Skip to main content

Postgraduate study

  • Taught courses
    • Postgraduate taught courses home
      • Course finder
      • 2025-26 courses
      • Register your interest
    •  
      • Distance learning courses
      • International students: start here
      • Undergraduate to postgraduate study
    •  
      • Applying essentials
      • How to apply
      • After you apply
      • Deadlines
    •  
      • Taught courses fees
      • Fee lookup tool
      • Taught courses funding
      • Funding calculator
  • PhD study
    • PhD home
      • Find a PhD
      • PhD projects directory
      • PhD Research Council scholarships
      • Register your interest
    •  
      • About PhD research at Sheffield
      • Supervisor support
      • Professional development
      • Your community
    •  
      • Scholarships
      • Postgraduate doctoral loans
      • PhD fees
      • PhD scholarships profiles
      • Deadlines
    •  
      • PhD applying essentials
      • Routes to a PhD
      • How to apply
      • Writing a proposal
      • After you apply
  • Visit
    • Visit us
      • Postgraduate visits
      • Sheffield Live online events
      • Campus tours
      • Take the video tour
      • Self-guided tour
    •  
      • International applicants: get in touch
      • International applicants: events in your region
  • Accommodation
    • Accommodation
      • Our accommodation guarantee
      • Rent 
  • Studying at Sheffield
    • Study at Sheffield
      • Ranking, reputation and history
      • Teaching
      • Research
      • Facilities
    •  
      • Your career prospects
      • Support
      • Our city
      • Students' Union
    •  
      • Clubs, societies and sport
      • Study as a visiting student
      • Policies
      • Contact us
University of Sheffield homepage
  • Study
    • Courses
      • Undergraduate courses
      • Postgraduate taught courses
      • PhD study
      • Apprenticeships
      • Mature students
      • Online learning
      • TEFL and English as a second language
    • Studying at Sheffield
      • Teaching
      • Facilities
      • Ranking, reputation and history
      • Your career prospects
    • Student life
      • Students' Union - the UK's no. 1
      • Clubs, societies and sport
      • Guide to Sheffield
      • Support
    • Accommodation
      • University residences
      • Rent
      • Apply for accommodation
    • Visit
      • Undergraduate open days
      • Postgraduate visits
      • International visits to your region
      • Sheffield Live online events
      • Subject taster sessions for Y12 and Y13 students
    • Apply
      • Undergraduate applications
      • Postgraduate taught applications
      • PhD applications
      • Applying as an international student
      • Visas and immigration
    • International students
      • Our international community
      • How to apply
      • Visas and immigration
    • Fees and funding
      • Undergraduate fees and funding
      • Postgraduate taught fees
      • Postgraduate taught funding
      • PhD fees
      • PhD scholarships
      • Contact us
  • Research
    • Research at Sheffield
      • Our strategic priorities
      • Our people
      • Research Excellence Framework 2021
      • Researcher support
      • Research environment and culture
      • Open Research
    • Postgraduate research
      • Find a PhD
      • PhD projects directory
      • PhD scholarships
    • Expertise
      • Flagship research institutes
      • Research centres
      • Facilities
      • Library
    • Our impact
      • Research features
      • UN sustainable development goals
      • University Player
      • Nobel Prizes
      • Queen's Anniversary Prizes
    • Contact
      • Research partnerships and people
  • Collaborate
    • Partnerships
      • How we support business
      • Examples of business partners
      • Research centres, institutes and networks
      • Our role in the city and region
    • International
      • Our global networks
      • We Are International campaign
      • Global opportunities and exchanges
    • Alumni
      • Update your details
      • Support us
      • Our alumni
      • Alumni volunteering
    • Philanthropy
      • Forged in Sheffield, Shaping the Future campaign
      • Get involved
      • Donate now
      • MND appeal
    • Schools and colleges
      • Virtual schools hub
      • Activities and events
      • Sustained programmes
      • Education partnerships
    • Contact us
      • Research partnerships and people
      • Global Engagement team
      • Schools and Colleges Liaison team
    • Hospitality
      • Conferences, events, visitor accommodation and weddings
      • Cafes and bars
  • About
    • About the University
      • News
      • Events
      • Jobs
      • Sustainability at Sheffield
      • Inclusion at Sheffield
      • Support for refugee students and scholars
      • Our vision and strategic plan
      • Our role in the city and region
      • Governance and management
      • Rankings
      • University of the Year
      • Queen's Anniversary Prizes
      • Nobel Prize winners
    • Departments and services
      • Academic departments
      • Faculties
      • Professional services
    • Studying at Sheffield
      • Guide to Sheffield
      • Courses
    • Hospitality
      • Conferences, events, visitor accommodation and weddings
      • Cafes and bars

