94 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Operational Research program at University of Essex gives you the opportunity to explore areas where optimisation and mathematical modelling are important. These include logistics, revenue management, networks, and stochastic control - areas of great practical interest and use in the public and private sectors. 

Accurate data analysis can generate significant opportunities for business leaders, managers, policy makers and entrepreneurs. Modern economies increasingly demand analytically trained researchers in both academia and practice. The PhD Business Analytics from University of Essex has been designed to meet this demand.

Our PhD in Nursing Studies at University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research into the principles and practice of nursing.

Within the multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, they offer research supervision in all areas of staff expertise in sports and exercise sciences and related areas. Learn more with the Sport and Exercise Science programme from University of Essex. 

Within the multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, they offer research supervision in all areas of staff expertise in sports and exercise sciences and related areas. Learn more with the Sport and Exercise Psychology programme from University of Essex. 

Undertaking PhD in Drama and Performance from University of Essex study gives you the opportunity to engage with an area of drama, theatre, or performance in depth and at an advanced level. East 15 Acting School, with its growing research profile and internationally recognised research quality is an obvious home for such research.

The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science offers PhD Mathematics supervision in a wide range of mathematical areas, including both pure and applied subjects. Learn more at the Mathematics programme from University of Essex.

Within our multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, we offer research supervision in a broad range of fields with Physiotherapy at University of Essex.

This PhD in Entrepreneurship from University of Essex, will give you the opportunity to engage with debates surrounding entrepreneurship, such as knowledge production, organisational development and innovation in the new economy. 

The research activity and supervision for our standard three-year PhD Computer Science, at University of Essex is concentrated in the following principal research areas: artificial intelligence, biologically inspired architectures, educational technology, e-learning, natural and evolutionary computation, natural language engineering, software agents and software engineering. 

Many of our former PhD students in English Language Teaching at University of Essex work in higher education institutions around the world, as teachers and/or as academic researchers, but also in teacher education, in the area of educational advice and management, programme evaluation, and syllabus design.

Research in Biochemistry at University of Essex covers a wide spectrum of biology from genes to ecosystems, and this broad-based structure provides opportunities for developing novel ideas and inter-disciplinary projects. 

The PhD in Social Work from  University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of social and health contexts.

The aim of the Professional Doctorate Health Care Education course from University of Essex is to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the university environment.