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Electrical Engineering
The Electrical Engineering programme offered by Chalmers University of Technology develops advanced research expertise in automation, digitalisation, and electrification of technical systems.
Languages, Cultures and Societies
Undertaking doctoral Languages, Cultures and Societies research at University of London allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.
Physical Geography
Undertaking the Physical Geography course at the University of Plymouth gives you the opportunity to lead your own research project, supported by staff at the forefront of their academic disciplines across physical geography, including disciplines such as catchment science, glaciology, geomorphology, and quaternary environmental change, in addition to interdisciplinary research themes.
Topical and Transregional Studies
For applicants whose primary interests lie at the intersection of geographic fields or whose main interests have topical, rather than geographical focus, New York University’s Department of History allows students to concentrate in transregional or topical fields that they develop in consultation with the faculty. We offer a Topical and Transregional Studies degree at the New York University.
Business
Aimed at graduates with an excellent academic background in business or an area relevant to their chosen field of research, our Business PhD programme at University College Dublin is a key part of our research culture and has a global reputation for excellence and facilities that are second-to-none.
Curriculum and Instruction
The Curriculum and Instruction program at the University of Central Florida prepares students for engaging in the study of practice-based problems in education and data-driven decision-making to generate real-world solutions.
Juridical Science
For students looking to pursue the academic side of the law through prolonged research and writing, Suffolk University offers a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degree. The equivalent of a PhD in other fields, an SJD is the most advanced law degree available and requires sustained academic excellence as well as the prior completion of a JD and LLM.
Management
The Management programme at University of Essex provides a flexible pathway into doctoral research in management with preparatory training and publication-oriented research development.
Sustainable Urban Development
The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford provides outstanding students an opportunity to pursue in-depth and rigorous research about the pressing challenges of urban sustainability and the processes of environmental, economic, and social development in urban environments around the world.

Biosciences and Medicine
The Biosciences and Medicine offered at the University of Surrey will give you the chance to contribute to a fast-paced area of research that's becoming increasingly relevant to modern society.
Hospitality Management
The School of Hospitality Management at Auburn University offers the MS and PhD in hospitality management. The Master of Science (MS) degree is designed to provide advanced education for the rapidly evolving hospitality field.
Population Health
The DPhil in Population Health is a doctoral research programme from the University of Oxford intended to provide you with training in research, an in-depth knowledge and understanding of your doctoral research topic and will prepare you for a career in academia.
Biotechnology
The School at University College Dublin boasts a large cohort of graduate students enrolled in high quality structured M.Sc. (by research) and Ph.D. Biotechnology programmes that provide training in specific, state-of-the-art and generic research skills.
Chemistry
The Lehigh Ph.D. program in Chemistry at Lehigh University consists of approximately one-third formal course work and two-thirds independent study and research.
Aerospace Engineering
The Aerospace Engineering programme from Politecnico di Milano aims at educating students and creating world-class researchers in all the main technological disciplines of the aerospace field.
Biomechanics and Movement Science
The mission of the Interdisciplinary Program in Biomechanics and Movement Science (BIOMS) at the University of Delaware is to advance the understanding of complex human systems through the interaction of experts who cross traditional divisions of academic study.

Education
Our Education researchers at Brunel University of London create knowledge and advance understanding, and equip versatile doctoral researchers with the confidence to apply what they have learnt for the benefit of society.

Applied Mathematics
This Applied Mathematics course from Lancaster University offers rigorous research training in the development of applied mathematics methodology to solve complex, high-dimensional modelling challenges from across domains including cyber security, engineering, environmental science and health.
Mechanical Engineering
The degree of Philosophical Doctor (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma requires the completion of an original research dissertation in addition to coursework beyond the bachelor's/master's degree.
Mathematics
The PhD in Mathematics at Boston University provides training in mathematics and its applications to a broad range of disciplines and prepares students for careers in academia or industry.