23 fee-waived PhD programs in Physics — UK
23 programs for a PhD in Physics in the UK that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
fee-waived Programs
Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
- 1
Imperial College London
- Grad School Navigator#15University rank
- QS#12Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=12Subject rank
- U.S. News#39Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Feb 5 +1
- Program duration
- 42 months
- 2
University College London
- Grad School Navigator#37University rank
- QS#25Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#38Subject rank
- U.S. News#43Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $31,040
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 3
University of Edinburgh
- Grad School Navigator#50University rank
- QS#34University rank
- Times Higher Education=41Subject rank
- U.S. News#65Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 5
- Annual tuition
- $42,368
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 4
University of Glasgow
- Grad School Navigator#108University rank
- QS=119Subject rank
- Times Higher Education126–150Subject rank
- U.S. News#100Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 31
- Annual tuition
- $42,509
- Program duration
- 3–4 years full-time
- 5
Queen Mary University of London
- Grad School Navigator#120University rank
- QS=141Subject rank
- Times Higher Education151–175Subject rank
- U.S. News#213Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 28
- Program duration
- 48 months
- 6
Durham University
- Grad School Navigator#140University rank
- QS=67Subject rank
- Times Higher Education101–125Subject rank
- U.S. News#136Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $39,360
- Program duration
- 48 months
- 7
University of York
- Grad School Navigator#164University rank
- QS151–200Subject rank
- Times Higher Education301–400Subject rank
- U.S. News#329Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $39,616
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 8
Newcastle University
- Grad School Navigator#192University rank
- QS251–300Subject rank
- Times Higher Education201–250Subject rank
- U.S. News#829Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Program duration
- 3 years full-time
- 9
Cardiff University
- Grad School Navigator#201–250University rank
- QS201–250Subject rank
- Times Higher Education201–250Subject rank
- U.S. News#245Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $32,576
- Program duration
- 48 months
- 10
Lancaster University
- Grad School Navigator#201–250University rank
- QS251–300Subject rank
- Times Higher Education176–200Subject rank
- U.S. News#254Subject rank
- Annual tuition
- $35,853
- Program duration
- 48 months
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The complete list of Physics PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD in Astrophysics | 42 months |
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD in Condensed Matter Theory | 48 months |
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD in Experimental Solid State Physics | 48 months |
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD in High Energy Physics | 48 months |
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD in Photonics | 48 months |
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD in Plasma Physics | 48 months |
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD in Quantum Optics & Laser Science | 48 months |
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD in Theoretical Physics | 48 months |
| #37 | University College London | Physics and Astronomy PhD | 60 months |
| #37 | University College London | Space and Climate Physics PhD | 3–4 years full-time |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Astrophysics PhD | 36 months |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Mathematical Physics PhD | 4 years full-time |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Nuclear Physics PhD | 36 months |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Particle Physics PhD | 36 months |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | PhD in Physics | 36 months |
| #108 | University of Glasgow | Physics & Astronomy PhD|EngD|MPhil|MSc (Research) | 3–4 years full-time |
| #120 | Queen Mary University of London | PhD in String|Field Theory | 48 months |
| #140 | Durham University | Physics PhD | 48 months |
| #164 | University of York | Plasma Science & Fusion Energy PhD | 36 months |
| #192 | Newcastle University | Physics PhD | 3 years full-time |
| #201–250 | Cardiff University | Physics and Astronomy PhD | 48 months |
| #201–250 | Lancaster University | Nanoscience: PhD | 48 months |
| #201–250 | Lancaster University | Physics: PhD | 84 months |
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