4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

The department is a world leader for teaching and research on the economic, institutional and organisational aspects of accounting and financial management. Learn more at the Accounting (Economics of Accounting) programme offered by London School of Economics and Political Science.

Develop a deep understanding of complex processes of social, political and economic change, and produce original research on international development themes. Learn more at the International Development programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Understand changing human populations – past, present and future. Equip yourself with advanced demographic research skills. Learn more at the Demography (Social - Formal) from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Conduct research at the cutting edge of the discipline, working alongside a team of specialist academic advisors using our world-class analytical facilities with the Published Works in Earth and Environmental Sciences course from University of Plymouth.

The Centre for Health Informatics research where the Health Informatics programme from University of Nottingham takes place, is centred on new tools, techniques, analytics, and software that accelerates the use of data and knowledge discovery in healthcare and biosciences.

A History by Distance Learning PhD programme at University of Nottingham is mainly made up of independent study, with supervision meetings spread throughout the year. Because this is a Distance Learning programme, supervisions will take place online via Microsoft Teams.

Master research design and expertise in the subfields of Political Economy, Politics and Policy, Culture and Society, and Migration. Learn more at the European Studies programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

The Engineering program at University of Plymouth four year professional engineering doctorate provides an alternative to a traditional PhD, tailored for students who want a career in industry. 

This Archaeology (Distance Learning) programme at the University of Huddersfield puts you at the centre of work that explores major historical and contemporary issues. 

This Public Policy from University of Cambridge is ideal for candidates with a strong academic background and a passion for applied research in public policy.

The Cancer Science (Intercalation) programme offered by University of Oxford is a research course for medical students, offering advanced training in oncology and cancer biology through seminars, lab-based research, and skills development over three years.

The Fundamentals of AI programme offered by University of Oxford is a research-based DPhil course focused on foundational AI, machine learning, and computational statistics. Students will help shape the future of AI and Machine Learning with a view to real-world impact.

The Healthcare Data Science programme offered by University of Oxford is a four-year cohort-based training programme offering doctoral study in computational statistics, machine learning, data engineering and infectious disease analytics within the context of ethically-responsible health research.

The Superconductivity - Enabling Transformative Technologies programme offered by University of Oxford is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) on Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies and is designed to equip students with advanced skills to tackle the biggest challenges in superconductivity.

The Social and Public Policy programme offered by Swansea University is a part-time doctoral research degree, equivalent to the PhD but different in that it is professionally orientated to focus on ‘applied’ research, rather than ‘pure’ research.

Begin your research journey with Brunel Arts and Health's leading PhD options. Established in 2021, the Arts and Health program at Brunel University of London offers interdisciplinary research environments, investigating the effects of art, music, movement, and drama on health and wellbeing.

Literature, Culture and Thought at University of Cambridge supports interdisciplinary projects that by virtue of their design clearly transcend or stand outside any one Section in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. 

Early Years at University of Northampton seeks to give students a firm foundation in research technique and equip them to conduct a sizable piece of academic research with success.

Law from University of Cambridge may be awarded after three to four years of full-time study or five to seven years of part-time study (including a probationary period) of supervised independent research on the basis of a thesis not exceeding 100,000 words, exclusive of bibliography, table of contents and any other preliminary matter.

The Cardiovascular Science (VascularRewind) programme offered by University of Oxford is for graduates who want to undertake advanced research into cardiovascular disease in Oxford.