PhD Opportunities
Our thriving doctoral culture enables discovery, drives innovation and delivers real-world impact. Search our PhD opportunities and join our inclusive and diverse research community.
Find a PhD project
Search our available PhD projects by keyword or title below. You can filter your results by academic school to help you find opportunities in the subject areas you are most interested in. Both funded and self-funded projects are listed here.
Explore our research
Our experts work across disciplines to address challenges facing society, the economy and the environment. We particularly welcome applications in the strategic research areas linked to our Research Centres.
Browse our research strengths to see if our expertise aligns with your interests. If you have any queries, please contact the staff listed within each Research Centre or the Postgraduate Research Tutor in each School.
Research Themes
Our research experts are working with partners and funders across five key research themes that aim to respond to a range of challenges in business, industry and wider society.
Research Centres
Spanning all academic Schools, our specialist Research Centres bring together experts to undertake life-changing research that is helping to shape our future.
Subject Areas
Our researchers work across a number of subject areas to find solutions to challenges facing society, the economy and the environment.
Postgraduate research tutors
Each academic School has a postgraduate research tutor, responsible for overseeing doctoral application and supervisory teams.