111 PhD programmes in Sociology in United Kingdom

A majority of our Anthropology and Sociology PhD graduates at SOAS University of London have embarked on an academic career, taking up lectureships in universities in the UK as well as abroad, or pursuing further their interests through post-doctoral fellowships and other research-based posts.

This Social Statisticscourse from Lancaster University is suitable for a range of purposes, notably: social science graduates interested in quantitative empirical work and statistics graduates wishing to develop applicable expertise in social statistics.

This Sociology degree at the University of Bristol provides an opportunity to develop your own research expertise by studying a sociological issue in an interdisciplinary school. You will study with internationally renowned sociologists in a dynamic and supportive research environment. 

The Sociology research delivered by Sheffield Hallam University is often applied, which prepares you to tackle issues of immediate relevance to statutory and voluntary agencies.

A member of staff, expert in the chosen field, is directly responsible for guiding and supporting your research programme. Join the Human Sciences programme at London South Bank University.

Join the Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology degree at the University of Birmingham and have access to a wide range of specialists in a vibrant and engaged research community.

The Applied Social Science course from Lancaster University has an active research community within the fields of child protection, theories of welfare, gender and sexuality, family support and family justice, law and social work, community care, and health and social care.

The Science Studies course from Lancaster University students join an international and interdisciplinary research community.

Through Sociology programme from University of Gloucestershire joi the supportive and expert community of researchers as a student

The Women's Studies PhD programme from University of York provides an interdisciplinary environment for research and supervision in a wide range of Women's Studies issues to both full- and part-time students.

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Sociology programme at the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

The Sociology PhD programme from University of York, Department of Sociology  is ranked 1st in the UK for research quality by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF2014).

Join our researchers working on social policy in digital economies, migration,  work and organisations, families and communities, environmental problems and behaviours, criminology, prisons and cybercrime. We offer a Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology degree at the University of Southampton. 

The Sociology and Communications degree offered by Brunel University of London group is a dynamic, international and globally respected community of researchers.

Boasting an international reputation and a thriving academic environment, the Sociology programme of the University of Surrey supervises PhDs in a wide range of subjects across sociology, criminology, digital media and communications and related areas.

This Sociology course from Lancaster University provides an opportunity to develop your own research expertise in an interdisciplinary department. Our staff are involved with research centres and groups looking at everything from Social Futures and Inequalities to Data Science, Mobilities and Migration. 

All of the Academic Divisions in the School of Social Sciences invite PhD applications at University of Bradford.

The Sociology and Social Policy and Social Work PhD from University of Brighton brings you to an established research environment rich in achievement and ambition with impactful social change at the heart of the knowledge exchange agenda.

Within this Sociology PhD programme from Newcastle University you'll advance the discipline and engage critically with pressing social issues on our PhD in Sociology programmes.

The students in Sociology programme of the University of Leicester  complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team.