102 PhD programmes offered by the university

We are at the forefront of educational research in the UK with a collective expertise across all sectors of education. The Education programme is offered at University of Glasgow.

Our reputation for excellent research has been built over 60 years in the areas of Intelligent & Autonomous Systems, Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Flight & Flow Control Dynamics, Avionics Navigation & Control, Space Sciences Engineering and Modelling & Simulation. We offer a phd degree in Autonomous Systems and Connectivity at University of Glasgow. 

Our Human Geographers are ranked 1st in the UK for research publications and 1st in the UK overall for internationally excellent and world-leading research. We offer a Human Geography degree at the University of Glasgow. 

Our aim in the Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment programme from University of Glasgow is to be the world-leading centre for health economic and health technology assessment research and education, working to improve health and wellbeing through better decision-making.

Infection, Immunity and Inflammation research at University of Glasgow includes cytokine and chemokine biology, immune cell signalling, advanced imaging technologies, and cellular & gut immunology. 

Our Plant Science research at University of Glasgow covers topics such as plant-environment interactions, cell signalling, cell and membrane biology, protein structure and function, gene regulation, synthetic biology, systems biology and translational biology.

Virology research is carried out in the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research.

At University of Glasgow, our outward-looking, multi-disciplinary research activities are based on high-quality, challenging and flexible graduate Theatre Studies programmes.

Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Glasgow are thriving. Our vibrant research environment includes an active community of postgraduate students and engaged staff who are internationally recognised for their contributions to a wide range of philosophical and psychological debates.

Translation Studies research at University of Glasgow is rapidly expanding. We host a strong postgraduate community and discipline-specific networks and offer a stimulating research seminar programme, extensive library resources, wide-ranging expertise in the field and the opportunity for interdisciplinary supervision.

The Endodontology degree offered by University of Glasgow provides structured clinical training for dentists seeking advanced competence. 

This Education (Research) online distance learning programme offers a professionally relevant and academically rigorous opportunity for advanced study in education. The programme at University of Glasgow is designed for professionals at all levels in education, training and development, and in education-related fields.

Our research engages with English Language and Linguistics at University of Glasgow, focusing on written and spoken English language from medieval times to the present day.

At University of Glasgow, our outward-looking, multi-disciplinary research activities are based on high-quality, challenging and flexible graduate Film and Tv Studies programmes.

Accounting and Finance PhD from the University of Glasgow is an exciting blend of formal research training, high levels of interaction between faculty and students, and a rigorously developed and closely supervised thesis based on original and relevant research. 

The University of Glasgow has a long history of research excellence related to the former socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe following the establishment of the Department for the Study of the Social and Economic Institutions of the USSR during the late 1940s. The Central and East European Studies programme is offered at University of Glasgow.

The Centre for Cultural Policy Research offers an outstanding research environment and high quality supervision experience from leading international experts in their fields. We offer a Media and Cultural Policy degree at University of Glasgow.

At the University of Glasgow’s rural campus in Dumfries we provide a friendly and focused learning environment with a high level of access to Interdisciplinary Studies.

The University of Glasgow hosts the only academic unit in the UK exclusively dedicated to the teaching and research of Scottish Literature.

The Archaeology programme at University of Glasgow has an active postgraduate community, carrying out research on a wide range of topics from the Mesolithic to the present day and from Northern Scandinavia to the Eastern Mediterranean.