64 PhD programmes offered by the university

This competitive Sussex Neuroscience Programme at the University of Sussex is for you if you wish to deepen your expertise in neuroscience before choosing your primary research focus, or if you’re coming to neuroscience with a background in the psychological or physical sciences. 

Join one of the leading Anthropology departments in the UK where a diverse community of expert faculty and doctoral students carry out cutting-edge research, all in this Social Anthropology prorgamme at the University of Sussex.

Politics is inextricable from human society and our teaching in this Social and Political Thought programme at the University of Sussex reflects this.

Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex engages critically with the study of everyday life – with the ‘deep ordinariness’ of the world.

A PhD in Music Theatre at the University of Sussex invites you to work across media to challenge disciplinary boundaries.

This Intellectual History programme combines a long tradition in a field of scholarship pioneered at the University of Sussex with a commitment to fostering new and emerging fields of inquiry.

American History at the University of Sussex welcomes research applications focusing on the social and political history of the United States.

Find solutions to the practical problems that market practitioners and policy-makers face with this Finance programme at the University of Sussex.

The University of Sussex offers research supervision in the history of art and architecture in this Art History PhD programme.

From Medieval and Renaissance writing to the 18th century to the present, from the novel to poetry to modernism, postmodernism and the contemporary scene – English at the University of Sussex is strongly committed to the interdisciplinary study of literature.

Are you interested in the nature of cognition, be it natural or artificial? This Cognitive Science research programme is offered at the University of Sussex.

Contemporary History at the University of Sussex combines a long tradition in a field of scholarship pioneered at Sussex with a commitment to fostering new and emerging fields of inquiry. 

As one of the largest concentrations of International Relations scholars in the world, our Department at the University of Sussex offers a vibrant and productive environment for you to pursue your PhD.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally, through our world-class research, learning and teaching at the University of Sussex.

Chemical technologies enrich our quality of life, creating new developments in areas from drug discovery to transitional metal chemistry. This Chemistry programme is offered at the University of Sussex.

Science and Technology Policy Studies at the University of Sussex deals with subjects from science and technology capability building in developing countries to policy and regulation in energy and high technology industries to rethinking sustainable development.

The PhD in Education at the University of Sussex gives you the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in an area of interest and to hone advanced research skills.

Drama, Theatre and Performance at the University of Sussex welcomes applicants with practice-as-research projects as well as historical, critical and theoretical approaches.

At the University of Sussex, we pride ourselves on our strengths in critical and theoretical thinking about Music.

At SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, our research focuses on the direction, degree and impact of technological change. This Technology and Innovation Management programme is offered at the University of Sussex.