Our research Degree subject areas
PhDs and postgraduate research
We're internationally-recognised for the quality of our research, home to superb facilities, and our creative, collaborative research culture is developing all the time.
On this page, you can see all the subjects area where we offer supervision for postgraduate research. You can also explore the research degrees and opportunities available in each of our subject areas – from accounting, economics and finance, to sports and exercise science.
PhD and MPhil subject areas (A-Z)
- Accounting
- Architecture, Interiors and Urbanism
- Area Studies
- Art and Design: History, Theory and Practice
- Biological Sciences
- Business and Management
- Civil Engineering
- Computing
- Cosmology and Astrophysics
- Criminology
- Dental and Oral Health
- Digital and Creative Technologies
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Economics
- Education
- Electronic Engineering
- Energy Engineering
- English Literature
- Film and Media
- Finance
- Health Informatics
- Health and Social Care
- History
- Journalism, Communication and Creative Writing
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Law
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Mechanical and Design Engineering
- Operational Research and Logistics
- Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management
- Performance, Theatre and Music
- Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences
- Physical and Human Geography
- Physics
- Politics and International Relations
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Sports and Exercise Science
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