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Postgraduate Research

We offer a broad range of PhDs, MPhils, and MRes degrees. Develop your knowledge and research skills.

Work alongside our world-leading experts in state-of-the-art facilities to develop ground-breaking research across the natural sciences.

Our subject areas

Agriculture

Our research degrees help early career researchers to deliver solutions to global challenges. These include assuring future food security and the sustainability of agricultural production systems.

Biology and zoology

We offer research degree opportunities across a range of biology and zoology areas. We make an impact in plant and microbial biology, ecology, and modelling, evidence, and policy.

Chemistry

Your chemistry research will answer fundamental scientific questions. It will address societal challenges and advance emerging technologies.

Geoscience

Our postgraduate degrees give you the chance to engage in cutting-edge research. We look at energy and natural resources and biogeochemistry and the environment.

Marine science

Look at unanswered questions about protecting endangered species and habitats. Investigate managing the ocean environment for future generations.

Funded studentships for our environmental sciences PhDs and other research degrees

We have a variety of funded PhD studentships available that you can apply for. Funding is available from the Natural Environment Research Council. There're some doctoral training partnerships we're involved with.

Find out about our funded PhD studentships

Postgraduate doctoral loan scheme

The scheme is available for English and non-UK EU students. You undertake a doctoral degree in the 2021-22 academic year.

The scheme is a non-means-tested loan of up to £27,265. It's considered as a contribution towards your tuition fees and living expenses.

The loan can also be combined with independent sources of funding. These include university funding, employer funding, or charity and trust funding.

Find out more about the Postgraduate Doctoral Loan Scheme

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