Your PhD at Southampton

Let us help you change the world. Take your research degree at Southampton, where over 96% of our research has been assessed as world leading and internationally excellent.

Search our PhD projects

Explore our current research degree opportunities. Some projects come with funding attached.

Create your own research proposal

You can write and submit your own proposal if you have a PhD project in mind.

PhD topic areas

Archaeology

Art, design, media and fashion

Electronics and computer science

Engineering

English

Film studies

Geography and environmental science

Mathematical sciences

Medicine

Modern languages and linguistics

Music

Ocean and earth science

Philosophy

Photonics and optoelectronics

Physics and astronomy

Politics and international relations

Psychology

Social statistics and demography

Sociology, social policy and criminology

Find a PhD supervisor

Funding your research degree

Find out how to fund your PhD studies at Southampton

How to apply

Everything you need to do before and during the application process

How to make a supervisor enquiry

What to ask potential supervisors

Support while you study

Training workshops, activities and events to support you

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Find out about our vibrant international community, global exchange links and our diverse city.

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