How to apply
We recommend that you discuss your research ideas with staff in the relevant faculty before formally applying.
Please contact the Faculty Research Office for your area of study, giving a brief description of the subject you wish to research and identifying any staff you particularly wish to work with. Further details and contacts for each faculty are as follows:
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Please email the research administrator, telephone +44 (0)20 8417 4016 or visit the Faculty website for more information.
Faculty of Arts and Social Science
Please email the research administrator, telephone +44 (0)20 8417 2304 or visit the Faculty website for more information.
Faculty of Business and Law
Please email the business doctoral programmes co-ordinator, telephone +44 (0)20 8417 5121; or the law doctoral programmes co-ordinator, telephone +44 (0)20 8417 5335.
You can also visit the Kingston Business School website or Kingston Law School website for more information.
Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
Please contact the relevant academic directly from the Faculty website.
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
Please email the research administrator or visit the Faculty website for more information.
Applications
To formally apply for a research degree at Kingston University, please download an application form (PDF) or get one from Applicant Services.
After you have applied, we usually invite you to an interview. We will assess your qualifications and your proposed project.
We will assign a director of studies to help you develop your proposed research into a practical project and to agree a programme of research training.
There are no set application dates for these programmes. However, the availability of research training may restrict when we can admit you.
For more information you can download Information for Research Degree Applicants and Offer Holders (PDF).
