12.1k PhD programmes in selected countries

The School of Geographical Sciences is a leading international centre for research. The Geographical Sciences (Physical Geography) programme is offered by the University of Bristol.

While pursuing excellence in research and education, the Computer Science programme from University of Birmingham also aims to optimise its positive impact on society—examples include collaborations with industry partners and charities, commercialisation activities and an extensive wider participation programme.

The Technology Enhanced Chemical Synthesis programme from University of Bristol offers a unique training period designed to strengthen your research techniques and introduce new technologies and digital methods for Chemical Synthesis through lab rotations. 

This Geographic Data Science programme at University of Bristol trains the next generation of geographic data and quantitative social scientists who are interested in understanding how to use data science and other quantitative methods to tackle pressing geospatial challenges in social and natural environments. 

This Psychological Trauma DProf at University of Chester is for therapeutic practitioners who wish to extend their expertise by contributing original knowledge in a professional and organisational context, which comes out of experience and practice.

The Practitioner Doctorate in Sustainability PhD programme at the University of Surrey is aimed at high-achieving researchers and graduates whose vision is to become a sustainability leader in industry.

At the University of Reading, they can supervise a wide range of Neuroscience research topics. 

The Health Economics PhD course from University of York is an innovative programme within an active and stimulating research environment that will provide you with a thorough training in economics for researchers, with a structured pathway to undertaking your doctoral research. 

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Creative Writing programme at the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

This Management and Business PhD at University of Surrey has a dual-focus on subject-specific knowledge and methods training, which will give you the intellectual foundation to ask cutting-edge questions and then conduct high-quality research to address those questions under close expert supervision.

The School of Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD/MPhil in Italian Studies. The Italian Studies programme is offered at Bangor University.

Develop your critical creative practice within an inclusive research environment, mentored by leading experts, with access to our world class labs.

This Education (Clinical) PhD programme from Newcastle University focuses on understanding and improving clinical education.

Engineering Energy and Environment is a research theme from Cardiff University within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Engineering research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

The Creative Writing course the University of West London gives you the opportunity to develop an original piece of writing (for example a novel, play, screenplay, radio drama) and an accompanying thesis, in which you connect this creative work to relevant theoretical, critical and historical thinking. 

The PhD/MPhil Archaeology programme is being offered by the Bangor University and is a research programme

The Doctorate in Business Administration programme from UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) will give you the practitioner skills, specialist knowledge and business understanding to become an industry shaper.

Within the Philosophy (Distance Learning) PhD programme from University of York students follow an approved programme of research supervised by a member of academic staff and informed by a Thesis Advisory Panel.

On this PhD German Studies programmes at the University of Reading, we offer expert supervision in a wide range of areas.

The School of Mathematics and Actuarial Science at the University of Leicester offers research supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics.