PhD programmes in Philosophy

By pursuing research in Philosophy at University of Birmingham, you will joining a vibrant and dynamic research community thanks to the Department’s diverse research interests and approaches.

The Philosophy programme from University of Bristol has a reputation for high-quality research across the subject. We are particularly well known for our strength in logic and the philosophy of science and mathematics, as well as expertise in applied ethics, formal epistemology, phenomenology and the philosophy of medicine.

In this Truth and Being Laid Bare - The Use of Nudity in Philosophy project at University of Dundee, we want to investigate the notions of ‘naked’ or ‘nude’ in relation to the fields of epistemology, ontology, political philosophy, philosophy of law or aesthetics, or some combination of these fields.

Pursue innovative research with experts working at the cutting-edge of their fields. Staff specialisms cover most traditional areas of Philosophy at Cardiff University, including analytic, continental and empirical approaches and an exciting range of growing sub specialties. 

The Point is to Change it. Marx in-and Contemporary Philosophy project at University of Dundee aims at mutually elucidating the contemporary philosophical discourses on emancipation through the lens of Marx(’s thought) and the contemporary significance of Marx(’s thought) through contemporary philosophical discourses on emancipation.

The Ph.D. Program in Philosophy from Sofia University St.Kliment Ohridski, besides studies in residence, offers an opportunity for extramural studies (extramural studies is a Bulgarian version of distance learning). 

The PhD Philosophy at Central European University (CEU) provides top-level up-to-date training in different areas in philosophy in order to prepare students for academic life (attending conferences, participating in research projects, and publishing in professional journals), to enable them to teach philosophy at university level, and to do independent research in different fields of philosophy.

Philosophy at the University of Dundee offers both taught postgraduate courses and supervision for postgraduate degrees by research.

The Philosophy programme at Maynooth University will provide the students with a professional training in academic research in Philosophy, and thus enables them to contribute to national and international scholarship and to interdisciplinary co-operation. 

Philosophy programme at Queen's University Belfast has a strong international reputation for innovative research, across a wide range of specialist research strengths.

The Theology (distance learning) PhD programme from the University of Nottingham gives you the time and support to explore your theological interests while maintaining your existing commitments.

Through the Philosophy MA by Res programme from The University of Exeter, you have the opportunity to undertake advanced postgraduate research in a friendly, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and highly productive community. 

The Theology and Religion MA by Res programme from The University of Exeter is a centre of excellence for teaching and research across a broad and diverse range of interests within the discipline.

The Philosophy PhD programme from London Metropolitan University is conducted purely by research. Each PhD is the unique development of a student’s individual research project, conducted under the guidance of at least two supervisory members of staff with expertise in the research area. 

In the Doctor of Philosophy from Curtin University you will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretation of known data and established ideas. 

We welcome proposals from home, EU and International applicants to come and study for a Doctor of Philosophy at our school from Leeds Beckett University.

The Philosophy PhD at University of Auckland is a globally recognised postgraduate research degree and the highest level of degree you can achieve. 

In this Philosophy programme at the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, you will gain advanced, detailed knowledge related to this area of research.

The Poetry - Communism - Philosophy project at University of Dundee  aims to take seriously and examine systematically the political implications of the fact that there is no poetry that is not addressed to all. 

As a research degree in Doctor of Philosophy - Public Policy candidate at Curtin University, you will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretation of known data and established ideas.