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We have 342 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Birmingham
PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Birmingham
We have 342 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in Birmingham
Birmingham Law School - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
Law PhD / PhD by Distance Learning / MPhil / MJur. As a postgraduate researcher at Birmingham Law School you will be contributing to more than 85 years of research tradition, working alongside some of the country's most eminent legal scholars. Read more
Classics and Ancient History - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
The Department of Classics and Ancient History offers the opportunity to carry out postgraduate research in a distinctively wide range of areas, from all the major civilisations of the ancient Mediterranean, to all periods of classical antiquity. Read more
Philosophy - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
Philosophy PhD (On-Campus or by Distance Learning). Global Ethics PhD (On-Campus or by Distance Learning). We offer promising candidates the opportunity to study in a department that is strongly committed to delivering the highest quality of philosophical research. Read more
English Language and Applied Linguistics - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
Carry out your research with one of the UK’s leading English Language departments, renowned for our expertise in Corpus Research, Cognitive Linguistics and Psycholinguistics, and Discourse Analysis and Stylistics. Read more
History - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
History PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning). As a postgraduate researcher in the Department of History you will have the opportunity to work alongside academic staff whose research is at the forefront of current historical scholarship. Read more
Archaeology - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
The University of Birmingham has a wide range of expertise in the field of archaeology. We offer teaching and research supervision in prehistoric, classical, Byzantine, historical, landscape, funerary, and environmental archaeology, as well as Geographical Information Systems and field survey. Read more
Drama - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
Postgraduate research in the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts brings students, scholars and theatre practitioners together to achieve a new breadth and depth in the study of drama. Read more
Observations and methods to discover Earth-like exoplanets
Finding out whether biology has arisen elsewhere in the Universe has likely been a question as old as humanity itself. Read more
English Literature - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
English Literature PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning). By pursuing research in English Literature at Birmingham, you will be joining a vibrant and dynamic research community thanks to the Department’s diverse research interests and approaches. Read more
African Studies and Anthropology - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
African Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning). Social Anthropology PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning). Read more
Observations and methods to characterise small planets around Sun-like stars
Circumbinary exoplanets orbit around both stars at once, like Tatooine in StarWars. Such planets are rare, but important to better understand the processes behind planet formation and orbital evolution. Read more
Film Studies - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
Research degrees in Film Studies at Birmingham are supervised by faculty in the Department of Film and Creative Writing and in the Department of Modern Languages, which allows you to benefit from our interdisciplinary approach and breadth of expertise. Read more
Hierarchically modelling stars and exoplanets
In 2026 ESA will launch the PLATO space mission to observe high-precision photometric time series data for hundreds of thousands of stars. Read more
Observing the Sun as a star
The Sun is the only star we know for sure has no orbiting planets in the data - since we can remove them perfectly. That makes it the perfect star to study and eventually aid the search for small exoplanets orbiting other stars. Read more
Modelling Exoplanet Atmospheres to Understand their Diversity
Exoplanets span a diverse range of conditions, from ultra-hot Jupiters to lava worlds. The atmospheres of these planets provide an exceptional window into their properties, and can reveal the atmospheric compositions, formation histories and even interior properties of these exciting worlds. Read more