4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

The team conducting the Otorhinolaryngology programme from University of Nottingham is internationally recognised as a team of interdisciplinary experts in studying disorders related to the ear, nose, throat (ENT) and related structures of the head and neck.

They offer supervision for the PhD Sociolinguistics from University of Essex in the areas of: conversation analysis, language variation and change, dialects and language contact, gender differentiation in language, multilingualism, intercultural pragmatics, language maintenance and shift, Pidgin and Creole linguistics, and language and human rights.

This Human Geography and Urban Studies programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science offers training in human geographic research and in responding to the challenges of rapid urbanisation and urban redevelopment around the world.

Within the Department of Language and Linguistics, you will be allocated a supervisor whose role it is to guide you through the different stages of your research degree. In some cases, you may have joint supervision by two members of the staff. Learn more with the Translation Studies (Translation, Interpreting and Subtitling) programme from University of Essex.  

Advanced legal research with LSE Law's PhD programme, supervised by leading scholars, immersed in a vibrant community, and offering comprehensive training. Learn more at the Law programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

We have one of the world's largest groups of economic history researchers. We encourage different approaches and wide chronological and geographical coverage. Learn more at the Economic History programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

As part of one of the largest UK political science departments, covering almost all areas of politics, you'll enjoy a lively, open research culture. Learn more at the Political Science programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

The production of food and other land-based goods is achieved through agricultural systems so this Agricultural Systems Management programme from University of Nottingham covers all the key areas.

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.

Become a skilled, clinical psychologist, who'll be eligible to register with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) with this  Clinical Psychology programme from University of  Nottingham

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.

With the Published Works in Psychology course from University of Plymouth you will join a supportive community of researchers who make the School of Psychology at the University of Plymouth a centre of excellence in psychological research.

Conduct research at the cutting edge of the discipline, working alongside a team of specialist academic advisors with the Published Works in Biological Sciences course from University of Plymouth.

Many of the students of the Childhood Studies programme from University of Essex are already professionals so return to their existing fields with deeper understanding of their work, using this for their personal development and for increasing their potential for promotion and leadership in their existing or new roles.

The University of Essex is one of few research-intensive universities to offer a practice-based PhD in Curating. Like a traditional PhD in art history, this degree allows you to conduct sustained, innovative research about an issue from the field of visual culture, broadly defined. 

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.

Conduct research at the cutting edge of the discipline, working alongside a team of specialist academic advisors with the Published Works in Marine Science course from University of Plymouth.

PhD Human Resource Management and Organisation Studies from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to interrogate the theories and practice of organisation in relation to work, management and the experience of employment.

This Social Work course from University of Plymouth is aimed at social work practitioners, researchers, managers and educators, and offers you an opportunity to grow the knowledge base of social work through your own original contribution to research. 

The Animal Sciences research programme from University of Nottingham covers major livestock species, with focuses on the biological basis of feed efficiency and sustainability in ruminant and non-ruminant systems.