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children PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 188 children PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND): Challenges, Support and Trends
About the Project. Project summary. This project explores the lived experiences of supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in the UK, focusing on the challenges faced by families, nursery owners, and stakeholders. Read more
Reducing inequality through early identification of risk of persistent speech disorder in children born with cleft palate
Background. Children born with a cleft palate are at higher risk of persistent speech disorder and associated language delays due to the structural and functional issues that affect their ability to produce normal speech. Read more
Health and education outcomes of children with Sickle Cell Disease in England
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a serious, lifelong condition that causes anaemia, increased infection risk and pain.1 Around 300 affected babies are born annually in the UK. Read more
Building Resilience through Imagination and Children’s Knowledge (Ref: ABCE-KC1-24)
Please note that this project is not University-funded. You will need to secure external funding to cover your tuition and living expenses. Read more
Timing and technique of primary surgery for children born with cleft lip and/or palate and associations with childhood outcomes
Rationale. Orofacial clefts are one of the most common congenital craniofacial abnormalities, with an incidence of 1/700 live births worldwide (Mossey & Modell, 2012). Read more
Sleeping soundly? The impact of white noise as a sleep aid for children's neurocognitive development
Primary Supervisor: Prof Rachael Bedford. Co-Supervisor(s): Dr Valdas Noreika and Dr Teodora Gilga (UEA). Read more
An intervention to improve deaf children’s social communication skills
Deafness and hearing loss combined is the most prevalent sensory deficit experienced by children. In England alone, more than 45000 children are deaf or have a hearing loss. Read more
Advancing inclusivity in child health trials: investigating recruitment, retention and communication methods
Background. In 2023, the NIHR Methodology Incubator launched the national prioritisation project, CHISEL (Child Health Trials Methodology Prioritisation), to identify the Top10 key methodological challenges that require to be addressed to increase the number and quality of child health trials in the UK. Read more
Funded PhD - Using genetics to understand mental health outcomes in children from a clinical birth cohort
This multidisciplinary project will integrate expertise across cleft, genetic epidemiology, mental health, and epidemiology from supervisors based in two different institutions and three different schools. Read more
Indoor air pollution and respiratory health in children and young people
In the UK, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health (1). Nearly 30% of preventable deaths in England are attributed to air pollution (2). Read more
Living with allergy during the transition to secondary school
Allergy, the immune system’s hypersensitive reaction to typically harmless substances, can be severe and lead to a potentially life-threatening reaction or anaphylaxis (Turner et al, 2019). Read more
Biological drivers of health inequalities: impact of diet on the gut microbiome in preschool children.
In Sheffield there is a 15-year gap in the onset of chronic health conditions between the most and least affluent areas of the city. This is related to poverty and inequality resulting in food insecurity. Read more
Investigating the Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying the Benefits of Classroom Exercise Breaks in School-Age Children
Introduction. Classroom exercise breaks (CEB) are suggested to improve children’s executive function, attention and concentration in schools. Read more
PhD Learning concepts and words in children
This project will investigate how children think about the world (build concepts) and how learning words interacts with these concepts. Read more
PhD Opportunity - Dietary Fibre Impact in Healthy Children
'TO APPLY, PLEASE CLICK INSTITUTION WEBSITE'. Summary. The impact of dietary fibre in health and disease prevention in adults is well established but very limited evidence exists for children. Read more