Page 2 of 7, 102 Distance learning PhD Programmes in United Kingdom for 2024

Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field. The Institute of English Studies (IES) provides a unique scholarly community in which to pursue doctoral research. We offer research supervision in several literature-related subject areas, ranging from book history to contemporary writing. With guidance from our expert supervisors, you'll carry out extensive independent research culminating in a thesis of up to 100,000 words. 

Digital Humanities is an interdisciplinary subject area that brings a range of computational, quantitative, and other innovative and collaborative methods to the study of texts, images, histories, languages, and cultures, while also being critical of methodology, disciplinarity, and pedagogy.

Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field. With guidance from our expert supervisors, you'll carry out extensive independent research culminating in a thesis of up to 100,000 words. Broadly speaking the areas covered by the Institute’s expertise are ancient literature and cultural history, intellectual history, reception studies and the classical tradition, and digital classics.

Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field. With guidance from our expert supervisors, you'll carry out extensive independent research culminating in a thesis of up to 100,000 words. Broadly speaking the area covered by the Institute’s expertise is cultural and intellectual history in the period 1200–1700, but there are a range of specific research interests covered by members of staff who currently offer supervision.

Academic research for this program must provide a comprehensive study of ecology and environmental science.

In this research programme, the student explores the methodology of Second Language Teaching (SLT) and supports it with many examples. It presents new directions for the English Language Teaching (ELT) program, describing innovative pedagogical methods and consistent ideas that lead to success in this field. The curriculum should cover all key issues for effective ELT practice.

Throughout the ages, humans have wondered about the connection between nutrition, human health and performance. A research programme in scientific nutrition confirms that health and well-being depend on eating a diet that provides all the vital chemical nutrients to maintain biochemical harmony in the body. Every disease, symptom, discharge and pain indicates a chemical imbalance in the body. The realities of nutrition are based on the type and amount of nutrients in each food that are needed to carry out the chemical reactions necessary to sustain a healthy life.

Natural medicine believes that healing will prevail when the conditions for health exist. When traditional water therapies, herbs, physical medicine and nutrition are used properly, the body's self-healing is facilitated. This research programme should investigate the mental, emotional and spiritual connections to various disease states and how they are overcome. In addition to innovating the use of several natural medicines, students should develop an important perspective of the life force and its role in the healing process when used in conjunction with the principles of natural health science.

Yoga is one of the oldest forms of healing. However, so far it has not been applied meaningfully to promote health. The goal of Yoga Therapy is to maximize the restoration of health and well-being of the mind, body and spirit by using a person's own amazing ability to heal. Through this research programme, the candidate should confirm that yoga is a therapy that helps heal ailments using its deep wisdom and traditional principles.

How did such an amazing variety of living things evolve on Earth? What makes these bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals? How do living things differ from non-living things? Part of these questions forms the foundation of biology and life sciences. A research thesis in this area of study should provide answers to these questions.

This programme research should illustrate the latest in mining technology. Describing the several tasks that a mining engineer performs during the life of a mine is also a salient topic: deposit exploration, site value determination, ore extraction and post-mining reclamation. Candidates should focus on sustainable land management that meets economic and environmental needs and cover both surface and underground mining methods for a wide range of substances, including metals, non-metals and fuels.

In this research programme, students should implement updates of all aspects of environmental engineering including tools, techniques and regulations. Air quality control, water sanitation and its distribution, water treatment, waste pollutants sources and effects should also be covered. Candidates may draw attention to solid waste collection and transfer operations, hazardous waste remediation and assessment of environmental impacts.

In today's complex and competitive world, industrial engineers are increasingly challenged to design, improve and manage integrated systems of people, materials, equipment and energy. The research thesis should demonstrate how to apply fundamental principles of engineering science to efficiently design and analyze large industrial systems in both manufacturing and service industries. This program is also known as Systems Engineering.

A research thesis on this programme should cover all relevant aspects to electrical engineers and technicians, including the technical breakthrough, industry standards, technical aspects and trends. It should also provide an overall perspective of the electricity world, covering issues such as its generation, transmission, distribution, measurement and use.

This programme is a valuable source of the principles and techniques needed to design and operate all types of civil construction such as highways, bridges, airports, etc. It incorporates innovations in construction, materials and equipment. The researcher should focus on the essential context in which civil engineering is grounded.