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Research degree subjects

Explore the degrees we offer, our research culture and supervisory expertise. Browse by subject area.

Research degrees by faculty

Arts and Humanities

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    Art, Design and Architecture

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    Creative Writing and English Literature

  • Students in virtual reality headsets in the School of Digital Arts' virtual reality lab.

    Digital Arts and Media

  • A student speaking to another

    Digital Politics

  • PG: Fashion

    Fashion

  • man searching archive

    Film, media and screen studies

  • PG: History

    History

  • Student working on a laptop making notes

    Information and Communications

  • Students working together on a laptop

    Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics

  • A group of students talking around a table with laptops

    Philosophy

  • Woman using a laptop

    Politics and International Relations

  • Two adult students laughing and walking

    Public Services

  • Student working on laptop in library

    Sociology and Criminology

Business and Law

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    Finance and Economics

  • Students in the moot court in the Law School

    Law

  • A student speaking to another

    Marketing, International Business and Tourism

  • A business leader giving a presentation and pointing to some screens.

    Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management

  • A person sitting at a table in business attire writing on a notebook

    People and Performance

  • PG Accounting and Finance

    Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability

Health and Education

  • PG: Education

    Education

  • PG: Food and Nutrition

    Food Science, Nutrition and Health and Safety

  • Nursing

    Nursing and Public Health

  • PG: Physiotherapy

    Physiotherapy

  • Psychology researchers performing a task with a subject in a virtual reality headset

    Psychology

  • Two people sitting on a sofa. Younger person is wearing a yellow top and jeans, holding an iPad for the older person and assisting them.

    Social Care and Social Work

  • Two people sat at a table in a kitchen. One person is lifting up some resources. Both looking encouraging.

    Speech and Language Therapy

Science and Engineering

  • Two researchers in lab coats holding petri dishes in a lab

    Biology

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    Bioscience

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    Chemistry

  • Students working at a computer

    Computer Science

  • PG: Engineering

    Engineering

  • Scientist measuring water depth to install water level data loggers in a coastal wetland to understand inundation period and impact on ecosystem services.

    Geography and environment

  • Person sat in front of a laptop talking to someone

    Mathematics

  • woman on physiotherapy bike at Movement Unit

    Sport and Musculoskeletal Science

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Research funding

From self-finance to scholarships, sponsorship and loans.

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