Education Studies at Warwick includes three overarching strands: Learning, Society and Cultures. These strands group academics with a shared interest in educational research and scholarship, providing a space for meaningful and multi-disciplinary collaborations across the Department and beyond. The Department’s ethos is that educational research and scholarship exist to find solutions to questions of ‘what works’ in terms of policy and practice, but also to problematise existing policy and practice by posing new questions about the purposes and the future of education, in the UK and globally. The University of Warwick's Doctorate in Education welcomes world-class applicants with a commitment to educational research and challenge. The Department of Education Studies was ranked 6th in the UK for Education (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022).The PhD is designed as a programme combining advanced research methods training and individual, supervised research, leading to an 80,000 word thesis. The thesis is expected to be a substantial original contribution to knowledge and, in principle, to have the potential to be developed into peer-reviewed publication.
Which department am I in?
Centre for Education Studies
Study options
Full Time
(3 Years)
Tuition fees
£25,920.00 (US$ 33,474)
per year
This is a fixed fee
Application deadline
Expected August 2026
Start date
October 2026
Venue
University of Warwick
University of Warwick,
Coventry,
West Midlands,
CV4 7AL, Central England, United Kingdom
Entry requirements
For international students
2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Education, any relevant Social Sciences or Humanities discipline, or another relevant discipline if justified. A Masters degree in Education, any relevant Social Sciences or Humanities discipline, or another relevant discipline if justified.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.