4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

At the University of Nottingham, they have extensive international experience of research in applied Bioethics, biotechnology assessment and the sociology of science and technology.

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

The MPhil/PhD Classical Studies at the University of Lincoln offers you the opportunity to undertake an intensive study of an aspect of Greek and Roman history and/or Greek and Latin languages, literatures, and cultures, and to make an original contribution to scholarly understandings of your chosen subject area.

The Doctor of Medicine at the University of Oxford is a flexible, variable intensity, clinical research-based doctorate. You will pursue research that is in synergy with your medical practice. 

Interactive Sound and Music researchers at Abertay University are operating at the forefront in dynamic audio production for applications including games, immersive experiences, installations, and performance and play.

The Accounting programme offered by London Business School develops scholars capable of conducting original academic research on accounting information, markets, governance, and financial decision-making through rigorous quantitative and theoretical training.

Our PhD Law programme at University of Buckingham requires an original contribution to the body of knowledge in a particular academic or professional discipline. 

The PhD in Military History at University of Buckingham is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral viva voce examination. 

There are a number of technological innovations - such as Building Information Modelling and the use of smart contracts - which could revolutionise construction practice. We offer a Construction Law in the Fourth Industrial Revolution degree at Robert Gordon University. 

The Planning programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced research expertise in spatial planning, sustainable development, governance, and place-making, enabling students to investigate complex social, environmental, and territorial challenges through interdisciplinary research.

The Language, Literature and Politics (LLP) research group at The Open University UK is a cross-faculty collective bringing together researchers from the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics.

Our research in the States, Political Systems and Development degree at The Open University UK seeks to shed light on how states as drivers and agents of development, while also exploring  alternative political systems that challenge the prevailing development paradigms. 

From theory to practice, increase the impact of research in industry and society. 

Language and Globalisation is a key topic in the Language and Literacies Research Cluster at The Open University UK. Globalisation can be understood broadly as a set of major technological, political, economic, technological and socio-cultural changes which have intensified over recent decades and made the world more interconnected, both physically and virtually.

The Migrations, Diasporas, Transnational Communities discipline at The Open University UK has extensive interests and an international profile in this field. It is engaged in a number of lived-experience, policy-, welfare- and criminologically related research projects.

Environmental changes in Earth history can be used to help understand and predict the trajectory of future anthropogenically driven environmental change. This Climate Change, Past, Present and Future programme is offered at The Open University UK/

From the effects of the internet on society to the impact of hate crimes on minority communities – the Law School at the University of Sussex is a vibrant, exciting environment for doctoral research.

Are you interested in researching and interrogating the languages and performance styles of popular music? this Popular Music Practice programme is offered at the University of Sussex.

Media Studies at University of Hull is a dynamic new teaching and research unit, which offers PhD research degrees in a range of fields, including television, American cinema, animation, horror and adaptation studies. 

Abertay’s Division of Psychology and Forensic Sciences has a strong and active role in delivering research degrees, including those in partnership with the NHS, local education authorities, Police Scotland, and the business and digital technology communities. This Evolutionary Psychology and Relationship Science programme is offered at Abertay University.