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3.5k PhD programmes in Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Physics
In Westlake University's Ph.D. programme in Physics, students will pursue groundbreaking discoveries across a wide range of areas.

Chemistry
Research at Westlake University's Chemistry department is highly interdisciplinary and enables the understanding, prediction, and manipulation of the structure, properties, and function of matter at the atomic and molecular levels.

Biology
Westlake University’s Biology department is a pioneering, supportive, and innovative community of scholar practitioners focused on building excellence between the biological sciences and related branches of physical science, medicine, engineering, and material sciences.

Mathematics
Westlake University's Ph.D. programme in Mathematics, in collaboration with Fudan University provides students with rigorous training in pure and applied mathematics, as well as individualized guidance and mentorship toward original research.

Biological Sciences
Our Biological Sciences PhD programme at Queen Mary University of London offers students the opportunity to conduct research within a wide range of areas.

Investigating the Role of Oxysterols in Cholesterol Metabolism and Myelin Maintenance
The Investigating the Role of Oxysterols in Cholesterol Metabolism and Myelin Maintenance course at Aston University will focus on how different oxysterols impact cholesterol metabolism, the synthesis and repair of myelin, and the regulation of neuronal health.

Mathematical Sciences
The Mathematical Sciences programme at Loughborough University is committed to driving forward innovation in both pure and applied mathematics.

Biotechnology
The Doctoral Programme in Biotechnology results from a cooperation of three departments of the Universidade de Aveiro: Chemistry, Biology and Medical Sciences, through their Research Units: CICECO, CESAM and iBiMED.

Chemical and Biological Engineering
KAUST ranked #1 in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2023. The Chemical and Biological Engineering program offered at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is home to world-class professors conducting cutting-edge research on the forefronts of polymers, catalysis, and nanotechnology technology development.

Physics
Dalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in Physics programme offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in world-class pure and applied research in one of the top physics departments in Canada. Completing this programme opens doors to a number of career opportunities.

Physics and Astronomy
You will be at the cutting-edge of physics research, working alongside world-leading experts in one of the largest Physics departments in the UK, within the Physics and Astronomy programme from University of Birmingham.

PhD in Statistics
Boost your career options and ability to make a difference. Become an expert in collecting, analysing, and interpreting data with a PhD in Statistics at Victoria University of Wellington.

Statistics
The Statistics programme PhD programme from Newcastle University has a strong international reputation for making original contributions to Bayesian methodology, bioinformatics and biostatistics. We invite postgraduate research proposals in any of these three areas.

Statistics
The Statistics course from Lancaster University aimed at those who have acquired substantial statistical knowledge and experiences and who are ready to embark an independent research project.

Computational Statistics and Data Science - COMPASS
The Computational Statistics and Data Science - COMPASS is a 4-year PhD training programme in the statistical and computational techniques of data science, with partners from across the University of Bristol, industry and government agencies.

PhD in Conservation Biology
Enhance your degree and gain specialist skills with postgraduate study in PhD in Conservation Biology at Victoria University of Wellington.

Materials and Energy
The School of Chemistry from Cardiff University has developed a particular strength in Materials and Energy, with a research group dedicated to this exciting area of study. As part of the Materials and Energy programme, students can conduct their research within this group.

Mathematics
Research in the Mathematics programme at the Queen Mary University of London covers a broad range of key subjects in pure and applied mathematics, and is consolidated into research groups reflecting the School’s key strengths.

Cancer and Genetics
The Cancer and Genetics programme from Cardiff University strategy is to drive research for the benefit of patients affected by cancer and by inherited disease in Wales and beyond.

Computational and Applied Mathematical Sciences
Big Data! Those two words describe one of the new hot topics in mathematical sciences. The Computational and Applied Mathematical Sciences programme at University of Canterbury will give you access to this, and other fast growing areas of computational mathematics and statistics.