Prospective postgraduate researchers
Whether you’re considering starting a doctoral programme to further your knowledge, change direction, or start an academic career, here at Surrey, our supportive research environment will allow you to grow and make a difference in your area of interest.
The Surrey experience
Career development
You can launch your research career in our forward-thinking and supportive environment.
Doctoral College
Our vibrant interdisciplinary community ensures our leading research continues to grow.
Inspiring community
We offer a collaborative and nurturing community to support the Surrey research ambition.
Application information
Postgraduate study at Surrey
Research excellence
33rd for overall research quality
We have increased our overall research quality ranking by 12 places to 33rd in the UK.
Top 20 for research outputs
We are ranked in the top 20 for the quality of our research outputs.
41% of research rated world leading
41 per cent of our submitted research was rated as world-leading.
University rankings from the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
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