4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

The food and drink industry is extremely important to the UK/Scottish economy and research within the Division of Engineering and Food Science is at the forefront of new developments and knowledge transfer in food innovation and sustainability. This PhD in Analytical, Sensory and Consumer Science is offered at Abertay University.

The University of Sheffield provides a vibrant and friendly environment for postgraduate study, offering you the change to carry out research at the cutting edge of Physics and Astronomy.

At the University of Buckingham, we offer our graduate students a phd programme degree in Security and Intelligence Studies. 

Take the opportunity to pursue an individual research project of your choosing full-time or part-time, with expert guidance and personal supervision from a member of the English team in English course at University of Plymouth.

Undertaking the Physical Geography course at the University of Plymouth gives you the opportunity to lead your own research project, supported by staff at the forefront of their academic disciplines across physical geography, including disciplines such as catchment science, glaciology, geomorphology, and quaternary environmental change, in addition to interdisciplinary research themes.

At the University of Wolverhampton, we offer supervision for PhD research in a range of areas relating to Psychology.

Benefit from expert supervision and access to facilities in both City St George's, University of London, and La Sapienza (Rome), with our international Joint PhD award in Psychology and Social Neuroscience.

On the PhD in Finance programme at City St George's, University of London, you have the opportunity to join a thriving and international faculty.

At the University of Nottingham we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Chemical Engineering. 

Develop your own original research in an environment with a strong transnational and transcultural perspective. We offer a Critical Theory and Cultural Studies degree at University of Nottingham. 

Conduct cutting-edge research and gain expertise in a wide range of areas with this Chemistry degree from the University of Kent. Our School's main research interests focus on materials for energy and electronics, and supramolecular, interfacial and synthetic chemistry.

Gain advanced training under the supervision of leading experts and participate in innovative research in physics and astrophysics with this Physics programme at the University of Kent.

The Anthropology programme offered by Durham University provides the opportunity to undertake original research through sociocultural or biological pathways.

Within the Languages and Cultures programme from University of Essex we aim to provide our research students with work and storage space, including laboratory facilities and access to online bibliographies, corpora and other resources.

The Archaeology programme offered by Durham University supports innovative investigation across past societies, material evidence, and heritage practice.

The Earth Sciences programme offered by Durham University provides research on geological hazards, sustainability, climate change, energy, and natural resources.

Research in Ageing and Later Life has a distinguished history within the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care’s Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies (CABS) at The Open University UK, which involves current and emeritus staff, doctoral students and associated academics from other institutions.

Enjoy the flexibility to follow your own research interests, supported by our expert staff. You may also choose to study for either a Archaeology PhD or MPhil qualification at University of Nottingham. 

At the Heriot-Watt University, we welcome applications from suitably qualified prospective research students interested in pursuing PhD studies that fall under the broad range of expertise we have in Translation and Interpreting.

The Civil Engineering - Distance Learning programme offered by Swansea University provides research opportunities across many key areas of modern Civil Engineering, including coastal and water engineering, transportation engineering, sustainable construction materials, solids, structures and coupled systems, and computational engineering.