The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

Our research areas

Find out who's doing the kind of research you're interested in on departments' web pages below. Or apply to join one of our Doctoral Training Centres.

Department web pages

You'll find information on:

  • research areas
  • funded PhD projects
  • potential supervisors and their work – browse staff profiles

Some departments give you the chance to take a PhD with integrated masters. This combines taught modules with research training.

Doctoral Training Centres (DTCs)

Our DTCs offer you the chance to work on some of the major challenges facing the world today.

Most of the centres are run jointly with other leading UK universities, so you benefit from a wide range of expertise and resources. Many are developed in consultation with world-leading industrial partners.

PhD opportunities are shown on our DTC websites below. You'll also find information on departments' web pages.