111 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Medical Genetics course from University of Cambridge applicants are typically science postgraduates or clinically qualified doctors undertaking scientific training. 

This Computation, Cognition and Language course from the University of Cambridge is unique in the United Kingdom in that the study and research in theoretical and applied linguistics are integrated within a single academic unit.

Through the Development Studies course from the University of Cambridge all students will take a compulsory Research Methods course in the first year. Students are also encouraged to attend a wide range of seminars and other events organised by the Centre of Development Studies and departments throughout the University, such as the Social Sciences Research Methods Centre.

The Biochemistry programme from University of Cambridge students are based in a research group and undertake a research project agreed with the principal investigator (supervisor). Each student also has additional mentorship support from an advisor and a Postgraduate Thesis Panel.

This Education degree from University of Cambridge main purpose is to prepare a substantial piece of original research.

This Digital Humanities from University of Cambridge is a research-intensive programme that will enable students to engage at doctoral level with projects demanding the use of digital methods and tools or adopting critical/theoretical orientations.

This Engineering (Industrial) from University of Cambridge is intended to provide students with world-class supervision from the University of Cambridge while pursuing their research primarily in an industrial setting.

This Accelerating Nuclear Development and Applications from University of Cambridge will develop technically excellent, professionally capable graduates fluent in nuclear safety, standards, strategic communication and regulation.

The principal educational aim of the Music at University of Cambridge is to assist each student in acquiring the research techniques, skills and knowledge that will enable them to make an original and significant contribution to scholarship, research or artistic practice in the discipline that is the focus of each individual's thesis.

Students in Pathology at University of Cambridge are based in a research group and undertake a research project under the supervision of a principal investigator. A wide range of generic and specific skill courses are available. Students attend induction and safety training run by the Department.

Sustainable Energy Materials Innovation at University of Cambridge will train diverse cohorts in science and engineering to drive the materials innovations needed to accelerate the global energy transition.