Postgraduate research

Our thriving and innovative research culture has one overarching aim: to produce high quality, impactful research that addresses key global challenges around oral and general health.

We work in close partnership with local, national and international organisations and stakeholders to seek out, and address, important questions to improve the world around us.

Our research groups

Our centres and groups carry out specialised research.

Our global impact

Our research has strong impact across many areas, improving clinical treatment and services for the benefit of society.

Our research programmes

Join our collection of brilliant minds all working to make the world a better place, from preventing tooth decay in children and making dentistry more patient friendly to - believe it or not - reducing violent crime on the streets of Cardiff and changing attitudes towards alcohol.

Dentistry (PhD, MPhil)

Our primary objective is to provide internationally competitive research projects, producing highly skilled and competitive postgraduates with excellent future career prospects.