Explore Postgraduate Research at Middlesex – Apply Now

At Middlesex University, we help our students achieve more and serve our community. Our north London campus offers career-focused education combined with outstanding research, with students at the heart of everything we do.

We bring together ambitious minds from across the globe to collaborate, learn and transform. Informed by impactful research and taught by internationally recognised academics and practitioners. With a research degree from Middlesex University, you’ll explore innovative ways to tackle major academic problems – and make a new and original contribution to existing knowledge.

Why choose Middlesex?

• Our research opportunities: Our research degrees develop your critical thinking and inspire you to push boundaries. You’ll join a collaborative community and work alongside international academics and students and be challenged to find innovative ways to solve problems.
• Financial support: to help ensure PG study is affordable, we’re stepping up and doing everything we can to support our students including a non-means-tested loan worth up to £12,858 to help cover fees and other course and living costs. You can also borrow a doctoral loan of up to £30,301 from Student Finance England. Discover more about postgraduate financial support
• Support that moves with you: you’ll never be just another number. Here you’ll have one-to-one access to academic mentors, wellbeing teams, and careers advisers who walk with you from your first lecture to your final step into work or next qualification.
• Fantastic location: Opportunities are everywhere in London – and you’ll be in the right place to make the most of all the city has to offer. Hendon has everything you need is within a 10-minute walk and with local transport connections is easy to get anywhere else in the city.
• Top teaching and facilities: Learn from leading academics in state-of-the-art facilities. Master practical skills that are vital for standing out in the workplace and being an expert at what you do. From our recording and media studios to spaces for simulation-based training, everything you need for success is right here on our campus.

Explore our research degrees

Middlesex University offers a wide range of postgraduate research degrees, from the MPhil/PhD to the Doctor of Professional Studies (DProf) to shorter degrees such as Doctorates by Public Works and the MA/MSc by Research. Each programme is suited to different needs and applicants’ backgrounds but is governed by the same rigorous quality standards.

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Open Days

Connect with leading academics and get personalised advice on admissions, funding, and scholarships to support your studies. Visit one of London’s most vibrant and inclusive campuses to explore our award-winning facilities and industry-standard equipment.

Our next PG event will be held Tuesday 28 April, 5:00pm - 7:30pm.
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