12.0k PhD programmes in selected countries

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.

Theatre and Drama in the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies at University of Essex is led by a vibrant group of theatre practitioners and who all work professionally in the theatre industry alongside their University teaching.

The PhD Applied Mathematics from  University of Essex  provides you with the opportunity to study areas such as dynamical systems, pattern formation, chaos theory, ordinary and partial differential equations, Hamiltonian systems, stability theory, computational neuroscience, complex systems, complex networks and nonlinear waves.

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

Our PhD Linguistics programme at The University of Manchester enables you to carry out research in a field of linguistics that matches the interests of one of our members of staff.

Environmental Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology at The University of Manchester focuses on the characterisation of mineral water organic matter reactions in surface and near surface environments.

The PhD in Architecture at The University of Manchester is based within the Manchester Architecture Research Group (MARG) , and looks beyond technical design to the complex processes and practices that run through the development adaptation and the use of built environments. 

We offer supervision for our PhD in History at University of Essex in a range of topics from the period c.1500 to the present day, with particular focus on themes linked to our three research clusters and our Centre for Public History.

The PhD in Physical Geography at The University of Manchester will allow you to benefit from the supervision of world-leading academics that have very strong reputations for research quality.

Our Japanese Studies programme at The University of Manchester will enable you to carry out a piece of significant, original research at a department that focuses on modern and contemporary Japan.

The PhD program in Managerial Economics and Strategy (MECS), a program offered jointly by the Departments of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences (MEDS) and Strategy at Northwestern University, emphasizes the use of rigorous theoretical and empirical models to solve problems in both theoretical and applied economics.  

Through a combination of individually tutored modules and your own research, you develop your academic and professional knowledge and acquire a range of advanced research skills. The professional doctorate programme culminates with the submission of your doctoral thesis or portfolio on a topic that advances your area of professional knowledge or practice.

The Department of Comparative Studies at The Ohio State University offers interdisciplinary graduate degree programs in the study of culture at both the MA and the PhD levels. For graduate students enrolled in other departments at Ohio State, the department offers the graduate minor.

The Computer Science programme at University of Lincoln offers the opportunity to work alongside academic staff whose research has been internationally recognised.

The Biotechnology from University of Cambridge, offers a PhD in Biotechnology. The specifics of any project will dictate the activities of the student.  This can be molecular biology on through quantum mechanics. 

Hispanic Languages and Literatures from University of California, Berkeley will assess student preparation.

The Electrical Engineering PhD degree at Stanford University is designed to prepare students for careers in research and teaching at the university level.