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PhD programmes

Deepen the impact of your research 

Integrate scholarship and research training with real-world applications and professional development, to gain a profound experiential education. All doctoral students receive full scholarships for our PhD programmes, in addition to stipends.

Programmes of study

We deliver our doctoral programmes through a validation agreement with the University of Kent.

Apply directly through jobs.ac.uk and findaphd.com.

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    Computer Science

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    Economics

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    English

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    History

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    Law

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    Network Science

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    Philosophy

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    Politics and International Relations

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    PhD Student Handbook

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    PhD research at Northeastern

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