953 PhD programmes in Social Sciences in United Kingdom

As a Migration Studies DPhil student from University of Oxford you will undertake your own original research project under the guidance of your supervisor. 

The PhD Italian Studies programme at The University of Manchester enables you to carry out a piece of significant and original research at a department that undertakes internationally recognised research that is both wide-ranging and markedly interdisciplinary.

The Metabolism, Ageing and Physiology research programme from University of Nottingham aims to determine the mechanisms regulating mass and function of the musculoskeletal system, with a particular focus on age and age-associated conditions.

Examine the textual and material evidence for a wide cross-section of the ancient world.

The Centre offers excellent opportunities for full or part-time research in intellectual disability and community care leading to higher degrees.  The Tizard Centre has a strong track record of attracting University and ESRC research studentship funding.

Our four-year PhD programme provides rigorous training for careers in professional and academic economics, and offers a stimulating, supportive, and structured environment in which highly-qualified graduates can develop economic research skills that will enable them to make an original contribution to economic knowledge.

Our PhD Arab World Studies programme at The University of Manchester offers wide-ranging opportunities for research and advanced training in the history, politics, gender studies, literatures, religious traditions and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Our PhD Archaeology programme at The University of Manchester will see you undertake substantial original research leading to a thesis that constitutes a genuine contribution to archaeological knowledge.

The Magna Carta Institute researches at Brunel University of London, debates and seeks to influence some of the key political, legal and social issues of our time. Its purpose is to analyse how best to create and maintain just societies that fairly balance both personal freedom and authority, and the rights and responsibilities of individuals and society.

The Classical Studies discipline has distinctive expertise in the material culture of the ancient world. Greek and Roman Material Culture research at The Open University UK covers a wide range of topics, including votive offerings from ancient sanctuaries, the archaeology of Etruscan Italy, ancient dress, ceramics, and Roman funerary monuments.

Abertay University has been a key partner in a number of large European grants specifically examining the interaction between technology, society and social innovation, as well as exploring social network dynamics for collective awareness. The university offers this PhD in Criminology.

The Economics programme offered by Queen's University Belfast focuses on economic theory, applied economics, and econometrics. Research strengths span areas including game theory, economic history, labour economics, regional economics, economic growth, panel data, and financial econometrics.

We have one of the world's largest groups of economic history researchers. We encourage different approaches and wide chronological and geographical coverage. Learn more at the Economic History programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

The University of Essex is one of few research-intensive universities to offer a practice-based PhD in Curating. Like a traditional PhD in art history, this degree allows you to conduct sustained, innovative research about an issue from the field of visual culture, broadly defined. 

The Environmental Policy and Development programme from London School of Economics and Political Science aims to provide a rigorous, research-based approach to the social scientific study of environmental change and development.

The Criminology programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University investigates crime, offending, victimisation, justice systems, surveillance, and public protection through advanced research into contemporary criminological issues.

The Music Therapy programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores the therapeutic use of music to support adults, older people, young people, and children, advancing understanding of clinical outcomes, therapeutic processes, and wellbeing.

The Warnborough College PhD programme in Italian considers some of the major literary figures who represent important milestones in the history of Italian Literature.

The Social Policy programme at the University of Lincoln is informed by the expertise of its team of academics, who have long-standing links to government, research organisations, and the voluntary sector.

MPhil and PhD students of Psychology - Research Opportunities at University of Lincoln are able to conduct independent research into an area of psychology of their choice and produce an extended thesis with guidance from two/three academic supervisors who have specialist knowledge of the subject area.