Research programmes
A
African Studies
PhD
Agriculture and Food Security
PhD
Algebra
PhD
American Literature
MScR
Analysis
PhD
Anatomical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences)
PhD
Applied and Computational Mathematics
PhD
Archaeology
PhD
Archaeology
MScR
Architectural History
PhD, MPhil
Architecture
PhD, MPhil
Architecture
MScR
Architecture by Design
PhD
Art
PhD, MPhil
Astrophysics
PhD
Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
PhD, MPhil
C
Cancer (Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre)
PhD, MScR
Cardiovascular Biology
MScR
Cardiovascular Science
PhD, MScR
Cell Biology
PhD
Celtic and Scottish Studies
PhD, MScR
Chemistry
PhD, MScR
Child Life and Health
PhD
Chinese
PhD, MScR
Classics
PhD
Classics
MScR
Clinical and Health Psychology
PhD, MScR
Clinical Brain Sciences
PhD
Clinical Education
PhD
Clinical Veterinary Sciences
PhD, MScR
Collections and Curating Practices
MScR
Comparative Literature
PhD
Condensed Matter
PhD
Counselling Studies
PhD
Counselling Studies
MScR
Creative Music Practice
PhD
Creative Writing
PhD
Cultural Studies
PhD
Cultural Studies
MScR
D
E
East Asian Studies
PhD
Economic and Social History
MScR
Economic and Social History
PhD
Economics
PhD with Integrated Study
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC)
PhD
Education
PhD, MScR
Energy Systems
MScR
Engineering
PhD, MPhil
English Language
MScR
English Literature
PhD, MScR
English Literature: Critical Theory
MScR
English Literature: Medieval Literature
MScR
English Literature: Postcolonial Literature
MScR
English Literature: Renaissance Literature
MScR
English Literature: Romanticism
MScR
English Literature: Scottish Literature
MScR
English Literature: Victorian Literature
MScR
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
PhD
Ethics and Practical Theology
PhD, MPhil, MTh by Research, MScR
European Theatre
PhD
Evolutionary Biology
PhD
F
G
Gender and Culture
MScR
Genetics and Genomics
PhD, MScR
Genetics and Molecular Medicine (MRC Human Genetics Unit)
PhD, MScR
Genomics and Experimental Medicine
PhD, MScR
Geology and Geophysics
PhD, MPhil
Geometry and Topology
PhD
GeoSciences (Individual Project)
MScR
Geriatric Medicine
PhD
German
PhD, MScR
Global Health
PhD
Global Health Policy
PhD
H
Health Humanities and Arts
MScR
Health in Social Science
PhD
Hebrew and Old Testament Studies
PhD, MPhil, MTh by Research, MScR
Hispanic Studies
PhD, MScR
History
MScR
History
PhD
History of Art
MScR
History of Art
PhD, MPhil
History of Christianity
PhD, MPhil, MTh by Research, MScR
Human Geography
MScR
Human Geography and Environmental Sciences
PhD, MPhil
I
Immunology and Infection Research
PhD
Infection and Immunity
PhD, MScR
Infection Medicine
PhD
Infectious Diseases
MScR
Inflammation
PhD, MScR
Informatics: ANC: Machine Learning, Computational Neuroscience, Computational Biology
PhD, MPhil, MScR
Informatics: CISA: Automated Reasoning, Agents, Data Intensive Research, Knowledge Management
PhD, MPhil, MScR
Informatics: ICSA: Computer Architecture, Compilation and System Software, Networks and Communication
PhD, MPhil, MScR
Informatics: ILCC: Language Processing, Speech Technology, Information Retrieval, Cognition
PhD, MPhil, MScR
Informatics: IPAB: Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics and Animation
PhD, MPhil, MScR
Informatics: LFCS: Theory and Foundations of Computer Science, Databases, Software and Systems Modelling
PhD, MPhil, MScR
Infrastructure and the Environment
MScR
Integrated Micro and Nano Systems (IMNS)
MScR
Integrative Biomedical Sciences (Based in China)
PhD
Integrative Physiology (Biomedical Sciences - Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences)
PhD, MScR
Interdisciplinary Creative Practices
MScR
International Development
PhD
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES)
PhD, MScR
Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
PhD, MPhil, MScR
Italian
PhD, MScR
L
M
Management
PhD, MScR
Materials and Processes
MScR
Mathematical Modelling, Analysis and Computation
PhD with Integrated Study
Mathematical Physics
PhD
Mathematics Education
PhD
Medical Informatics
PhD
Medical Sciences
MMedSci by Research
Medieval Studies
PhD, MScR
Molecular Plant Sciences
PhD
Music
PhD, MScR
Musical Composition
PhD
N
O
P
Palaeontology and Geobiology
MScR
Particle Physics
PhD
Pathology
PhD
Philosophy
PhD
Philosophy
MScR
Politics and International Relations
PhD
Population Health Sciences
PhD, MScR
Precision Medicine
PhD with Integrated Study
Probability and Stochastic Analysis
PhD
Psychiatry
PhD, MScR
Psychology
PhD
Psychology
MScR
R
S
Sanskrit
Under review
Scandinavian Studies
PhD, MScR
Science and Religion
PhD, MPhil, MScR
Science and Technology Studies
PhD, MScR
Science Communication
PhD
Scottish Ethnology
MScR
Scottish History
PhD
Scottish History
MScR
Sensor and Imaging Systems
EngD
Social and Political Science
MScR
Social and Political Science
PhD
Social Anthropology
PhD
Social Policy
PhD
Social Work
PhD
Socio-cultural Studies
PhD
Sociology
PhD
Sound Design
MScR
South Asian Studies
PhD
Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences
PhD
Statistics
PhD
Stem Cell Research
PhD
Surgery
PhD, MScR
Systematic Theology
PhD, MPhil, MTh by Research, MScR
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