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Find a supervisor

Find out who's doing the kind of research you are interested in by using the Huddersfield Research Portal to find academic staff in your field. You can familiarise yourself with their research and contact them directly.

Find a research degree

A research degree can equip you with a greater range of transferable skills and help your CV stand out. Explore our Master's by Research and PhD options here.

Research Excellence Framework 2021

The Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF2021) will provide an assessment of the University of Huddersfield’s research and its impact.

Impact and public engagement

As an institution, we recognise the importance of looking beyond academia to address global challenges and make a real difference, socially and economically.

Skilled people and training

Realise your talent, or that of your employees, through our excellent training and development opportunities.

Research and innovation services

We can help you grow your business through innovative solutions provided by our academic experts and talented students and graduates, supported by our advanced facilities.

Research institutes and centres

We advance research, innovation and collaboration across all of our academic departments and more than 70 research institutes and centres.

Our research areas

From Art and Design through to Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, research at Huddersfield impacts across a breadth of subject areas. Browse through our research, institutes and centres by research area. 

Our academic experts

Our staff have expertise across an impressive range of disciplines and specialities and are known for their commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge exchange.

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100% of our academic staff are Fellows of the (HEA)*

Research strategy and governance

Producing excellent research which impacts on global quality of life by supporting the personal and career development of our researchers.

Athena SWAN

The University of Huddersfield supports gender equality and we are committed to the Equality Challenge Unit’s Athena SWAN Charter.

Specialist facilities and equipment

Whatever your need, be it a specialist service, testing, analysis or simulation you can access our resources to develop your business.

Recent research highlights

The latest research from our academics.

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Graduate School

The Graduate School fosters interdisciplinary research and ensures a thriving and equitable research environment for all.

*Permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching; research degrees applies to those on contracts of more than half-time.