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Science and Technology Studies MPhil/PhD Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Science and Technology Studies Research degrees are offered under two subject headings: History and Philosophy of Science, and Science and Technology Studies. Students may specialise in the history, philosophy or sociology of science, science communication and public engagement...
Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy Doctoral study at UCL's Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Public Policy (STEaPP) offers the opportunity to become a world-class interdisciplinary researcher at the interface of science and public policy. Students investigate and...
Chemistry MPhil/PhD Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Chemistry Studying for an MPhil/PhD at UCL Chemistry means joining a thriving department along with a large cohort of researchers working alongside academics and, potentially, industry. The department has wide-ranging links with science and technology...
Cybersecurity MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Computer Science It has long been recognised that cybersecurity is a ‘wicked problem’ – one that spills across disciplines, jurisdictions, and borders of all kinds. Our programme breaks with disciplinary tradition to rethink how we develop people equipped to deal...
Medicine MPhil/PhD Faculty of Medical Sciences | Division of Medicine A full or part-time research degree at the UCL Division of Medicine offers broad research training opportunities under the supervision of academics who are world experts in their fields. Collaborative interactions between scientists, clinicians...
Quantum Technologies MRes + PhD Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Physics and Astronomy Quantum technologies involve the control and manipulation of quantum states to achieve results not possible with classical matter; they promise a transformation of measurement, communication and computation. The Quantum Technologies MRes + PhD ...
Anthropology MPhil/PhD Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences | Anthropology An Anthropology MPhil/PhD means being an unrivalled expert on human life, culture, society, ecology, biology, or some combination of those. Sustained fieldwork is normally required and graduates of this programme specialise in a wide range of...
Optical Biology MPhil/PhD Faculty of Life Sciences | Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology The Optical Biology PhD programme will train future research leaders to answer fundamental questions in biology by exploiting and developing state-of-the-art optical techniques. The programme brings together life scientists, physicists, chemists...
History of Art MPhil/PhD Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences | History of Art UCL History of Art is a leading research department. Our staff are prominent researchers in diverse fields and there is a thriving graduate community. On graduating, students pursue successful positions in academia, curating, and related careers....
Translation Studies MPhil/PhD Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry At the UCL Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS), we enjoy an international reputation for the quality of our research and teaching in a wide range of translation and interpreting-related subjects, as well as translation technology.
Health Informatics MPhil/PhD Faculty of Population Health Sciences | Institute of Health Informatics Health informatics is the intelligent use of information and technology to provide better care, from big data to designing software used by clinicians, or apps used by patients. The vision of UCL Institute of Health Informatics is to conduct high...
Chemical Engineering MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering research integrated with basic science, offers great potential for bringing essential understanding and innovative technological solutions to the challenges of the future. To this end, we collaborate widely with various...
School of Pharmacy MPhil/PhD Faculty of Life Sciences | School of Pharmacy The UCL School of Pharmacy is a world-leading centre for pharmacy education and research in pharmacy and biomedical sciences. The School has maintained this status over decades, being recently ranked 4th in the QS World Rankings by Subject ...
Information Studies MPhil/PhD Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Information Studies We are one of the only departments in the UK with research programmes in library and information studies, information science, archives and records management, publishing, and digital humanities. As well as topics within these specific areas, we...
Management MRes + MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | UCL School of Management Our research programme offers a unique education and research experience to a small number of highly motivated students, with the intent of preparing them for scholarly careers at the highest level.
UCL Interaction Centre MPhil/PhD Faculty of Brain Sciences | Division of Psychology and Language Sciences This is a cross-faculty programme in which students undertake postgraduate research under the supervision of academic staff who are leaders in their specialisation within human-computer interaction. Students often work collaboratively with...
Medical Imaging MRes + MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering This degree aims to train future leaders in AI-powered medical imaging innovations. From undertaking next-generation medical imaging research, development and enterprise, to producing intelligent, radical healthcare innovations focused on either...
Health Humanities MPhil/PhD Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry The MPhil/PhD programme in Health Humanities offers students the opportunity to study with world-leading academics in the health humanities, researching issues related to health and illness from the humanities and social sciences in the vibrant...
