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health and social care PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 107 health and social care PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Medicine, Health and Social Care PhD Scholarship

Eligibility details. ·      Applications will be considered based on the quality of the research proposal and its alignment with the research theme outlined below. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Examining professional practice with intersex service users in health and social care (HHS-2026-20)

Intersex is an umbrella term for people whose sex characteristics do not fit with those considered typical for males and females, including chromosomes, hormones, and reproductive organs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Wood, Dr E Heavey
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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17 fully funded PhD studentships at National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria is offering 17 fully funded PhD studentships across a range of projects linked to health and social care. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NIHR Funded
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17 fully funded PhD studentships at National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria is offering 17 fully funded PhD studentships across a range of projects linked to health and social care. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NIHR Funded
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17 fully funded PhD studentships at National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria is offering 17 fully funded PhD studentships across a range of projects linked to health and social care. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NIHR Funded
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17 fully funded PhD studentships at National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria is offering 17 fully funded PhD studentships across a range of projects linked to health and social care. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NIHR Funded
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17 fully funded PhD studentships at National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria is offering 17 fully funded PhD studentships across a range of projects linked to health and social care. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NIHR Funded
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Transforming Lives PhD scholarship, Sheffield Hallam University: Targeting Perinatal Mental Health Inequities: Co-Designing Tailored Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Underserved High-Risk Communities

Applications are invited for a Transforming Lives PhD scholarship in Health and Social Care commencing 01 February 2027. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Fair, Prof H Soltani
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Responsible AI for Health and Social Care and Wellbeing

The increasing generation, adoption and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies that could impact humanity raise continuously concerns from general public, regulatory bodies and industry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof CD Neagu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Dementia and mental health: the use of artificial intelligence to support people living with dementia and/or care partners in rural areas

There are currently around 982,000 people with dementia in the UK with the number expected to rise to 1.4 million by 2040. With the number of people over 65 years old set to grow by around 50% in rural areas by 2039 (All Party Action Group on Dementia, 2023) a significant proportion will be affected by dementia. . Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Evans, Dr C Bowers
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Research at UEA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

At UEA our research portfolio for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is divided into three interlinked research areas. Metabolic Health - metabolism, cancer, cardio-respiratory, and nutrition. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Reframing Critical and Socially Engaged Arts Practices from a Creative Health / Health Humanities Perspective

Within the field of contemporary arts there has been a significant shift over the last decade towards collaborative, participatory and socially engaged arts practices that could be re-purposed for wider and specific public health needs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Cussans, Prof SN Nicholson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Tackling local health inequalities in Clifton and Mansfield through community-based exercise social prescribing interventions – Collaboratory Research Hub 2027 PhD Studentship

Many people referred through NHS Social Prescribing services want to improve their health but face barriers such as low confidence, long-term health conditions, mobility difficulties, or anxiety about joining community groups. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Hunter
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Predictive Health Analytics from Integrated Social Service Records: A Natural Language Processing (NLP)-Based Framework for Early Intervention

  Research Group: Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
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 Supervisors: Dr C Perez-Almendros, Dr V Bennett, Prof SM Allen, Dr D Wilkins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Implementing Green and Blue Social Prescribing in local community settings across the North East and North Cumbria (Ref: ARC26/HW/HNS/BUHRMANN)

Green and Blue Social Prescribing has gained considerable attention over the last few years for its potential to improving health and wellbeing through connecting people with nature-based activities such as walking groups, community gardening, outdoor arts programmes, or open-water swimming. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Buhrmann, Prof T Finch
 19 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)