48 monthsProgramme duration
21,900 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
We offer high-quality supervision by internationally-recognised scholars in areas including educational psychology, education policy, sociology of education, higher education, teaching and learning in schools, professional development, learning in the city, non-formal education, lifelong learning, and assessment.
Academic staff include experienced researchers with methodological expertise in advanced quantitative methods, experimental methods, a range of qualitative research methods and mixed methods. You will be part of a large, diverse doctoral community in an atmosphere that is exciting, creative and welcoming.
You can expect:
- Membership of a research centre, network and/or faculty-wide research group that includes staff and postgraduate researchers.
- Accredited research methods units.
- Networking opportunities with other doctoral researchers across disciplines and neighbouring universities through membership of the South West Doctoral Training Partnership and Bristol Doctoral College.
- Support for developing as a researcher, including attending conferences and publishing research;
- Opportunities to apply for short-term paid research assistant and teaching assistant roles.
- Access to professional development and short training courses tailored for postgraduate researchers.
- Access to a dedicated school library on site, faculty and other University libraries.
- Study spaces within the School of Education and in the wider university.
- Opportunities to participate in seminars (often featuring national and international visitors), research student seminars, reading groups and specialist methodological workshops.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
We offer high-quality supervision by internationally-recognised scholars in areas including educational psychology, education policy, sociology of education, higher education, teaching and learning in schools, professional development, learning in the city, non-formal education, lifelong learning, and assessment.
Academic staff include experienced researchers with methodological expertise in advanced quantitative methods, experimental methods, a range of qualitative research methods and mixed methods. You will be part of a large, diverse doctoral community in an atmosphere that is exciting, creative and welcoming.
You can expect:
- Membership of a research centre, network and/or faculty-wide research group that includes staff and postgraduate researchers.
- Accredited research methods units.
- Networking opportunities with other doctoral researchers across disciplines and neighbouring universities through membership of the South West Doctoral Training Partnership and Bristol Doctoral College.
- Support for developing as a researcher, including attending conferences and publishing research;
- Opportunities to apply for short-term paid research assistant and teaching assistant roles.
- Access to professional development and short training courses tailored for postgraduate researchers.
- Access to a dedicated school library on site, faculty and other University libraries.
- Study spaces within the School of Education and in the wider university.
- Opportunities to participate in seminars (often featuring national and international visitors), research student seminars, reading groups and specialist methodological workshops.
Admission Requirements
If you are interested in the ESRC, CSC, or Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarships (September 2026 start), please submit your Education PhD application by 1 December. The closing date for the ESRC studentship funding application is mid-January 2026. For further details on applying for ESRC funding, please visit the SWDTP website.
Entry requirements
An upper second-class undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) and normally a merit at MSc/MA level (or equivalent).
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level C.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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