Find a PhD

About the project

Search for PhD opportunities at Sheffield and be part of our world-leading research.

There are different ways to find the right PhD for you:

• Find a project
• Find a supervisor
• Find a school or discipline
• Find a funded training programme

Find a project

Browse our PhD project directory.

PhD project directory

Find a supervisor

You can either browser supervisors by school or search for them by keyword. Most supervisors also have a personal webpage where you can find out more about them.

Search for a supervisor

Find a school or discipline

Find out who's doing the kind of research you're interested in – school webpages are a good place to start. Schools also advertise funded PhD projects.

Full school and faculty A–Z list

• PhD opportunities on school websites: Aerospace Engineering Animal and Plant Sciences Architecture and Landscape Automatic Control and Systems Engineering Biblical Studies Biomedical Science Chemical and Biological Engineering Chemistry Civil and Structural Engineering Computer Science Dentistry East Asian Studies Economics Education Electrical and Electronic Engineering English French Studies Geography and Planning Germanic Studies Health and Related Research Health Sciences Spanish and Latin American Studies History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities Human Communication Sciences (School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery) Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease Information, Journalism and Communication Languages and Cultures Law (includes Criminology) Management Materials Science and Engineering Mathematics and Statistics Mechanical Engineering Medicine / Medical School Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Music Neuroscience Nursing and Midwifery (School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery) Oncology & Metabolism (School of Medicine and Population Health) Ophthalmology and Orthoptics (School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery) Physics and Astronomy Politics Psychology Religion, Theology and the Bible Russian and Slavonic Studies Sheffield Methods Institute Sociological Studies Urban Studies and Planning – see Geography and Planning Full school and faculty A–Z list
• Aerospace Engineering
• Animal and Plant Sciences
• Architecture and Landscape
• Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
• Biblical Studies
• Biomedical Science
• Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil and Structural Engineering
• Computer Science
• Dentistry
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• Education
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• English
• French Studies
• Geography and Planning
• Germanic Studies
• Health and Related Research
• Health Sciences
• Spanish and Latin American Studies
• History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities
• Human Communication Sciences (School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery)
• Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease
• Information, Journalism and Communication
• Languages and Cultures
• Law (includes Criminology)
• Management
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medicine / Medical School
• Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
• Music
• Neuroscience
• Nursing and Midwifery (School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery)
• Oncology & Metabolism (School of Medicine and Population Health)
• Ophthalmology and Orthoptics (School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery)
• Physics and Astronomy
• Politics
• Psychology
• Religion, Theology and the Bible
• Russian and Slavonic Studies
• Sheffield Methods Institute
• Sociological Studies
• Urban Studies and Planning – see Geography and Planning

Centres for Doctoral Training

We're building a community of doctoral researchers funded through our Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), Doctoral Training Centres (DTCs), Industrial Doctoral Centres (IDCs) and Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs).

Each partnership and centre focuses on a specific area of research that addresses one of the global challenges of our time. Most are run jointly with other leading UK universities and developed in consultation with world-leading industrial and policy partners, so you benefit from a wide range of expertise and resources.

You can apply direct to a training centre or in some cases to the University.

Full of list of UKRI funded CDTs/DTPs

Centres of excellence

The University's cross-faculty research centres harness our interdisciplinary expertise to solve the world's most pressing challenges.

Research areas