Our postgraduate research areas
The University of Reading supports nationally and internationally recognised research across a broad range of disciplines in the life sciences, environmental & physical sciences, economics, business & social sciences, and arts & humanities. 
To strengthen our research further, we have identified a number of areas of interdisciplinary research where we have particular strength and can make a significant contribution towards understanding and alleviating some of society’s major challenges.
Many of these areas have exciting PhD opportunities. You can find details of the range of subject areas in which you can undertake postgraduate research, along with details of who to contact to discuss an application, within the School and Department websites below.
Arts, Humanities and Social Science
- Art
- Classics
- English Language and Literature
- Film, Theatre and Television
- History
- History of Art
- Modern Languages and European Studies
- Philosophy
- Typography
- Institute of Education
- Law
- Economics*
- Politics and International Relations*
*Department based within the School of Politics, Economics and International Relations
Henley Business School
School of Management, covering research in:
- International Business and Strategy
- Leadership, Organisation and Behaviour
- Marketing and Relationships
Life Sciences
- Agriculture, Policy and Development
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry, Food & Pharmacy
- Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences
- Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN)
- Centre for Food Security
- Institute for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Research (ICMR)
- Walker Institute for Climate Science Research
Science
School of Human and Environmental Sciences (SHES), covering research in:
School of Mathematics, Meteorology and Physics
School of Systems Engineering, covering research in:
- Computer science
- Cybernetics
- Electronic Engineering