How to apply for a doctoral research (PhD) degree

Studying for a PhD will undoubtedly be one of the most challenging but rewarding ventures you undertake. We’ve put together a handy guide to make your application journey as easy as possible:

At Swansea, we offer two main types of PhD project:

  1. those that are predesigned by an academic (more common in science and engineering subjects)
  2. those that you design yourself