The Doctoral College at Ulster
Funded PhDs
Funded opportunities exist throughout the year and our Annual Studentship Competition runs from December to February each year.
View Funded PhDsSelf-funded PhDs
If you plan to self-fund your studies or have a sponsor who will fund your research study, you may apply at any point in the year.
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Get all the latest Doctoral College news and updates, including current trends, international reports and student initiatives
Festival of Phd Research 2018
The 2018 Festival showcased and celebrated PhD research excellence at Ulster under the University's key strategic research themes.
Festival of PhD Research
Showcasing and Celebrating Research Excellence
4-6 June 2018
3MT Competition
Ulster's first Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition: An average PhD thesis would take 9 hours to present: their time limit is 3 minutes!
PRES 2018 - tell us about your research experience
PRES 2018 is due to run from 13 March through to 18 May 2018 and is co-ordinated by the Higher Education Academy. At Ulster University it is administered through the Doctoral College, with the questionnaire being hosted by Bristol Online Surveys. This is your chance as a PhD Researcher to tell us what you think about your experience of doing a research degree here.
Latest Events
Latest Doctoral College events
Doc@Coleraine Lunch Bunch
Wednesday 25 July
Time 12:00 to 14:00
Location Coleraine campus
Doc@Coleraine Lunch Bunch...
International Students
Information for overseas students studying at Ulster
Student Monitoring
Immigration monitoring information for all overseas students
Doctorate Extension Scheme
Information on the Doctorate Extension Scheme for Tier 4 visa holders
Visa Extensions
Information for Tier 4 visa holders wishing to extend their visa to complete their research studies
Resources for Researchers & Staff
Here are a variety of topics about which researchers & staff regularly seek information
Handbooks and Policies
The University has prepared several publications, handbooks and documents to help guide research students through their degree programmes.
Forms
Information on the various forms and processes involved with research study at Ulster
Researcher Development Programme
This programme consists of workshops, specialist skills sessions, online courses, PhD researcher initiatives and personal development activities
