4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

Postgraduate research study within Audiology at The University of Manchester is a challenging and rewarding experience. Our audiology research is based in the internationally recognised Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD).

The Politics PhD programme at The University of Manchester enables you to carry out a piece of in-depth research in the area that most interests you.  

Social Statistics PhD students from The University of Manchester are supervised by at least two members of staff who are experts in their areas of research. Students have an outstanding array of potential training options available to them, including places on postgraduate course units and short courses.

This is an innovative and exciting programme in which you focus on writing a full-length, literary novel of between 90,000 and 150,000 words. 

Research programmes involve writing a thesis on a particular topic with specialist supervision. You are given research training, which is tailored to the particular needs of your research and takes into account any training you have previously received. You also have opportunities to attend modules on relevant subjects on a non-assessed basis to fill any gaps in your background.

The Pure Mathematics Research programme offered by King's College London investigates fundamental mathematical structures, theories, and methods across core areas of contemporary pure mathematics.

The Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science programme offered by King's College London investigates brain development, social behaviour, and the factors associated with psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions across the lifespan.

Our PhD Creative Writing programme at The University of Manchester gives you the opportunity to work on a significant piece of creative writing while developing your research skills.

The Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Research programme offered by King's College London examines the languages, cultures, and societies of Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Latin America, and Lusophone Africa.

Our English and American Studies PhD programme at The University of Manchester offers the opportunity to undertake an in-depth piece of research in the area that most interests you.

The Nursing Research programme offered by King's College London investigates patient wellbeing, care quality, and healthcare delivery through advanced nursing scholarship and clinical enquiry.

The PhD Mathematical Biology at University of Essex uses novel mathematical and computational techniques to solve problems in the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.

The Law programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in legal research, critical analysis, and interdisciplinary inquiry, preparing researchers to investigate complex legal issues and contribute to the development of law, policy, and justice.

The English Language and Intercultural Communication programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores how language, culture, identity, and communication operate across multilingual and intercultural contexts, enabling researchers to investigate contemporary linguistic and cultural phenomena.

The Education programme offered by Queen's University Belfast offers a dynamic doctoral research environment where students undertake research in key educational areas including education in divided societies, effective education, children’s rights in education, educational assessment and inclusion, and social justice and inclusion.

A PhD German and Comparative Literature programme from University of Kent enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication.

The Philosophy programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores fundamental questions concerning knowledge, ethics, society, religion, art, and human experience through advanced research across diverse philosophical traditions and perspectives.

The School of Engineering offers research-led degrees in a wide range of research disciplines, related to Electronic, Communications, Control and Information Engineering, in a highly stimulating academic environment.

Our pioneering PhD Professional Practice: Arts and Cultural Management programme at The University of Manchester is ideal if you work in the arts and cultural management sector and want to undertake advanced research that builds on your professional knowledge and is based in or led by your practice.

Staff supervise research in most areas of English and associated studies, and have expertise in the following areas: theory, modernism and postmodernism, 18th and 19th-century studies, women's writing, literature and visual arts.