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To start a PhD programme at Bangor University, you are required to turn in your research in a thesis to represent a significant contribution to knowledge in the subject area. All research students are allocated to a supervisor with a research interest in your chosen topic of study. Your supervisor will provide you with advice and guidance on the selected topic, literature work, research methods, thesis structure, content and presentation, critical appraisal of drafts of your thesis, and on the preparation for your viva.

The Department of Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University offers graduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes with a friendly and engaging environment. Researchers are encouraged to learn new innovative methods to conduct research and complete their project in time.

The University is committed to research excellence, for this purpose, it runs a number of seminar series helping PhD scholars to work in the right direction. The University plays a leading role in other University’s research institutes and is involved in a number of external partnerships. The associated research centres include Women in Scotland’s Economy, Centre for the Social History of Health and Health Care, Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, and Scottish Poverty Information Unit.

The University of Edinburgh has an interdisciplinary research environment that attracts postgraduates and many researchers from all across the globe. The University covers all areas of arts and history of art.  Research in this environment is further supported by collaborative efforts with the University’s College of Arts and Humanities & Social Sciences.

The current areas of expertise include art, critical and experimental writing, sculpture, video art, expanded painting, visual and material cultures, cultural landscapes, drawings, art education, moving image, intermedia art, painting, photography, public art, art education, and many more.

The University of York conducts both full-time and part-time PhD programme in management where you will be working under the close guidance of your supervisors. However, you are also required to develop extraordinary skills to take your critical thinking to the highest level that will help you in your management career.

The University seeks applicants who are willing to undertake challenging, innovative and exciting doctoral research. The programme is also suitable for international candidates with an excellent academic record. Scholars are expected to contribute knowledge in their field of interest, for the same, they will be given the training to adopt several methodologies that would help them turn into independent and excellent researchers.

The Cardiff University is located in the United Kingdon that seeks applications from PhD scholars who are willing to dedicate themselves in conducting innovative research across wide areas of law such as commercial, civil, medical, and discrimination. The University offers both full-time and part-time PhD course to candidates.

According to the University’s rules, full-time PhD scholars will be given office space within the campus. Apart from this, they are also entitled to financial support for research-related travelling. PhD candidates may be granted the offer of part-time teaching.

The aim of our research into human health and disease is to apply our findings to improve patient care. We invite applications for MPhil, PhD and MD projects in all of our clinical research areas. You will work with a team of academic and clinical supervisors whose research interests match your own.

The School of English at Nottingham is renowned internationally for its research expertise across the subject and hosts some thriving  Research Centres. Our PhD in English covers a wide range of literature in English, reflecting the diversity, strength, and depth of the school and its work.

The School of Geographical Sciences is a leading international centre for research. It has been ranked the top geography department in the UK in every government assessment of research excellence, including the most recent Research Excellence Framework assessment in 2014. The graduate school is integral to this success. We had a large and vibrant graduate community, with students following PhD, MSc by research and taught MSc programmes. The graduate community has a strong international and interdisciplinary flavour and offers an exceptional academic environment for postgraduate study.

The School of Engineering offers postgraduate research degrees at PhD level in all of our major research subjects. You are motivated to view our research group expertise for details of our research areas and opportunities to develop research in any chosen subject.

The University of Edinburgh has an internationally recognised community of scholars in Human Geography and related social sciences and humanities. Academic staff within the school offers a variety of expertise across the discipline, with particular strengths in urban, cultural, historical and health geographies.

Human Geography at the University of Edinburgh is a member of the ESRC Scottish Graduate School of Social Science via the Human Geography, Environment and Urban Planning Pathway. We accept applications for ESRC 1+3 funding, where you will study an MSc by research prior to undertaking a PhD. The MSc by Research in Geography is a training degree recognised by the ESRC. You can take this MSc to fulfil the year-one training requirements of 1+3 ESRC funding, or to qualify for +3 funding from the ESRC. The University of Edinburgh as part of the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities is offering studentships in cultural and historical geography.