12.1k PhD programmes in selected countries

Begin your career by embarking on the Forensic Psychology Practice degree delivered by the University of Birmingham, the first of its kind in the UK. Broaden your understanding and gain skills and practical experience whilst diving into significant research projects of real world relevance.

The Linguistics programme from Bangor University has been taught since the 1960s, making this department one of the first linguistics departments in the UK. They are a vibrant, accessible, friendly department with staff committed to providing an excellent doctoral student experience and strong academic support for the duration of your studies.  

Conduct your own Global Ethics research with the support of experts from the Department of Philosophy from University of Birmingham. Explore key ethical issues that have a real-world impact on people's lives. 

A PhD is generally considered the highest academic degree you can achieve. It's an internationally recognised qualification. Your original research will culminate in a written thesis of 40,000-80,000 words. Doctor of Philosophy is offered at University of Sunderland

This Environmental Geography (Distance Learning) PhD programme from University of York is a higher degree awarded for a thesis presenting original research that makes a publishable contribution to knowledge or understanding.

Our Biosciences academics at Brunel University of London are internationally renowned scientists in their fields of expertise and are involved in making major advances and breakthroughs in human diseases and syndromes, including breast, prostate and skin cancer, leukaemia, progeria (premature ageing), tuberculosis, malaria, aspergillus infection, trinucleotide repeat diseases and normal ageing. 

As a student of this Refugee Law Initiative programme from School of Advanced Study, University of London you'll be at a national focal point for producing and promoting cutting edge research in these fields.

At the Clinical Psychology programme of the University of Surrey we offer professional clinical psychology training, based on a unique combination of psychological theory, research and clinical practice within the NHS, delivered in an inclusive and supportive environment.

In this PhD Management (Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour) programme at Henley Business School at University of Reading, you will undertake original research that is timely and business relevant in the area of Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour.

The Accounting and Finance course from Lancaster University invites applications for PhD program in Accounting and Finance. You will be working alongside world-leading academics in a busy, exciting and innovative department.

Join our researchers working on social policy in digital economies, migration,  work and organisations, families and communities, environmental problems and behaviours, criminology, prisons and cybercrime. We offer a Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology degree at the University of Southampton. 

The Architecture course from Lancaster University offers a unique opportunity to draw from a range of topics within Architecture and the wider build environment.

The Typography and Graphic Communication doctoral students at University of Reading come from all over the world to study with us, attracted by the Department’s range and depth of expertise in typography and graphic communication.  

The vision is for our Islamic Finance PhD programme at the University of Dundee to become the home for some of the best Islamic finance researchers in the world.

The Business and Management programme of the Queen Mary University of London is one of the most vibrant and intensive research degrees in London. Students become members of an internationally recognised research community in which scholarly excellence and innovative training are highly valued. 

Throughout the Psychology PhD degree delivered by University of East Anglia you'll have opportunities to work at the heart of active research teams, challenging boundaries and making real advances.

Join our researchers working on the history of philosophy, aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, and language, logic and metaphysics in the Philosophy programme from University of Southampton. 

The professional doctorate in Social Work programme delivered by Cardiff University, is aimed at managers and a wide range of practitioners who are experienced and who are working at senior and middle levels of their professions and organisations. 

Work with a supportive team of expert academics and use the latest facilities on MPhil or PhD biological sciences research. We offer a Biological Sciences degree at the University of Southampton. 

At the University of Reading, they offer several routes to a doctoral qualification, including this PhD in Crop Sciences.