4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

The School of Chemistry has developed a particular strength in Organic Synthesis, with a research group dedicated to this exciting area of study. As part of the Chemistry (PhD/MPhil) programme, students can conduct their research within this Organic Synthesis group, at Cardiff University.

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Chemistry programme at the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

Study this International Development programme from SOAS University of London to realise your potential to define and solve pressing global forces and transform the world with your research impact.

A majority of our Anthropology and Sociology PhD graduates at SOAS University of London have embarked on an academic career, taking up lectureships in universities in the UK as well as abroad, or pursuing further their interests through post-doctoral fellowships and other research-based posts.

The Leicester Cancer Research Centre at the University of Leicester offers research supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cancer Studies.

The English PhD from University of York is available on a full-time or part-time basis. The diversity of our staff’s research interests means that we are well-positioned to supervise research in any field of literature from the Middle Ages to the present day, including literature in languages other than English and literary works in translation.

The overall aim of the Synthetic Biology degree offered at Brunel University of London is to address major environmental, health and societal challenges by engineering biological systems such that they display functions that do not exist in nature, as well as re-designing existing biological systems so that they perform new functions. 

The International Management degree at Loughborough University aims to become the leading centre for training and research into the successful management of international organisations across different national contexts.

Through the International Relations programmes from University of Gloucestershire you'll join a tight-knit community of International Relations researchers as a student

Research in the area of Culture and Evolution delivered by Brunel University of London focuses on cultural variation in, and evolutionary origins of, psychology and behaviour – integration of proximate and ultimate perspectives, across levels of analysis from individual biology and personality, through group and social processes to the broader culture.

Join a diverse and multidisciplinary team of world-leading researchers, who will support you to produce original and impactful investigative research addressing the causes, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death globally in the Cardiovascular Sciences doctorate offered by the University of Birmingham.

Become an expert researcher at the forefront of your field with the Education programme offered by University of Birmingham.

Engineering Energy and Environment is a research theme from Cardiff University within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Engineering research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Forensic Science programme at the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

Political Theory is a research area from Cardiff University within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Politics and International Relations research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

As part of our MPhil/PhD Art and Design you will learn how to conduct rigorous and significant research (both theoretical and applied) around Design and Art-related disciplines. The Art and Design programme is offered at University of Greenwich.

The Biological Science course from Lancaster University offers a phd degree in Biological Science. A great strength of LEC is its ability to share expertise and ideas from many disciplines in order to provide a flexible approach, which is so important in the dynamic, rapidly developing discipline of environmental science.  

Research in Information Systems and Computing (Integrated) programme at Brunel University of London is internationally recognised, ranked 5th in the UK in the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities and 1st in the UK for H-index (source NTU 2018).

The Department of Russian has an outstanding record of research. University of Bristol offers the Russian programme. 

You will be at the cutting-edge of physics research, working alongside world-leading experts in one of the largest Physics departments in the UK, within the Physics and Astronomy programme from University of Birmingham.