4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

The overarching theme of the school's Nutritional Sciences research group at University of Nottingham is the scientific understanding and improvement of nutrition for both humans and animals.

This programme at the City St George's, University of London is an internationally recognised PhD in Accounting offered by the Accounting Group at Bayes Business School.

This Education course at the University of Bath is aimed at experienced educational professionals. It sets out to place you at the leading edge of your professional field.

The Centre for Cultural and the Creative Industries has a long history of internationally renowned research and scholarship, and is one of the world’s oldest places of specialisation in this field. This Culture and Creative Industries programme is offered at City St George's, University of London.

Conduct research under the supervision of experts in our mechanical engineering research centres. Access leading facilities including microgas turbines, cavitation facilities, transonic wind tunnel and thermal fluid test facilities. This Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics degree is offered at City St George's, University of London.

Our Chemistry research clusters at the University of Sheffield span chemical biology, polymers, materials and nanoscience, molecular design and catalysis, and theory and light-matter interactions.

We have a number of internationally respected research groups within Chemical Sciences at Keele University.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in English Literature is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

A University of Hertfordshire doctoral research degree in Law is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research. 

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Politics and International Relations is internationally recognised signifying high levels of achievement in research.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Primary and Community Care is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Social Work is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

The Nursing and Midwifery programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in healthcare research, innovation, and evidence-based practice, preparing researchers to improve health outcomes across the lifespan through the design, evaluation, and implementation of healthcare interventions.

The Physics programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in astrophysics, quantum technologies, and light-matter interactions, preparing researchers to investigate fundamental physical phenomena and contribute to scientific discovery through innovative experimental and theoretical research.

Critically assess art from the medieval period to the present day, and learn to analyse its style, content, meaning, theory and aesthetics. At the University of St Andrews School of Art History, you will focus on the major arts of painting, sculpture and architecture, but your studies can also encompass applied art, performance art, graphic art and photography. 

At the University of Sussex, we pride ourselves on our strengths in critical and theoretical thinking about Music.

Geochemistry is a key theme in the Dynamic Earth Research and Palaeoenvironmental Change Groups and has been a major focus of the research carried out at The Open University UK for nearly 40 years.

We are at the forefront of research and our postgraduate body is one of the largest in the University, encompassing world-class fundamental and applied research. We offer a Electrical Engineering and Electronics degree at University of Liverpool.

Economics of Personal Finance at The Open University UK covers topics such as the capacity of people to make decisions on personal finance, as well as work on the access that people have to financial institutions.

The University of Stirling is a global leader in Aquaculture research and teaching, supporting the development of aquaculture worldwide.