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We have 85 social media PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

(PDS Award) Making sense of digital worlds: Adolescent girls’ experiences of navigating social media in everyday life before and during the UK social media restriction

The University of Manchester

Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, School of Environment, Education and Development

The rise in mental health difficulties among young people, particularly girls, has sparked urgent debate about the role of social media. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MP Panayiotou, Dr OD Demkowicz, Dr L Munford

18 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Manosphere in Schools: The influence of misogynistic social media content on young people’s development.

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Psychology & Vision Sciences

Project. Read more

Supervisors: Dr GH Hales, Dr FS Sheen, Dr R Hatcher

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Exploring the Use of Social Media Platforms for Supporting Individuals with Long-Term Conditions: Impacts on Self-Management and Healthcare Engagement

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

This PhD will investigate how individuals with long-term conditions (LTCs) use social media platforms to access informal care, social support, and advise from people with lived experience of illness. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Stack, Dr CS Sealey

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Digital Social Licence for Offshore Wind: Misinformation, Public Discourse and Coastal Community Resilience (Ref: AURA27-MS)

Loughborough University

Loughborough Business School

Offshore wind is central to the UK energy transition. Its long-term success depends on more than technology and infrastructure. Public trust, community resilience and the quality of public discussion also matter. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Sykora, Dr S Elayan, Prof J Downey

15 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Multimodal AI-Generated Content Detection and Watermarking (S3.5-COM-Zhang)

University of Sheffield

School of Computer Science

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DCZ Ce Zhang, Dr Z Chen

13 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The Meta-Sharing Epidemic: Assessing and Mitigating the Multi-Dimensional Risks of Social Media Hyper-Sharing

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

From daily personal routines to sensitive workplace settings, modern society is driven by an absolute habit. if it happens, it must be digitally shared. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Pattnaik

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Funded PhD – The role of social inequities in social eating among youth with mental illness: a participatory, arts-based mixed methods project - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol

School of Psychology and Neuroscience

Youth with mental illness experience high levels of loneliness, discrimination and social exclusion (Henderson et al., 2026). These experiences can limit opportunities for recovery, participation in one’s community, and quality of life. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Jordan, Dr AD Dobrescu, Prof M Banissy

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD – Exploring the role of the digital environment in mental health over the life course: longitudinal analysis of young people in the Philippines and UK - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

About the project. The burden of mental health conditions and self-harm are most acutely felt in the poorer nations and minoritized populations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Sharp, Dr D Knipe, Dr R Wadman, Dr LW Winstone

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Opportunities in Communication, Media, and Film Studies

Sheffield Hallam University

Centre for Culture, Media and Society

We warmly invite applications for full-time or part-time self-funded PhD study. About the PhD Programme. The Centre for Culture, Media & Society (CCMS) is an exciting interdisciplinary environment delivering research that offers critical insight and real-world impact. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Understanding looksmaxxing and how to mitigate its negative impact

University of York

Department of Psychology

A PhD position is available through the ERC funded project HATESHIELD awarded to Prof. Harriet Over. The position will start on April 1st 2027. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Over

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

(MRC NW-DMS) From screen time to active time: Promoting physical activity and mental health in children and young people

The University of Manchester

Division of Psychology and Mental Health

Physical activity is important for mental and physical health, but many young people do not achieve recommended physical activity levels. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JF Firth, Dr CF French, Prof R Elliott

27 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Journalism, Digital Media: ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) - Journalism, Digital Media and Democracy

Swansea University

Research, Engagement & Innovation Services

Open to. UK and international applicants. Funding Providers. ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS). Subject Area. Read more

Supervisor: Ms Lauren Gill Gill

6 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Evaluating the effects of large language models on attitudes towards migrants in the UK

University of Reading

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Project Overview. False narratives that fuel social and public opinion generated by large language models (Papageorgiou et al., 2024) move through social spaces faster than they can be mitigated (Kandel, 2020). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Cacase

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Computational analysis of political communication and democracy

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Dr Rafael Mestre and Professor Matt Ryan. This PhD uses computational social science to study political discourse, public opinion, and democratic participation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Mestre

1 July 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Computational approaches for mapping political polarisation in the age of AI

King’s College London

Department of Informatics

Many claim that society is increasingly "polarised". But what does that actually mean, and what data is there to support such a claim?. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MF Falkenberg

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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