Security Science MRes + MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Security and Crime Science The Department of Security and Crime Science is widely recognised for the impact that its research has had on real-world crime problems. Consequently, we have long established links with police forces, policy makers, academic research centres of...
Mechanical Engineering MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Mechanical Engineering Outstanding science, strong industrial engagement, and tangible impact are all hallmarks of our PhD programme and of our research culture. Our students work and learn both in UCL's world-class laboratories but also in partnership with a wide range...
Architectural Design MPhil/PhD Faculty of the Built Environment | Bartlett School of Architecture This programme encourages the development of architectural research through the combination of designing and writing. You present a thesis consisting of a project and a text that share a research theme and a productive relationship. The project...
Institute of Archaeology MPhil/PhD Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences | Institute of Archaeology The UCL Institute of Archaeology is one of the largest and most highly regarded centres for archaeology, cultural heritage and museum studies in the world, as evidenced by its leading position in university league tables and National Student...
Early Modern Studies MPhil/PhD Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry The Early Modern Studies PhD programme adopts a distinctively interdisciplinary approach, alongside a thorough grounding in skills and is underpinned by the unparalleled resources available to students on our doorstep in Bloomsbury. The literature...
Biochemical Engineering MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Biochemical Engineering The UCL Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering trains the bioprocess engineering leaders of the future who will underpin the translation of new scientific advances into safe, selective and manufacturable therapies for often currently...
UCL Energy Institute MPhil/PhD Faculty of the Built Environment | Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources UCL Energy Institute delivers world-leading learning, research and policy support on the challenges of climate change and energy security. Our multidisciplinary research programme and strong industry links provide an excellent foundation for PhD...
Physics and Astronomy MPhil/PhD Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Physics and Astronomy The Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCL has one of the broadest bases for research in Physics of any UK university. A UCL Physics PhD provides evidence of the type of problem-solving skills which are an ideal qualification for a further...
Energy, Resilience and the Built Environment MPhil/PhD Faculty of the Built Environment | Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources The 4-year Energy Resilience and the Built Environment PhD programme trains graduates to pursue original research that supports the transition to zero carbon and the transformation of the relationship between energy supply and demand. Students...
Institute for Global Prosperity MPhil/PhD Faculty of the Built Environment | Institute for Global Prosperity When you join the Global Prosperity MPhil/PhD, you become a member of an exceptional group of students from across a range of fields: from business, technology and entrepreneurship, to policy, law and environment, all of whom carry out...
Geometry and Number Theory MPhil/PhD Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Mathematics The London School of Geometry and Number Theory (LSGNT) is an EPSRC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) and is a joint venture between UCL, King's College London and Imperial College London. It offers a wide range of research projects in...
Security and Crime Science MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Security and Crime Science The department of security and crime science is widely recognised for the impact that its research has had on real-world crime problems. Consequently we have long established links with police forces, policy makers, academic research centres of...
Space and Climate Physics MPhil/PhD Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Space and Climate Physics UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) is the UK's largest university-based space science group. We offer a unique environment at the forefront of space science research and space instrumentation development, working closely with...
Hebrew and Jewish Studies MPhil/PhD Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Hebrew and Jewish Studies The MPhil/PhD programme draws on the wide-ranging expertise of UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies, the only department of its kind in the UK, and offers research supervision in most areas, periods, and aspects of Jewish studies. The programme prepares...
Culture, Communication and Media MPhil/PhD IOE | Culture, Communication and Media The MPhil/PhD programme provides a route for you carry out a piece of research that will make a distinctive contribution to knowledge in the fields of education, culture and communication. You will work closely with your supervisor(s) to develop...
Foundational Artificial Intelligence MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Computer Science The UCL Centre for Artificial Intelligence is host to the UKRI funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Foundational Artificial Intelligence (AI). The CDT provides training and is supported by a large body of industry partners to help the UCL...
Computer Science (4 Year Programme) MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Computer Science The PhD programme in UCL Computer Science is a 4-year programme, in which you will work within research groups on important and challenging problems in the development of computer science. We have research groups that cover many of the leading...
