4.0k PhD programmes in United Kingdom

The Law programme offered by Manchester Metropolitan University develops advanced expertise in legal analysis, justice, regulation, and policy, preparing researchers to investigate complex legal challenges and contribute original insights that shape law, governance, and societal change.

Information Studies at University of Glasgow has a vibrant research culture with a growing number of doctoral and masters students, exploring a range of topics in the fields of information studies, museology, digital culture and digital humanities.

The Accounting and Finance PhD programme from the University of Leeds fosters a vibrant teaching and research culture. 

A Philosophy, Religion and History of Science PhD at University of Leeds is an internationally-recognised research qualification. You can study for your PhD on-campus or by online learning.

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

Research projects available for the DPhil in Condensed Matter Physics at University of Oxford include topics in biological physics, quantum materials and semiconductor materials, devices and nanostructures. 

In the DPhil in Medieval and Modern Languages programme at University of Oxford, students complete a major piece of original research. Supervision is offered in most fields from medieval and early modern literature and culture through to modern and contemporary literature, film and cultural history. 

The Professional Education Doctorate at the University of East London is a five-year part-time modular course specifically aimed at senior professionals working in all fields of education. 

In the Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease programme from University of Oxford, you will spend up to four years in one of the department's many research groups, working on a project supervised by the group's principal investigator. 

In the Evolutionary Analysis program from University of Glasgow, we address a broad range of fundamental and applied evolutionary problems via the identification and analysis of genetic and phenotypic variability underlying biodiversity at all taxonomic levels, from viruses to vertebrates.

Our PhD course at University of Leeds will allow you to become an expert in a specialist area and gain high-quality research training in Design.

A Music PhD at University of Leeds is an internationally-recognised research qualification. You can study for your PhD on campus or by online learning.

The School of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University is committed to engaging in world-leading research that addresses social, environmental and architectural challenges - locally, nationally and internationally.

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The University of Manchester offers this PhD degree in Bioarchaeology.

We offer a General Practice and Primary Care degree at the University of Glasgow. Our staff, both clinical and research-based, are dedicated to undertaking internationally acclaimed research and teaching that addresses problems posed by complex care needs and inequalities and marginalised populations such as migrants and those living in areas of severe deprivation.

The Engineering and the Built Environment programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores engineering solutions and built environment challenges through research that addresses contemporary issues affecting infrastructure, development, and the sustainability of the places in which people live and work.

In the Social and Public Health programme from University of Glasgow, we welcome applicants from low- and middle-income countries and we have significant experience of supervising students whose PhD research takes them overseas.

The Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) at University of Glasgow is home to state-of-the-art analytical technology, used to address major issues in environmental, earth and life sciences. 

The Engineering Doctorate in Sensor and Imaging Systems is four-year programme offered by the universities of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde. 

Sociology at University of Glasgow is defined by our shared commitment to rigorous, innovative and useful research.