4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

In the Mathematics and Statistics programme at the University of Strathclyde, you can study for an MPhil over one year or a PhD over the course of three years.

The PhD in Health and Organisational Research from University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of health and organisational contexts. 

Located in the heart of Glasgow’s City Centre, the University of Strathclyde offers the Civil and Environmental Engineering programme, a unique combination of expertise including civil, environmental, chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as geosciences, material science, physics, chemistry and microbiology. 

The Law programme offered by Aberystwyth University develops advanced expertise in legal scholarship, jurisprudential analysis, and regulatory interpretation.

The Health and Social Care programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University enables experienced practitioners to investigate policy and practice issues within health and social care settings, producing original research that advances professional knowledge and service improvement.

The Publishing programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores publishing practices, histories, digital media, and creative production, enabling researchers to investigate the creation, dissemination, and cultural impact of published content.

This Poetry - Text, Practice as Research  programme from University of Kent enables promising poets to develop the potential of poetry as a tool of inquiry within the humanities. 

The Law programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores contemporary legal challenges relating to justice, rights, dispute resolution, environmental responsibility, criminal justice, and the impact of technology on legal systems and decision-making.

Research in the School of Biosciences revolves around understanding systems and processes in the living cell. Genetics at University of Kent has a strong molecular focus with leading-edge activities that are synergistic with one another and complementary to the teaching provision. 

The teaching of Art History at Aberystwyth University is now in its 90th year and our splendidly restored Edwardian building celebrates its centenary. The School is well equipped with large studios, print workshops, darkrooms, lecture theatres, seminar rooms, a MacSuite, galleries, archive room, and Museum.

This Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Dynamics PhD programme from University of Leeds tackles fundamental and applied problems providing students from a wide range of academic backgrounds with the opportunity to undertake cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research.

The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde is one of the leading departments of our kind, internationally recognised for our research excellence, industry engagement and first-class teaching programmes.

Research in our Molecular Medicine 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.

Through the Italian programme from The University of Cambridge, you will have the opportunity to work closely with a Supervisor who is a specialist in your research area. 

This Educational Research and Development at University of Lincoln  is a research qualification aimed at those who are, or aspire to be, senior academic or administrative leaders of primary, secondary, or tertiary educational institutions, or university lecturers and researchers.

Law PhD students from Birmingham City University, benefit from regular supervision meetings with academics who are experts in their field; and have the opportunity to become members of our proactive research community made up of academics, postgraduate researchers and external partners.

The Latin American Studies course from University of Cambridge offers a full-time and a part-time PhD programme. The Centre currently has approximately 15 PhD students at different stages of the programme, working in a range of areas.

The Pharmacology programme from the University of Cambridge, students undertake a period of supervised research and are expected to submit a thesis for examination within their fourth year at the latest. Students also attend relevant lectures and seminars and participate in skills development activities.

The Materials Science and Metallurgy programme from The University of Cambridge, is a research-based course that introduces students to research skills and specialist knowledge.

The Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Lincoln provides students with the opportunity to liaise with professionals in the pharmacy, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries, and develop national and international collaborations.