Real-world learning, real-world research, real world impact

At Solent University, we put making a difference at the heart of our teaching, learning and research. Our aim is to learn from and respond to our local and international communities about their priorities, challenges, experiences and successes.

Join our supportive and interdisciplinary research community

Our Graduate School is a virtual hub providing support and a high-quality experience in a vibrant and interdisciplinary community for Solent University’s postgraduate research students.

In your first year as a doctoral researcher, you will complete our Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods. This will provide you with a springboard to success in your doctoral studies as well as a set of vital transferable skills applicable to a wide range of study and employment.

Find out more, including fees and funding, on our Graduate School web pages.

Explore our PhD opportunities across our research themes

All our Graduate School students join one of our four communities working in and across these research areas:

• Environment and Engineering
• Human Function and Health
• Media, Culture, and the Arts
• Social Research and Policy

You will also have the opportunity to join one (or more) of our research groups and benefit from collaboration, networking and research sharing opportunities across and beyond the university.

Funded opportunities in our Centre for Marine Sustainability

For 2022/2023, we are delighted to be able to offer two fully funded PhD studentships, one of which will go to a B.A.M.E. UK applicant, covering full fees and annual stipend. These are exciting opportunities to join our Centre for Marine Sustainability, to help find solutions to the global challenges facing our oceans.

For more details, please contact research.admissions@solent.ac.uk.

Our research related degrees

You can study for these research degrees with us:

• Master of Research
• Master of Philisophy
• Doctor of Philisophy

Why Solent University?

Based in the heart of Southampton on the UK's south coast, Solent is an open and friendly university– with an extraordinarily diverse international community, with over 100 nationalities, we’re committed to widening participation at all levels.

In 2021, we were awarded five stars by the QS World University Rankings for inclusiveness, internationalisation, employability, facilities and teaching.

We have made a £100 million investment in our campus, introducing cutting-edge facilities to enhance your study and research environment.

Take a virtual tour of our award-winning facilities

How to apply

For an informal discussion contact research.admissions@solent.ac.uk

If you have a research project in mind and wish to make an informal enquiry around developing it into a PhD proposal, you can contact any academic member of staff in the relevant subject area. This person might be the potential supervisor. Discussing with them the potential project idea before you apply is vital to maximising the strength of your application.

You can apply to study for the research degree routes MPhil or MPhil/PhD on either a full-time or part-time basis.

Full details of what to include in your application can be found on our website.

Ready to find out more?

Visit: https://www.solent.ac.uk/research-innovation-enterprise/research-at-solent/graduate-school

Email: research.admissions@solent.ac.uk