Postgraduate research students

We offer a dynamic and supportive environment for postgraduate study and welcome enquiries from prospective research students.

Key features of postgraduate research

• breadth and depth of supervision offered by academic staff at the forefront of their disciplines
• excellent funding opportunities including College, research council and other awards
• part of the ESRC South West Doctoral Training Centre, one of the largest centres of postgraduate research training for social scientists in the UK
• good quality support for career development including the Effective Researcher Development programme
• postgraduate facilities including dedicated work stations, IT facilities and common room
• dynamic research environment with strong focus on interdisciplinarity

Considering a research degree?

A research-degree involves carrying out an in-depth study of a particular topic. You will need to pinpoint the area in which you wish to undertake your research and identify members of academic staff who specialise in this area and can offer you supervision. Find out about individual staff members, their research interests, publications and current projects by visiting the staff profile sections in our discipline websites.

Further information

More information about undertaking a research degree at the University of Exeter can be found on the University's Postgraduate Study website.