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Sustainable Development
The PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia University includes a set of rigorous core requirements in the social and natural sciences designed to provide a deep understanding of the interaction between natural and social systems, and provides students with the flexibility to pursue in-depth research in a broad variety of critical policy areas.
International Affairs
The Doctor of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University is designed for professionals with at least five-years of full-time work experience in international affairs or a related field who seek to further their expertise through an advanced practitioner’s degree.
Dentistry
The Glasgow Dental School Clinical Research Facility aims to improve oral and general health by advancing new and better ways of preventing and treating disease. At University of Glasgow, we strive for our Dentistry research to have a significant positive impact in the local community and the wider world.
Mechanical Engineering
Our society needs exceptional engineers who can understand, create and harness technology to address our shared global challenges. We offer a Mechanical Engineering degree at the Queen's University Belfast.
Medicinal Plant Science
This Medicinal Plant Science degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

English
English at Brunel University of London has gone from strength to strength over the last decade to the point where it is now regularly ranked in the top ten English departments in the UK in the Guardian league tables.
Business Administration
The Doctor of Business Administration is widely recognised as the pinnacle of qualifications in the world of business and management. The DBA at The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is a professional doctorate which provides a structured programme of study through taught modules and a research thesis, closely integrated with an individual’s professional career development.
Agronomy
The Purdue University Department of Agronomy is a diverse department with globally respected faculty and staff who have a passion for agronomic and environmental improvement.

Surfaces for the elimination of Clostridiodes Difficile Spores
The Surfaces for the elimination of Clostridiodes Difficile Spores course at Aston University will provide all the support and facilities you will need to develop into a leading researcher in your chosen field. You will be welcomed into a supportive community with a shared enthusiasm for original research, where diversity and multidisciplinary is championed.
Data Science
The four-year PhD in Data Science (with research and communication skills) course from University of Essex has been specifically designed to support students, whilst also offering additional support for UK students who do not have English as a first language.
Cognition, Learning, Instruction and Communication
The Psychology, Learning and Communication PhD programme at the University of Helsinki is a multidisciplinary, translational and international doctoral programme.
Biostatistics
The Biostatistics program from The University of Arizona will have an emphasis on the foundations of statistical reasoning and will require its graduates to complete rigorous training in applied probability and statistical analyses.
Health Sciences Informatics
The Health Sciences Informatics program at Johns Hopkins University offers the opportunity to participate in ground breaking research projects in clinical informatics at one of the world’s finest medical schools.
Family and Child Studies
The conceptual framework for the Ph.D. in Family and Child Studies at The University of New Mexico is based on the link between the principles of ecology and systems theory with the study of families.
Educational Policy and Leadership
Develop advanced educational research skills that support your career goals in academia or educational administration and policy analysis with this Educational Policy and Leadership program at the University at Albany.
Pharmacology
The objective of the Pharmacology Program from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is to ensure that the student who receives the Ph.D. from this Department is a highly trained, competitive scientist capable of pursuing a productive career in the pharmacological sciences.
Public Health
The University of Illinois at Chicago DrPH Public Health program is tailored to mid-career public health professionals who want to expand their knowledge and practice of public health and strengthen their leadership capabilities to address these complex challenges.
Social and Policy Sciences
Deepen your knowledge and research skills for an academic or professional career that focuses on social and public policy with this Social and Policy Sciences programme at the University of Bath.
Music Performance
The DMA in Music Performance at Arizona State University is a professional degree program for advanced musicians who desire high levels of performance instruction and experience as well as preparation for teaching positions at the university level.
Sociology - Working Life
Work plays a central role in most people's lives and is therefore an important area of sociological research. This Sociology - Working Life programme is offered at Linköping University.