Education PhD
Unlock your potential with the University of Birmingham’s top-ranked PhD in Education. Experience world-class research opportunities and expert supervision.
- Study level: Postgraduate
- Qualification: Doctorate
Postgraduate research in the School of Education
The School of Education has a national and international standing as a centre of excellence for research in education which is recognised by consistently scoring high in the national assessment of the research (REF) which takes place across all UK universities approximately every 6 years. The results of the latest 2021 Research Excellent Framework (REF) show that the School of Education is ranked 3rd in the UK for its 4* research.
The School provides wide and varied opportunities to undertake research programmes on a full or part-time basis that will support the growth of research skills and build on subject knowledge. It also runs an annual Doctoral Research Conference.
It particularly welcome research degree applications in the following areas:
- Philosophy of Education
- Sociology of Education
- History of Education
- Character and Values Education
- Race and Education
- Post-compulsory Education (including Adult, Vocational and Higher Education)
- Inclusive Education and Disability
- Language Education
- Linguistic Diversity
Before applying for a research degree, applicants are encouraged to find out more about the current research taking place in the school and also view the research on individual staff profiles.