Your Postgraduate Research Journey to Queen's
A research degree offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher.
Queen’s is committed to the enhancement of research training and teaching and offers postgraduate research opportunities across all fields of study.
Find a PhD Supervisor
If you're considering a research degree, you must make contact with a potential supervisor before you apply.
Apply now
Follow the steps in the guide linked below before you submit your application via our online portal. Failure to do so may result in a delayed or unsuccessful application.
Find a PhD Live Event: Catch up
Interested in Postgraduate Research? Watch our recent PhD event. Hear from our academics and current research students, find out about funding and hear from our PhD Directors in a range of subject areas.
FUNDED PHD STUDY
We offer a range of funded PhD opportunities, both individual project based and via doctoral training programmes, funded centres and partnerships. We aim to seek out and nurture outstanding postgraduate research students, and provide world-class training within a thriving research culture across a number of disciplines.
Benefits of undertaking doctoral study through one of Queen's funded programmes typically include:
- Competitive stipends and maintenance grants
- Unique multi-disciplinary, fully-funded opportunities
- Access to world leading experts
- Involvement of leading industry, business, government and charity partners in both training and research
- Doctoral Training Programmes - PhD research projects
- Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Funding - How to find funding
The Graduate School
The gateway to your postgraduate experience.
The Graduate School connects students across all disciplines to one another, and to mentors, leaders, and employers within the university and beyond. We support postgraduates to become ‘what’s next thinkers’, training you to be thinkers, communicators, innovators and leaders who are future ready.
The Graduate School
Need some help with your application? Read our Guide to writing a Research Proposal
Have questions on the application process or funding? Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions
Student Experience
Find out what it's really like to study at Queen's from current students and our alumni.
See what our graduates have to say: Alumni
Watch videos about different research degrees at Queen's, from law to cybersecurity: Student stories
Hear opinions from our current students on why they chose Queen's: Postgraduate Student Experience
Spotlight on...PhD Physics
Let our academics tell you about the research environment at Queen's, their career pathways and our 'whole person approach' to support: Academic Life
DISCOVER
Find the Right Programme for you
Funding and Scholarships
Research and Innovation
Your Postgraduate Community
See how Queen's stands out.
Hear from Queen's Academics
Hear from other academics here.