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Humanities and Communication
The doctoral programme in Humanities and Communication from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) trains students to research the social change phenomena that can be found in social practice and ideology.

Impact
Work with partners – both globally and locally – from not-for-profits to NGOs, from governments to community organisations. Then capture your research in high-impact work you'll pilot during the Impact course from University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Doctor of Philosophy
Refine your own agenda and do what you find interesting every day. Develop mastery of research methods that are appropriate to your chosen field. Discover things that no-one else has ever discovered. We offer a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Sunderland.

History
The aims of the History programme offered by Eötvös Loránd University are to prepare students for obtaining their PhD degree through acquisition of latest research methodologies, participation in conferences and teaching expertise in higher education.

Translating and Interpreting
Within this Translating and Interpreting MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University we invite research proposals for research degrees in translation and interpreting (T&I). We offer expert supervision in a wide range of fields relating to T&I.

English Literature
The University of Brighton offers an active, supportive and stimulating environment for English Literature PhD study in a range of literary fields.

Applied Linguistics
The PhD in Applied Linguistics programme at the University of Reading is most suitable for applicants who have some experience of conducting research.

History of Sciences and Scientific Education
Become familiar with the most important aspects of the evolution of the sciences, analyzing their development as part of humanity’s intellectual and social experience with the History of Sciences and Scientific Education doctorate degree taught at Universidade de Aveiro.

PhD in Theatre
Enhance your career prospects and gain advanced theoretical and technical knowledge with postgraduate study of the PHd in Theatre at Victoria University of Wellington.

Creative Writing
The Creative Writing course the University of West London gives you the opportunity to develop an original piece of writing (for example a novel, play, screenplay, radio drama) and an accompanying thesis, in which you connect this creative work to relevant theoretical, critical and historical thinking.

Creative Writing
Creative Writing at Brunel University of London is a leader in the field, which has for many years now ranked in the top 10% of Creative Writing degrees in the UK.

Philosophy
Within this Philosophy PhD programme from University of York students follow an approved programme of research supervised by a member of academic staff and informed by a Thesis Advisory Panel.

PhD in Asian Studies
Take advantage of the wide range of cultures and disciplines you can pursue in postgraduate PhD in Asian Studies at Victoria University of Wellington and dig deeper into the area that most interests you.

Creative Practice
This Creative Practice doctoral programme from Leeds Beckett University is aimed specifically at arts practitioners.

English Language and Literature
The Ph.D. English Language and Literature programme for master's degree holders at the Department of English Language and Literature at Istanbul Aydin University, is designed to prepare students for independent work as scholars, critics of literature and as competent and objective academics in the advanced study of literatures in English.

Film
Within this Film MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University you'll form a crucial part of our research culture. Our thriving community of postgraduate students work across schools and disciplines. Research ranges from modern languages to English literature, English language, linguistics and arts and cultures.

PhD in Religious Studies
Enhance your understanding of the diverse world of religious beliefs and practices and give your career a boost with a PhD in Religious Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

English Literature
The English Literature course at Bangor University provides you with the opportunity to work over an extended period on a collection of short stories, a novel or a collection of poems under the individual supervision of a writer actively publishing in your field.

Contemporary Writing
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.

PhD in Classical Studies
Build on your undergraduate degree, enhance your CV and expand your mind—explore modern viewpoints on the ancient world with postgraduate PhD in Classical Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.