4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

The Dance department at University of Chichester has gained an international reputation in PhD studies through Practice as Research, and actively encourage applicants in this area of research practice.

Our Mathematics research at University of Aberdeen also ranges over new and exciting potential applications of pure mathematics techniques to real world problems.

The School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care’s work in the area of Living With Disability and Long-Term Conditions at The Open University UK covers research on a wide spectrum of people’s experiences and care across the life course, including physical and learning disability, living with a long-term condition and receiving and giving care.

Choose to carry out your postgraduate Biological Sciences studies at University of Hull and become part of a vibrant, forward-thinking research community.

As a process by which firms and industries evolve to deliver economic and social change, innovation is credited to raise productivity, improve living standards, increase competitiveness, and potentially mitigate climate change. This Economics and Policy of Innovation and Industry programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Choose to carry out your Marine Sciences postgraduate studies at University of Hull and become part of a vibrant, forward-thinking research community. We offer MSc by Thesis and PhD opportunities and we have a network of exceptional research opportunities. An MSc by Thesis is a postgraduate degree option with more research freedom than the more conventional taught pathways.

The Centre for Economic Research at Keele University offers a lively and active environment for research in Economics. 

The Education Futures Research Cluster is located in the School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport at The Open University UK.

Theatre and Performance at University of Hull has a strong reputation for world-leading and internationally excellent research. 

Study for a PhD in Housing Studies at the University of Stirling and you’ll be part of a research environment with an outstanding international reputation.

The Fluid and Complex Systems programme offered by Coventry University investigates fluid dynamics, complex systems, statistical physics, and engineering processes through mathematical modelling, experimentation, and computational analysis to address scientific and industrial challenges.

The Doctor of Philosophy programme offered by Lincoln Bishop University is one of the highest internationally recognised academic qualifications that any institution can award. Lincoln Bishop provides opportunities for full or part-time PhD study within its growing community of scholars and healthy research culture.

Students in the Psychology programme from University of Salford will conduct independent research under the supervision of an academic supervisor within one of the psychology research groups.

Explore 21st century Art History at University of Plymouth and learn about this ever-expanding discipline, marked by interdisciplinary cross-overs, varied and competing methodologies, and a huge range of objects of study that can break through the boundaries of the traditional notion of ‘art’.

Contemporary History at the University of Sussex combines a long tradition in a field of scholarship pioneered at Sussex with a commitment to fostering new and emerging fields of inquiry. 

A PhD in Museum Studies at University of Aberdeen allows students to embrace their interests in museums and galleries, as well as in heritage and collections.

The Gender and Otherness in the Humanities (GOTH) research group at The Open University UK engages with various fields, including English Literature, Creative Writing, Music, History, Theatre Studies, Art History and Classical Studies, to explore topics related to themes of gender and otherness.  

The Postcolonial and Global Literatures research group at The Open University UK has contributed to major externally-funded projects, including: Making Britain: South Asian Visions of Home and Abroad, 1870–1950, and City Fictions of the New India: Literature, Infrastructure, Citizenship.

The Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology at University of Liverpool provides excellent opportunities for basic and clinical research on drug safety science, immuno-pharmacology, individualized medicines, nanomedicines and HIV.

Our innovative, international and interdisciplinary approach in the Archives and Records Management programme from University of Liverpool has established us as a leading centre for archival education and research.