4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

Discover a Doctor of Philosophy degree awarded in any subject area at University of the Arts London (UAL)  with qualified and inspiring research supervision.

The Business School at University of Hull (HUBS) offers PhD research degrees in a number of research groups, including Accounting and Finance.

Popular Music research at The Open University UK may focus on a wide range historical and contemporary genres, communities, practices, audiences, and institutions.

The Philosophy discipline at The Open University UK welcomes applications for graduate work in the field of Philosophy of Mind and Language.

The Occupational Therapy related research at Keele University is aimed at optimising independence and quality of life, health and exercise programmes, measurement and modelling, service evaluation and the role of assistive technology.

The Department of English at University of Liverpool conducts research in three main areas: literature, language, and Creative Writing. 

New Media in Society research at The Open University UK aims at going beyond the study of Computing and ICT from a technology perspective, and looks at improving our understating human values and the impact of technology innovations on people's lives and their communities.

The Professional Doctorate in Ministry (DMin) at St Mary's University, Twickenham, London is a unique opportunity to combine theological reflection and ministerial practice leading to a doctoral level qualification.

Study for the Nutrition and Health degree at the University of Plymouth and join a supportive community of researchers who are working to further understand the relationship between nutrition and health.

In addition to scientific research, the School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences also has strengths in pedagogic research (particularly within the STEM disciplines). This Research in STEM Education programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Are you interested in talking your passion for physics further? The University of Salford welcomes applications to study materials and physics via our MPhil and PhD Materials and Physics research programmes.

With around 30 current PhD Sport students at University of Chichester, we have a vibrant and diverse postgraduate community conducting research in a wide range of sport disciplines.

The Sociology programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in social research, critical analysis, and multidisciplinary inquiry, preparing researchers to examine contemporary social issues and contribute to positive social change through evidence-based scholarship.

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

Ground-breaking research exploring social and cultural worlds and relations between humans and their environments. We offer a Anthropology degree at the University of Aberdeen.

The Health Sciences course from Cardiff Metropolitan University is a multidisciplinary School with the key areas of research activity in Health Sciences being in: applied psychology, biomedical research, food safety and nutrition and public health. Additionally we have experts in a range of  approaches to research methods and design.

The Social and Responsible Marketing cluster at The Open University UK focuses on research and research-led pedagogy related to marketing theory and practice aimed at positive societal impact.

Our research in this Physics PhD programme at the University of Sussex lies at the forefront of fundamental physics

English and Creative Writing is home to world-leading and field-defining research in the literature and culture of the Romantic period and long nineteenth century. This Romanticism and 19th Century Literature programme is offered at The Open University UK.

A professional doctorate in Pharmacy at Keele University provides a programme of advanced study and research, equally rigorous to the purely research oriented PhD.