936 PhD programmes in Social Sciences in United Kingdom

The Social Science programme at University College London (UCL) is a research degree for experienced professionals from education and related fields who would like to extend their professional understanding and develop skills in research, evaluation and high-level reflection on practice. 

At University of Glasgow, a vibrant research community in Criminology supports students to become excellent researchers who are theoretically informed and actively engaged in the public debate about crime and justice.

Staff in Italian at University of Glasgow are involved in research primarily in the modern period and can provide postgraduate supervision in a range of topics in modern Italian literature and culture.

Studying for a Sociology and Social Policy PhD degree at University of Leeds allows you to become an expert in your chosen specialist area, and gain high-quality research training that will equip you to undertake subsequent research projects. You will also become a key member of the School’s academic research community.

Our MRes is the normal route to PhD Economics at University of Nottingham. It is an integrated one year Masters in Research, from which students progress to the PhD in Economics lasting four years.

The Politics and International Relations programme offered by Manchester Metropolitan University enables researchers to deepen their expertise and develop advanced research and practical skills in politics, political theory, public policy, and international relations.

Undertaking a PhD in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at University of Leeds will allow you to become an expert in a specialist area.

Students on the DPhil in Experimental Psychology at University of Oxford will carry out independent research under the supervision and guidance of principal investigators and researchers within a research group or lab. 

We have more than 30 PhD Politics students at Royal Holloway University of London pursuing cutting-edge research, and undertaking advanced training, in the areas of new political communication; elections, public opinion and parties; comparative politics; politics of Africa, Asia and the Middle East; and international relations.

Throughout the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at The University of Manchester, you will be introduced in detail to a pluralistic approach of therapy, with a focus on humanistic counselling during the first year and cognitive behavioural therapy in the second.

The Audiology and Hearing Disability programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University investigates hearing and balance disorders, hearing healthcare, rehabilitation, and the wider impacts of hearing loss through translational and interdisciplinary research.

This Educational and Child Psychology course at University of East London does not participate in the generic Postgraduate Open Evenings and it has its own Open Event. For more details check this page regularly in September. 

Through the Development Studies course from the University of Cambridge all students will take a compulsory Research Methods course in the first year. Students are also encouraged to attend a wide range of seminars and other events organised by the Centre of Development Studies and departments throughout the University, such as the Social Sciences Research Methods Centre.

Studying for a PhD with University of East London's School of Psychology will push you to the limit - and you'll be supported all the way by our world-class academic staff.

Based at Dumfries Campus, our staff are experts in health and social policy, with a special focus on the social, economic and cultural regeneration of rural areas. We offer a phd degree in Health and Social Policy at the University of Glasgow.

The Chinese Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter postgraduate students regularly present work in progress at the Centre and participate its regular series of seminars often with distinguished visiting speakers. Modern Languages postgraduates are also active in other research centres in Modern Languages and the College of Humanities.

The Politics programme at University of Lincoln aims to provide considerable support to enable students to become independent researchers.

The part-time DPhil in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is offered by the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) in collaboration with the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford.

The Kurdish Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter is an Area Studies department grounded in multidisciplinary approaches to research and training.

The French Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter all students have a primary and a secondary supervisor who provide regular, high quality advice, support and direction in their academic endeavours. You will work closely with your supervisors to develop, investigate and write-up a project at the cutting edge of research.