling offers a range of postgraduate research opportunities in Philosophy through our collaboration with the University of St Andrews.

Religions are deeply implicated in global challenges and in processes of change in cultural, social, political, ecological and economic spheres. This Global Challenges and Religious Change programme is offered at The Open University UK.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Philosophy is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

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. 

Classics is a close-knit Department at Royal Holloway University of London offering a range of sub-disciplines, approaches and methodologies, and periods. We are distinctive in our ambitious coverage (literature, history, archaeology, reception).

On this PhD programme at Queen Margaret University you will create a significant piece of original research and, in the process, gain advanced research knowledge and skills, putting you in a very strong position for progression in your chosen academic or professional field, or to change the direction of your career. 

The DPhil in English at University of Oxford is intended to develop the skills and understanding necessary to undertake and present original research at a high level, and provide a thorough foundation for a career in 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.

Staff in Italian at University of Glasgow are involved in research primarily in the modern period and can provide postgraduate supervision in a range of topics in modern Italian literature and culture.

The Practical Theology programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University examines the spiritual and ethical dimensions of professional and personal life through advanced study of practical theology, research methods, and independent inquiry.

The Theology programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University enables researchers to explore theological thought, religious traditions, and faith-based practice through independent research supported by specialist supervision across major areas of theology.

This Assurances in Extradition - Circumventing Human Rights programme degree is offered at the Robert Gordon University.

The Philosophy programme offered by Queen's University Belfast enables doctoral researchers to become fully-fledged independent researchers within a vibrant postgraduate research culture. Research is focused on areas including Applied Ethics, 19th Century European Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Political Philosophy, and the Philosophy of Religion.