4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

English and Creative Writing at The Open University UK supports research in a wide range of writings in this 20th Century and Contemporary Literatures programme.

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

Keele historians are enthusiastic, reflective and ambitious scholars. We offer a phd degree in History at the Keele University.

Specialising in Economics at University of Aberdeen, particularly labour and energy economics and with significant expertise in macroeconomics, economics of health and wellbeing and experimental economics.

Research in Sustainable Energy Technologies at the University of Hertfordshire has been supported with grants from the EPSRC, InnovateUK and industry.

Human-Centred Computing (HCC) – or even more broadly, human-centred technology – is not just about user-centred design, but also about the relationship between technological developments and lifestyle transformations, and about how we record, collect and use information. This programme is offered at The Open University UK.

The Open University UK Sports and Fitness Research Group includes an interdisciplinary team of researchers designing, managing and completing research projects which are ultimately aimed at understanding and improving the lives and working practices of athletes and sports coaches.

The Open University UK art history discipline has a strong record of pioneering and world-class research in Modern and Contemporary Art and Theory.

The Clinical Science group at Keele University supports a wide range of research ranging from the purely clinical setting through to basic science with an emphasis on the translational opportunities “from bench to bedside”.

The Mathematical Biology Group is a cross-disciplinary group between the School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences and the School of Mathematics and Statistics at The Open University UK.

The School of Law at the University of Aberdeen is at the forefront of innovative research whilst benefiting from our ancient roots. 

The Dance Research programme offered by Coventry University investigates dance, movement, performance, embodiment, and choreographic practices through interdisciplinary inquiry that connects artistic research with cultural, technological, social, and historical perspectives.

The Health and Social Care programme offered by Liverpool Hope University is designed for experienced professionals who wish to transform health and social care practice through doctoral-level research.

The defining strength of research carried out in Modern Languages at University of Liverpool is the multidisciplinary nature of projects with a global reach and informed by an ethos that challenges rigid disciplinary boundaries and consolidated practices. 

The Research Institute for Social Sciences and the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the Keele University have a developing portfolio of active researchers and supervisors. 

The Philosophy discipline at The Open University UK welcomes applications for graduate work on Continental Philosophy.

The Endodontology degree offered by University of Glasgow provides structured clinical training for dentists seeking advanced competence. 

Undertaking PhD study in Drama and Performance (Practice as Research) from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to engage with an area of drama, theatre, or performance in depth and at an advanced level. East 15 Acting School, with its growing research profile and internationally recognised research quality is an obvious home for such research.

Your Cellular and Developmental Biology research degree from University of Nottingham is bespoke and allows you to choose your own area of interest to research, under the title of your choosing.

For this Translational Neuroscience programme from University of Nottingham there is a multidisciplinary team of scientists conducting research of international impact in neuroscience, drawing upon a wide range of fields - for example neuropsychology, neuroimaging, experimental medicine, biomedicine, engineering computational and digital technology.