{"id":33,"date":"2026-06-23T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/computing-and-communications\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:15:15","slug":"research-degrees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/computing-and-communications\/research-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a research student in Computing and Communications, you will contribute to leading research as part of a diverse and collaborative research community. Our approach to research reflects the OU\u2019s mission: to harness technological innovation to empower people everywhere, openly and at scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We offer both full-time and part-time PhD and MPhil degrees on research projects related to our main thematic research areas. 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