Psychology

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Kick start your research career

Learn from some of Europe's leading researchers while undertaking your own bespoke project.

Whether you’d like to become a qualified clinical psychologist, progress your career in forensic psychology or contribute new knowledge to your specialist area, we offer a range of psychology doctorates tailored to your path.

Whichever route you choose, you'll receive training in transferable skills through our Doctoral Academy training programme. These skills are critical to developing early-stage researchers and professionals.

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Specialist psychology doctorates

Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD)

Progress on the path to becoming a qualified clinical psychologist in the UK with our BPS and HCPC accredited Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

More about the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

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Forensic Psychology (DForenPsy)

Enhance your existing career as a forensic psychologist and contribute to new knowledge in the field in a world leading research environment.

More about the Doctorate in Forensic Psychology

PhD projects

Discover a PhD project that inspires you

Want to conduct groundbreaking research to understand the human mind, improve mental health, and address societal challenges?

Start your journey by discovering a live PhD project in an area you're passionate about through our projects database.

View our available psychology-related projects or widen your search and filter projects across the Faculty by discipline, research group or keyword.

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PhD with integrated master's

If you're planning to undertake a PhD after your master's, our Integrated PhD programme will enable you to combine your postgraduate taught course with a related PhD project in biology, medicine or health.

More about the Integrated PhD

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Funding

Explore funding opportunities

We have a wide range of funding available to support postgraduate research.

This includes fully funded programmes and funding opportunities available for self-funded projects

Find out more about funding

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How to apply

Start your journey to postgraduate research

To apply for our specialist psychology doctorates please follow the application advice on our dedicated Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD) and Forensic Psychology (DForenPsy) pages.

To apply for a standard postgraduate research opportunity in psychology you first need to find a project you're passionate about. You must then contact the listed project supervisor to discuss your suitability for postgraduate research.

Explore our step-by-step guide to find out everything you need to do before you apply and how the application process works.

Getting started and applying