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Russian Studies
Research and teaching in the Russian Studies programme from Queen Mary University of London covers a wide range of areas, both conceptually and geographically, around language, literature, theory, history and culture from Russia and the former Soviet world.

Creative Arts
The Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong is an advanced postgraduate research degree that develops research skills and provides high achieving candidates with the opportunity to conduct in-depth research in their chosen field of research.

Professional Writing, Film, Media, New Media, Journalism, Creative Studies, Drama, Professional Writing
The Professional Writing, Film, Media, New Media, Journalism, Creative Studies, Drama, Professional Writing course offered at Bangor University welcomes applications from well-qualified graduates who wish to engage in research for the degree of Practice-Led Research PhD/MPhil which combines a piece of creative practice such as media/performance work plus a dissertation/piece of critical work.

Metallurgy and Materials
Advance your career in materials science and engineering research by collaborating with internationally renowned partners within the Metallurgy and Materials Science course at University of Birmingham.

Gerontology
Join our community of Gerontology researchers at University of Southampton, and help us contribute to a better understanding of the experience of ageing amongst different groups and societies.

Public Safety
The Doctor of Public Safety from Charles Sturt University is for you if you are working in any field of public safety and wish to make a significant and original contribution to understanding in the context of your professional practice.

Law
Dalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in Law programme is a highly focused and selective curriculum from which you will benefit from extensive faculty and library resources. Successful candidates will be prepared for a career in academia, research institutes, governmental bodies, international organizations, law firms, advocacy groups.

International and Security Studies
The aim of the International and Security Studies programme from Corvinus University of Budapest is to function as a hub and a productive workshop for critical strategic thinking for those committed to the multidisciplinary study of International Relations and to supply the academic sphere both domestically and regionally with new generations of doctoral graduates.

Nursing Practice
Recognizing the increasing complexity of our nation’s health care environment, Simmons University offers an online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), for registered nurses who have earned their MSN.

Health Services Management
Students of the Health Services Management course at University of Birmingham have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of events including departmental research seminars, research centre seminars, postgraduate research student seminars, as well as a vibrant and a engaged PhD researcher community.

Great Western Four and Doctoral Training Partnership
The Great Western Four and Doctoral Training Partnership comprises the University of Bristol, University of Bath, Cardiff University, University of Exeter, British Antarctic Survey, British Geological Survey, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, the Natural History Museum and Plymouth Marine Laboratory.

Refugee Law Initiative
As a student of this Refugee Law Initiative programme from School of Advanced Study, University of London you'll be at a national focal point for producing and promoting cutting edge research in these fields.

Agroforestry
The Agroforestry programme offered by the Bangor University studies research on the interaction of people, agriculture and trees at a range of scales from ecophysiological interactions among system components through to landscape level effects, across both temperate and tropical environments, with a focus on multipurpose tree species and farm trees.

Vision Sciences
The Cardiff University's PhD in Vision Sciences comprises student-led research across a wide range of disciplines, from molecular and cell biology to neuroscience and clinical studies of human vision.

Medicine
The Graduate Entry – Doctor of Medicine from University of Nicosia has used its significant experience, over more than ten years, in delivering graduate-entry medical education to develop a new programme aimed at holders of university degrees from any discipline.

Economics and Finance
The breadth and depth of the expertise of the faculty in the Economics and Finance programme of the Queen Mary University of London offers supervision in all major areas of economics and finance.

Mechanical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering programme from Kaunas University of Technology is a joint doctoral studies with Vytautas Magnus University (coordinating institution: Kaunas University of Technology). The programme offers a balanced curriculum and students are fostered to become the inventors and innovators of tomorrow.

PhD in Chinese
Enrich your understanding of China’s ancient culture, literature and society, and enhance your command of the PhD in Chinese language at Victoria University of Wellington.

Psychology
At Queen Mary University of London, we are home to an active and multi-disciplinary research programme in Psychology. Our research staff are engaged in a wide range of projects across the broad sweep of biological and psychological sciences.

Adolescent, Child and Family Health
A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Adolescent, Child and Family Health is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.