Postgraduate research

Join a thriving community of enquiring minds

Why do a research degree?

Postgraduate research

With world-leading research and 90% of our staff research-active, the University offers an oustanding environment for postgraduate research students.

Our postgraduate researchers have the opportunity to work with some of the world's leading academics and to become part of a vibrant community that thrives on exploration and discovery.

The University offers postgraduate research programmes at Master's and Doctoral (PhD) level:

  • MA / MSc / LLM by research
  • MPhil
  • MRes
  • PhD
  • EngD
  • MD


Full details of our postgraduate programmes can be found here.

You can also search for postgraduate research opportunities, find a research supervisor, and learn more about being a postgraduate student at Swansea University.