Postgraduate study

Menu
  • Taught courses
    • Postgraduate taught courses home
      • Course finder
      • 2025-26 courses
      • Register your interest
    •  
      • Distance learning courses
      • International students: start here
      • Undergraduate to postgraduate study
    •  
      • Applying essentials
      • How to apply
      • After you apply
      • Deadlines
    •  
      • Taught courses fees
      • Fee lookup tool
      • Taught courses funding
      • Funding calculator
  • PhD study
    • PhD home
      • Find a PhD
      • PhD projects directory
      • PhD Research Council scholarships
      • Register your interest
    •  
      • About PhD research at Sheffield
      • Supervisor support
      • Professional development
      • Your community
    •  
      • Scholarships
      • Postgraduate doctoral loans
      • PhD fees
      • PhD scholarships profiles
      • Deadlines
    •  
      • PhD applying essentials
      • Routes to a PhD
      • How to apply
      • Writing a proposal
      • After you apply
  • Visit
    • Visit us
      • Postgraduate visits
      • Sheffield Live online events
      • Campus tours
      • Take the video tour
      • Self-guided tour
    •  
      • International applicants: get in touch
      • International applicants: events in your region
  • Accommodation
    • Accommodation
      • Our accommodation guarantee
      • Rent 
  • Studying at Sheffield
    • Study at Sheffield
      • Ranking, reputation and history
      • Teaching
      • Research
      • Facilities
    •  
      • Your career prospects
      • Support
      • Our city
      • Students' Union
    •  
      • Clubs, societies and sport
      • Study as a visiting student
      • Policies
      • Contact us
 

PhD study

World-leading projects take place here every day. Explore current topics, and find PhD projects and supervisors.

You are here

  • Home
  • Postgraduate study
  • PhD study
Lab
Find a PhD 
PhD researcher looking into microscope
About PhD research at Sheffield 
Student at home typing on laptop
Visit us 
Student using a computer
How to apply 
Student typing on a computer
Fees 
Student in the science lab conducting research
Doctoral loans 
Students talking
Scholarships 
Postgraduate students smiling at graduation wearing caps and robes
Alumni Discount 
Three PhD students talking and smiling
Your supervisor 
PhD student in the Information School discussing something at a computer
Your community 
Three Oncology students discussing something and looking at notes
Support for your career 
Ranking, reputation and history
Teaching
Facilities

The University of Sheffield

  • Undergraduate courses
  • Postgraduate taught courses
  • PhD study
  • Accommodation
  • International students
  • Jobs
  • Information for visitors
  • Player
  • Student policies and protection plan
  • Make an online payment
  • Support us
  • Student hub
  • Staff hub
  • Alumni
  • Departments and services
  • Students' Union
  • Library
  • Contact

The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
+44 114 222 2000
Top-100 THE World University Rankings Russell Group University of the year - What University? Student Choice Awards 2024 Five Queen's Anniversary Prizes
  • Facebook logo
  • X logo
  • YouTube logo
  • Instagram logo
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • WeChat
  • Weibo

Footer menu

  • Feedback
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility
  • FOI
  • Modern slavery statement
© 2024 The University of Sheffield