4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

Theatre and Drama in the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies at University of Essex is led by a vibrant group of theatre practitioners and who all work professionally in the theatre industry alongside their University teaching.

The PhD Applied Mathematics from  University of Essex  provides you with the opportunity to study areas such as dynamical systems, pattern formation, chaos theory, ordinary and partial differential equations, Hamiltonian systems, stability theory, computational neuroscience, complex systems, complex networks and nonlinear waves.

Our PhD Nursing programme at The University of Manchester enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Nursing.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Manchester is one of the largest and most active physics departments in the UK. We have a long tradition of excellence in both teaching and research, and have interests in most areas of contemporary research. The department offers this PhD in Biological Physics.

The School of Mathematics is the largest in the UK with an outstanding research reputation and facilities. This Statistics programme is offered by The University of Manchester.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Manchester is one of the largest and most active physics departments in the UK. We have a long tradition of excellence in both teaching and research, and have interests in most areas of contemporary research. This PhD in Nuclear Physics is offered at The University of Manchester.

Our postgraduate research programmes in Environmental Engineering at The University of Manchester offer the opportunity to study in a multi-disciplinary team alongside leading academics in the field.

With the Physics programme of the University of Strathclyde, you can study an MPhil or an MRes over one year or a PhD over the course of three to four years. You also have the option of an EngD over four or five years, depending on your research area.

Our Art History and Visual Studies PhD programme at The University of Manchester offers the opportunity to conduct in-depth research in an area of particular interest.

A PhD in Hispanic Studies from University of Kent enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in the subject that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication.

The Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences programme offered by King's College London provides postgraduate research training in cardiovascular biology, disease mechanisms, and clinical translation.

The Digital Humanities Research programme offered by King's College London explores how digital technologies, data, and computational methods are transforming humanities, culture, media, and society.

The English Research programme offered by King's College London supports advanced study of literary cultures from the 7th to the 21st centuries through original research and scholarly enquiry.

Our research students benefit immensely from a vibrant research community, a supportive environment and many opportunities to engage critically with academic research and contemporary issues. They are immersed in a research culture which situates legal studies in its historical, political, social and economic context.

Studying Mathematics (Research) programme from University of Kent at postgraduate level gives you a chance to begin your own research, develop your own creativity and be part of a long tradition of people investigating analytic, geometric and algebraic ideas.

The Department of European Languages at Aberystwyth University offers a range of opportunities for research in three major European Languages - French, German and Spanish. 

Through a combination of individually tutored modules and your own research, you develop your academic and professional knowledge and acquire a range of advanced research skills. The professional doctorate programme culminates with the submission of your doctoral thesis or portfolio on a topic that advances your area of professional knowledge or practice.

Further your development as an expert health practitioner or researcher with the Professional Doctorate in Health course at the University of Bath.

A PhD in Linguistics from University of Kent enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in the subject that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication.

The Strathclyde Doctoral School provides a vibrant and comprehensive student-centred research and training environment in order to grow and support current and future research talent. This Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences PhD in is offered at the University of Strathclyde.