Doctoral School
A vibrant centre for both practice and theory based research.
Our Doctoral School is the first port of call for doctoral candidates and supervisors for advice, guidance and support in navigating the doctoral journey.
We ensure that all students benefit from UAL’s international reputation in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. Find out about our facilities and our research community.
Our work
Students in discussion - Blitz the Ambassador, The Burial of Kojo screening, Post-Grad Community at LCC. Doctoral support and community
Find out about the support we offer.
Image courtesy of UAL Funding opportunities
Learn about our latest funding opportunities.
Sonia Boyce, In the Castle Of My. Photograph by Rachel Deakin. Courtesy of MIMA About the School
How we're leading doctoral education in the arts.
Doctoral School stories
Image courtesy of The Place Launching a new collaborative PhD Programme with London Contemporary Dance School at The Place
An exciting new dimension to our collaborative partnership focused on Postgraduate Research.
Colleges and Institutes
All our MPhil and PhD researchers become members of a College and the Doctoral School. Explore our research interests:
Jason Grant, Student taking part in Bauhaus celebrations
, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL |
Image courtesy of Tom Corby 
Richard Woods Second Home exhibition at Chelsea Space
, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
Design by Olly Corps, London College of Communication.
Waste me not | PhD student work | Photography by Marie Stenton | Design @analapa.work | London College of Fashion | University of Arts London 
Image from DoppelDänger by She Goat (the collaboration of Shamira Turner and Eugénie Pastor). Photograph: Adam Fung. 
Alys Tomlinson,
2020
Meet some of our students
Anushka Tay, PhD candidate, UAL Anushka Tay
I'm a PhD candidate researching Chinese diaspora dress histories in the UK.
Fiona Uwamahoro, PhD Candidate, London College of Fashion, UAL Fiona Uwamahoro
My doctoral thesis explores the emergence of the field of fashion in Rwanda.
Joel Lardner, PhD candidate, UAL Joel Lardner
I'm investigating 1980s skateboard visual culture.
Crystal Zhang, PhD candidate, UAL Crystal Zhang
My doctoral research project is about design education for eco-social justice.