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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Whiteknights Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Work with world-leading archaeologists at the University of Reading to pursue your own research career. Our expertise spans the Palaeolithic to the Medieval periods, and regions of the world including the UK, Europe, Middle East, South America and China. The University of Reading is renowned for its archaeological research: it is ranked 1st in the UK for research quality and research outputs in Archaeology (Times Higher Education Institutions Ranked by Subject, based on its analysis of the latest REF 2021).

Tuition fees

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£ 21,750per year

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University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    Whiteknights Campus, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UD, United Kingdom

The University of Reading is an international community with more than 26,000 students from around 160 countries. 
Reading is a lively town just 22 minutes from London Paddington by train, and 45 minutes from Heathrow Airport by coach. Windsor and Oxford are also close by.
Reading supports undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to maintain, improve and develop their academic English.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    11th out of 25 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 205
    119 58%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    56.0 56%

    20th

    3
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.39 85%

    3rd

    2

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