9 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Department of Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield offers students a distinctly interdisciplinary experience, bringing together sociologists, social policy analysts and social workers under one roof.

The School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sheffield has a global reputation for our research. Join our rigorous research community as a PhD researcher and start making a difference.

Research is central to the Sheffield Methods Institute at the University of Sheffield, and robust methods, both qualitative and quantitative, are the cornerstone of that research.

Join us at the forefront of human and physical geography research with a PhD in Geography at the University of Sheffield.

Studying a PhD in Politics means embarking upon an exciting and novel research agenda, and joining a large community of scholars, both those currently at the University of Sheffield and others around the rest of the world.

Our Psychology postgraduate community at the University of Sheffield is a supportive, creative environment which postgraduate students thrive within as part of an internationally renowned, research-led department.

Tomorrow's leading academic or a practitioner with specialist expertise on East Asia? Either way, the University of Sheffield will help you to realise your ambition as a PhD student in East Asian Studies.

Study an Economics PhD at the University of Sheffield and make a real contribution to economics research and society. You will be part of a vibrant research environment and receive advanced training, based in the “Outdoor City” at the doorstep of the Peak District.

Join our large, thriving PhD community at the University of Sheffield investigating topics in a wide variety of archaeological specialisms: Landscape, Funerary and Mediterranean Archaeology, Medieval Europe, Bioarchaeology and Archaeomaterials.