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2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 190 2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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School Leaders' Decision-Making in Complex Organisations

The proposed project will focus on the complex decision-making which school leaders and leadership teams undertake in their roles and the implications of this for professional development. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Kington, Dr M Stephenson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Training emotional competency in the workplace: Does 'one size' really 'fit all'?

As a core focus for organisational Equality Diversity & Inclusion policies, the current drive to train emotional skills in the workplace shows no signs of abating. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Davis, Dr B Mahoney, Prof LN Nichol
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Vaccine hesitancy among adults living with allergy

The global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2) brought the impact of vaccine-related hesitancy on healthcare planning and delivery into sharp focus (Clark et al, 2025). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Mahoney
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Effect of New Zealand Blackcurrant on cardiovascular responses to prolonged inactivity and exercise

New Zealand blackcurrant (NZBC) has a unique and high profile of anthocyanins (Kähkönen et al 2003). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MC Cook, Dr AR Renfree
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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An exploration of responders and non-responders to New Zealand blackcurrant intake on metabolic and cardiovascular responses

Use of dietary supplements as ergogenic aids is common among athletes to support training and enhance performance (Maughan et al 2011). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MC Cook
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The impact of pre-registration nurse education on students perceptions of nursing homes as clinical placement settings

The population aged over 65 is rapidly growing and is projected to triple by 2050 (United Nations, 2023). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Cooke, Dr R Warner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The impact of maternity unit culture on student midwives’ learning experience

The interest in investigating UK maternity care quality is ongoing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LH Hope, Dr TD Dennis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Value Creation Stories in Coach Developer Social Learning Spaces

Research concerning Coach Developers has steadily increased in volume over the last decade (e.g., Stodter and Cushion 2019; North 2010; Kraft, Culver, and… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Vinson, Dr R Pritchard
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Pain management for people living with dementia in Extra Care Housing

Background. There is plenty of research and a large body of evidence that shows that, for older people living with dementia, pain assessment and management is suboptimal as compared to other older people with similar health conditions in hospitals, residential care, nursing care and in their own homes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Barrett, Dr MO O’Malley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exploiting activation of senescence tumour suppressor mechanisms by Salmonella enterica for the treatment of cancer

Background. Typhoid toxin is a DNase-like virulence factor of the human pathogen Salmonella Javiana, which intoxicates cells throughout the microenvironment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Humphreys
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MSc by Research: Exploring temperature sensing pathways in barley

Mean global temperatures have risen by 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and could climb by another 4°C by 2100. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Balcerowicz
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cardiac and skeletal muscle progenitor cells - driving regeneration ability by tryptophan metabolites

The School of Biomedical Sciences invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2026/27. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A.J. Smith, Dr T.S. Bowen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating molecular mechanism of medium chain fats in muscle health and cardiovascular disease treatment

Ketogenic diets, involving restricted carbohydrate and high fat consumption, have been proposed to increase skeletal muscle strength, with likely impacts on professional sports performance. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R S B Williams, Dr AB Malerba
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Gendered perspectives of data science

This is an open call for research proposals related to gendered perspectives of data science. Diversity is vital to data science, given its crucial role in understanding the world, communicating information, and guiding behaviour. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KF Fabian
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Manipulation of neuroimmune responses and behaviour by infectious agents

The project focuses on how infectious agents modify the individuals that they infect and how neuroimmune responses to infection moderate behaviour changes in warm-blooded animals and humans. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Mcconkey, Dr S Clapcote
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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