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.
If you're considering a research degree, you will need to make contact with a potential supervisor before you apply.
View our step-by-step guide to the application process and submit your application via our online portal.
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
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
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Let our academics tell you about the research environment at Queen's, their career pathways and our 'whole person approach' to support: Academic Life
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Hear from other academics here.
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