Medical Physics and Bioengineering MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering This degree is focused on a multi-disciplinary subject at the interface of physics, engineering, life sciences and computer science. The PhD programme involves 3-4 years (more for part time students) of original research supervised by a senior...
Molecular Cell Biology (4 years) MPhil/PhD Faculty of Life Sciences | Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology The Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology (LMCB) at UCL is dedicated to research aimed at understanding the molecular and cellular basis of cell behaviour relevant to human disease.
Architectural Space and Computation MPhil/PhD Faculty of the Built Environment | Bartlett School of Architecture With its empirical base, this programme is aimed at researchers seeking to advance knowledge by studying the relations between spatial patterns and social outcomes, and between architectural design knowledge and computation.
Architecture and Digital Theory MPhil/PhD Faculty of the Built Environment | Bartlett School of Architecture This programme allows students to produce original research in areas related to computational tools applied to design, regardless of scale, historical time frame or methodological approach.
English Language and Literature MPhil/PhD Faculty of Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature One of the highest-ranking English departments in the UK, UCL English provides excellent opportunities for PhD students to study in the heart of literary London, with access to vast quantities of resources and research materials, and a high number...
Electronic and Electrical Engineering MPhil/PhD Faculty of Engineering Sciences | Electronic and Electrical Engineering We have a large and vibrant community of doctoral students researching a broad range of topics in electronic and electrical engineering. Our graduates are in high demand, going on to careers in industry, academic research, and permanent academic...
Structural and Molecular Biology MPhil/PhD Faculty of Life Sciences | Division of Biosciences The UCL Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology (SMB), within the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB) conducts world-class research in the areas of modern biology, biotechnology and medicine, while providing a...
Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences MPhil/PhD Faculty of Brain Sciences | Division of Psychology and Language Sciences Speech, Hearing, and Phonetic Sciences (SHaPS) is an international leader in the study of the perception and production of speech. Our graduates work in academia, industry, and the health and public sectors. We enjoy links to researchers around...
Genetics, Evolution and Environment MPhil/PhD Faculty of Life Sciences | Division of Biosciences Undertaking a PhD in the Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment (GEE) provides training and expert knowledge in a specialised field of research. As well as facilitating your studies, we also recognise the importance of...
Division of Surgery and Interventional Science MPhil/PhD Faculty of Medical Sciences | Division of Surgery and Interventional Science Study a postgraduate research degree at the Division of Surgery & Interventional Science on a full-time or part-time basis. You will join a unique environment where surgeons, engineers, biomaterial specialists and basic scientists from a variety...
School of Slavonic and East European Studies MPhil/PhD Faculty of Arts and Humanities | SSEES - School of Slavonic and East European Studies The MPhil/PhD programme at SSEES offers students the possibility to study in the heart of London and benefit from multi-disciplinary expertise across the humanities and social sciences. Research studies will be supported not only by expert...
Architectural and Urban History and Theory MPhil/PhD Faculty of the Built Environment | Bartlett School of Architecture This programme allows you to conduct an exhaustive, original and creative piece of research into an area of your own selection and definition. The range of research topics undertaken is broad, but most explore the history and theory of...
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 years) MPhil/PhD Faculty of Life Sciences | Division of Biosciences This programme offers a unique environment with one of the largest and strongest concentrations of high-quality developmental and stem cell biologists anywhere in the world. For more details please see our departmental website: https://www.ucl.ac...
Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme for the Ecological Study of the Brain MPhil/PhD Faculty of Brain Sciences | Division of Psychology and Language Sciences This DTP trains students in the interdisciplinary study of interactions between human brain function, behaviour and real-world environments. We bring together supervisors from psychology, neuroscience, engineering, architecture, education, and...
Culture, Communication and Media with integrated research methods training MPhil/PhD IOE | Culture, Communication and Media IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society offers world-leading doctoral programmes in education and related social sciences. Students will be taking four training modules in social science relating to methodologies and research in the social...
Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme for the Ecological study of the Brain (3 Years) MPhil/PhD Faculty of Brain Sciences | Division of Psychology and Language Sciences This DTP trains students in the interdisciplinary study of interactions between human brain function, behaviour and real-world environments. We bring together supervisors from psychology, neuroscience, geography, engineering, architecture,...
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