936 PhD programmes in Social Sciences in United Kingdom

The School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews is a leading centre for scholarship in the field of geography and sustainable development.

Abertay’s Division of Psychology and Forensic Sciences has a strong and active role in delivering research degrees, including those in partnership with the NHS, local education authorities, Police Scotland, and the business and digital technology communities. This PhD in Forensic Psychology, Crime Scene Evidence and Policing is offered at Abertay University.

The Politics, International Relations, and Sociology programme offered by Canterbury Christ Church University develops expertise in governance, global affairs, and social structures.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Politics and International Relations is internationally recognised signifying high levels of achievement in research.

The Geology and Geophysics programme at University of Aberdeen has an international reputation, with many former graduates in prominent positions in academia, industry and government worldwide. 

Our research in the States, Political Systems and Development degree at The Open University UK seeks to shed light on how states as drivers and agents of development, while also exploring  alternative political systems that challenge the prevailing development paradigms. 

The American Studies programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to undertake a substantial project led by their own passions and interests. It represents a highly respected qualification which can present a pathway to a career in academia, or widen their scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector.

Enhance your professional capability and critical reflection on the theories, methods and practices of policymaking with this Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice at the University of Bath.

The Criminology programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in the study of crime, harm, justice, and social responses to offending, preparing researchers to generate evidence that informs policy, professional practice, and societal improvement.

Abertay’s Division of Psychology and Forensic Sciences has a strong and active role in delivering research degrees, including those in partnership with the NHS, local education authorities, Police Scotland, and the business and digital technology communities. This Evolutionary Psychology and Relationship Science programme is offered at Abertay University.

Research within Social Policy and Criminology at The Open University UK explores the intersections of Social Policy and Social Justice.

The Psychological Academic Research programme offered by King's College London investigates mental health, behaviour, cognition, and the relationship between psychological and physical wellbeing.

Study Social Psychology at postgraduate level at the University of Kent and you become part of a diverse, dynamic and supportive community in which to research and learn. Some of the areas that Social Psychology research at Kent covers are prejudice and discrimination, justice and morality, leadership and power, conspiracies and social movement and culture and social interaction.

The PhD in International Education and Development at the University of Sussex gives you the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in the field of development and education and to hone advanced research skills in methodologies appropriate for contexts in low-income countries.

Geography is one of the four subject disciplines within the School of Environmental Sciences at University of Liverpool and offers excellent postgraduate research programmes.

Studying for the Social Policy program at Swansea University gives you the opportunity to pursue in-depth your own personal or professional research interests in this wide-ranging field, which encompasses such diverse policy areas as health, education, housing, disability, crime, poverty, and the family.

Our Professional Doctorate in Psychotherapy Studies at The University of Lancashire is designed for experienced psychotherapists or health professionals who wish to contribute to research and the advancement of knowledge and practice in this field.

Develop an in-depth understanding of gender theory, epistemology and methodology, while preparing for a career in academia or policy research. Learn more at the Gender programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

For the PhD Economics within ISER from University of Essex, they offer supervision in applied microeconomics and microeconometrics, which should interest you if you plan to use socio-economic survey data in your research. 

University of Plymouth’s Sociology programme has a long and distinguished history and we have an international reputation for research excellence.