114 PhD programmes offered by the university

The DPhil in Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics (CEMS) from the University of Oxford is intended to provide graduates with a wide variety of research skills, in-depth knowledge, understanding and expertise in specific epidemiological and statistical fields of research. 

At University of Oxford, the DPhil in Anthropology is the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography’s advanced research degree, and is awarded to candidates who have completed a substantial original piece of research in the field. 

In the Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease programme from University of Oxford, you will spend up to four years in one of the department's many research groups, working on a project supervised by the group's principal investigator. 

The DPhil in Public Policy at University of Oxford provides academically outstanding students who are committed to public service an unrivalled opportunity to study for a rigorous research degree that prepares them to have substantial impact on future policymaking processes.

Research projects available for the DPhil in Condensed Matter Physics at University of Oxford include topics in biological physics, quantum materials and semiconductor materials, devices and nanostructures. 

The Biochemistry (Skaggs-Oxford Programme) Programme is a joint five-year programme in biology or chemistry at Scripps Research based in either La Jolla, California or Jupiter, Florida, and biochemistry at the University of Oxford, leading to the award of a joint PhD/DPhil degree.

In the DPhil in Medieval and Modern Languages programme at University of Oxford, students complete a major piece of original research. Supervision is offered in most fields from medieval and early modern literature and culture through to modern and contemporary literature, film and cultural history. 

The DPhil (doctoral) programme in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences at University of Oxford provides an opportunity for highly-qualified students to undertake innovative Internet-related research.

This Translational Health Sciences doctoral degree at the University of Oxford is in the social science of healthcare innovation and knowledge translation. 

The DPhil in Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford is the research degree for graduate students in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. It involves extensive independent study and the opportunity to undertake and present original research at an advanced level.

Our doctoral Finance training at University of Oxford will immerse you in all aspects of academic life. You will be both a student and a junior research colleague. 

Research in Atomic and Laser Physics (ALP) at University of Oxford involves some of the most rapidly developing areas of physical science and ranges from the fundamental physics of quantum systems to interdisciplinary application of lasers. 

The DPhil in Fine Art at University of Oxford is designed to support research in contemporary art making (through the practice-led DPhil) and contemporary art history and theory (through the DPhil by written thesis only).

The DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences at University of Oxford offers excellent opportunities for high quality research training, for both clinical and non-clinical graduates, in wide-ranging leading areas of clinical neuroscience.

The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford entails the carrying out of a research project and writing a thesis of between 75,000 and 100,000 words. 

The DPhil in Sociology at the University of Oxford provides academically outstanding students an unrivalled opportunity for those who would like to undertake original and independent research in preparation for an academic career and other research-intensive occupations.

This Social Data Science degree at the University of Oxford will train individuals to develop and adapt techniques such as machine learning to analyse large, structured and unstructured, complex datasets in order to improve decision making and answer social science research questions.

The Department of Social Policy and Intervention at University of Oxford offers a DPhil in Social Policy and welcomes students from across the world. Research students are an important part of the department’s community, and you will be fully involved and immersed in the life of the department.

The DPhil in Politics at the University of Oxford is a three- to four-year course of full-time doctoral study, or six to eight years of part-time study, which is intended for students who would like to undertake detailed research in preparation for an academic career in political science or political theory. 

The DPhil in Psychiatry at the University of Oxford offers you the opportunity to gain a wide range of transferable research skills alongside in-depth knowledge and expertise in one of an extensive range of research fields ranging from molecular biology to brain imaging and from behavioural research to epidemiology.