35 PhD programmes offered by the university

We offer a phd degree in Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton. Join our vibrant and supportive community of academics and postgraduates with expertise in operational research, statistics, pure and applied mathematics and theoretical physics.

We're proud to offer a supportive and creative environment in which to carry out your work, and we encourage interdisciplinary engagement with other areas of research. We offer a Art, Design, Media and Fashion degree at the University of Southampton. 

For over 60 years, the Music PhD programme from University of Southampton has been a home for disciplinary innovation in composition, performance and all areas of music studies.  

Join our community of Gerontology researchers at University of Southampton, and help us contribute to a better understanding of the experience of ageing amongst different groups and societies.

Our Modern Languages and Linguistics PhD and integrated PhD programmes at University of Southampton give you the skills for a range of successful professions such as teacher, researcher or lecturer.

In the Politics and International Relations programme from University of Southampton we supervise research across a range of areas, from political science and philosophy to public policy and global politics. Join a tight knit group of scholars exploring the latest events, theories, systems and policies shaping our world.

Join a research community with a strong commitment to good supervision and diversity of thought. In the English phd programme from University of Southampton, we have expertise in all literary periods from the medieval to the present day, as well as creative writing.

Join our Graduate School of the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (GSNOCS). At University of Southampton, we're an interdisciplinary research community working on the latest topics in Ocean and Earth Science. 

Join over 500 PhD students in one of the largest and most diverse engineering, environmental science and audiology faculties in the UK. In the Engineering programme from University of Southampton, we develop solutions in areas including sustainable energy, green transport, resource efficiency and resilient infrastructure.

Join our leading international research centre for archaeology and make a unique contribution to our understanding of the past and its relevance to the present day. We offer a Archaeology degree at the University of Southampton. 

Join us and address global health challenges in our Health Sciences degree at the University of Southampton. Our high quality research influences health and social care policy, delivery and care around the globe.

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. 

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. 

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. 

Join over 500 PhD students in one of the largest and most diverse engineering, environmental science and audiology faculties in the UK. We develop solutions in areas including sustainable energy, green transport, resource efficiency and resilient infrastructure with this Engineering programme at University of Southampton.

Our part-time Doctor of Medicine degree at University of Southampton route is aimed at students with a clinical background, who are employed in a hospital or institution associated with medicine at Southampton. 

Join our community of academics discovering solutions to some of today’s key global healthcare challenges. Our Medicine research at University of Southampton is having an impact in areas as diverse as asthma, osteoporosis, antibiotic resistance, developmental origins of adult disease, liver disease and diabetes. We also host the UK's first Centre for Cancer Immunology.

Join our large and vibrant postgraduate research community of over 30 students. Our History research interests at University of Southampton range from the ancient world to contemporary global history across topics as diverse as the buildings of the Roman empire and peacefulness in twentieth-century China. 

Help to shape the future of Education through our research degrees at University of Southampton. Explore new ideas that can have an impact on practice as you develop your professional skills.

You can apply for a research degree in almost any area of business from accounting, organisational behaviour and risk, to corporate social responsibility. If you're already experienced in business management or consultancy you can develop professionally and academically with a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) in Business Studies from University of Southampton.