12.0k PhD programmes in selected countries

Through the Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Services Research, MPhil, PhD, MD programme from Newcastle University you'll work within these themes and groups.

The Food and Nutritional Sciences programme from University of Reading spans all aspects of food and nutrition, from farm to fork and beyond. 

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Economics and Econometrics 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.

The School of Chemistry from Cardiff University has developed a particular strength in Materials and Energy, with a research group dedicated to this exciting area of study. As part of the Materials and Energy programme, students can conduct their research within this group.

Whether you’re driven by creative and practical research, or you want to specialise in a theatrical approach to theatre and performance, you'll research with renowned academics and practitioners at one of the UK's leading Drama and Theatre Arts departments. The Drama and Theatre Studies programme at University of Birmingham.

The PhD Ageing and Dementia Studies programme at Bangor University  is embedded in the ‘Ageing & Dementia@Bangor’/DSDC which has a particular focus on resilience and the importance of evaluating and developing health and social care in ageing as well as dementia. 

University of Surrey research on the Vision, Speech and Signal Processing programme is creating machines that can see, hear and understand the world around them.

This Media and Cultural Studies course from Lancaster University offers a chance to develop your own knowledge and research in the ever changing world of media. 

Environmental factors influence our health and wellbeing, as well as affect ecosystems and wildlife. An intimate understanding of such factors – chemical substances, for example, or changes in radiation or temperature – is urgently needed to better understand disease trends in humans and adverse effects on wildlife. Life Sciences (Integrated) is offered at Brunel University of London.

The Doctor of Business Administration programme from The University of Exeter is designed exclusively for accomplished professionals with a strong level of academic achievement and a minimum of five years of work experience.

This integrated PhD course in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching at University of Southampton is ideal for all those looking to either establish and design English language teaching programmes, teach English as a second language, or continue an academic career in language and linguistics education.

Earn a groundbreaking US-accredited Doctorate in Business Administration through part-time study with minimal disruption to your work and home life. Graduate in 3 years with the skills to improve business practice around the world.

Through critical and original reading of audiological practices, you will be equipped to enable problem-solving and application of audiology to marginalised and complex patient groups. The Hearing Therapy (Online) course is offered at Aston University. 

Are you an ambitious researcher looking to combine comparative studies and critical theories? Conduct your own research exploring world cultures and literatures through an interdisciplinary, critical lens with the Comparative Literature and Critical Theories at the University of Birmingham.

The Applied Social Science course from Lancaster University has an active research community within the fields of child protection, theories of welfare, gender and sexuality, family support and family justice, law and social work, community care, and health and social care.

The University of Surrey Space Centre is the largest UK academic centre for space engineering research. With a host of expert academics and close links with industry, the Centre offers the ideal research environment for the next generation of space scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs.

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Chemical Engineering 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 Molecular, Genetic and Lifecourse Epidemiology programme from University of Bristol is an innovative interdisciplinary, four-year, graduate programme within the thriving, inter-disciplinary Bristol Medical School in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Bristol.

This Creative Writing course from Lancaster University has a long and distinguished history which dates back to 1970, meaning that, in the UK, we were there at the very beginning of the discipline. And we remain at the fore with prize-winning authors as tutors, and students who go on to publish their work both while with us and after.

The Medicine degree at the University of Leicester is a postgraduate research degree awarded for original research carried out in a clinical or health-care related context.