PhD Studentships 2024/25
Funded PhDs
Funded opportunities exist throughout the year and our Annual Scholarship Competition runs from December to February each year....
Self-Funded PhDs
If you plan to self-fund your studies or have a sponsor who will fund your research study, you may apply...
Why a PhD and Why at Ulster?
Hear our recent graduands and current PhD Researchers talk about their experiences at Ulster.
PRES 2025
The latest Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES 2025) has placed Ulster University 2nd in the UK for postgraduate researcher satisfaction.
The national benchmarking exercise surveyed postgraduate research students from 89 universities across the UK about their postgraduate research experience.
Further information
Updates
Stay up-to-date with the Doctoral College at Ulster
Doctoral College Yearbook
Our PhD Researchers share their favourite memories from their time at Ulster.
International PhD Researchers
Postgraduate Researcher Student Route Visa Monitoring
Immigration monitoring information for postgraduate researchers with Student Route Visas.
Graduate Route Visa
Information on the Graduate Route Visa
Visa Extensions
Information for Tier 4/Student Visa holders wishing to extend their visa to complete their research studies
Quality Assurance and Routes of Engagement
The Doctoral College regularly reviews research degree provision and has mechanisms to engage researchers in the review process.
Quality Enhancement Review of research degree programmes
Details of the process for quality assuring research degree programmes
Quality Enhancement Review
Routes for PhD Researcher engagement and representation
Doctoral College Communication and Representation Structures
Framework for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
Detailing the Doctoral College's Framework for EDI at Ulster
