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health and social care PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 87 health and social care PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Identification or risk factors and preventative strategies for musculoskeletal injuries in females

University of Worcester
School of Sport and Exercise Science
  Research Group: Human Performance
Female sport has grown rapidly in professionalism and visibility, with increasing access to high‑quality coaching, sport science, and sports medicine support. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Holland, Dr DC Cooper, Dr AV Vaquera
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Doctorates in Education and Lifelong Learning

University of East Anglia
School of Education and Lifelong Learning
Doctorates in Education and Lifelong Learning . UEA’s School of Education and Lifelong Learning is one of the UK's premier centres for teaching and research in professional education and training. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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PhD in Psychology

University of East Anglia
School of Psychology
Psychology PhDs at a world leading university. Delve into the fascinating world of psychology research at UEA and unlock your potential for exploration and discovery. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Point-of-care platelet diagnostics

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Overview. Platelets are small blood cells that play a vital role in the chronic and acute progression of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), but also have roles in immunity, inflammation, cancer metastasis, Alzheimer's disease and a range of infections, such as dengue, HIV-1, malaria, and COVID-19. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CI Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Intergenerational programmes in community-based support initiatives for people living with dementia – understanding the impacts and outcomes

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
The project will seek to understand the impacts, challenges, successes, barriers, sustainability issues and best practices in community-based support initiatives for people living with dementia in Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Barrett, Prof A Kington
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The "Invisible" Burden of Raynaud’s: A Mixed-Methods Study of Behavioural Adaptation and Life Impact

University of Bradford
Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences
  Research Group: Psychology
Raynaud’s Phenomenon affects up to 10 million people in the UK, causing pain, numbness, and significant disruption to daily life (1). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Vaportzis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Human Robot Interaction and Agentic AI for Assistive Living (RDF26/SE/CS/BAILLIE)

Northumbria University
School of Computer Science
Approximately one million people in the UK live with dementia, and the risk rises sharply after the age of 80. Dementia is one of the most urgent challenges in health and computing research, and Robotics and AI is beginning to transform how we respond to it. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L B Baillie
 14 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Impacts of environmental exposures on critically ill children: a national cohort study

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology
Project background. Environmental exposures including air pollution, noise, greenspace and extreme temperature has each been investigated in relation to childhood health outcomes around the world[1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SC Cai, Dr S Seaton, Prof A Hansell
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Implementation of evidence into clinical practice to reduce surgical site infection

University of Birmingham
College of Medicine and Health
The School of Social Policy and Society is offering funding for doctoral research. The studentship will explore how we can ensure evidence from the National Institute for Health and Care Research funded ROSSINI-Platform trial (NIHR163832) is implemented into surgical practice. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Damery
 2 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Safeguarding Language Models: Engineering Protective Responses to Mental Health Crises

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics
  Research Group: Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
Project Description. Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly embedded in contemporary digital environments, yet their handling of crisis-related interactions remains inconsistent and carries substantial safety risks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Perez-Almendros, Dr LES Espinosa-Anke, Dr R Evans
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Platelets in health, ageing and disease: new diagnostics and treatments

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Platelets are small blood cells that play a vital role in the chronic and acute progression of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and also have roles in immunity, inflammation, cancer metastasis, Alzheimer's disease and a range of infections, such as dengue, HIV-1, malaria, and COVID-19. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CI Jones
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Law PhD Studentships

University of East Anglia
Faculty of Social Sciences
Join a leading Law school. UEA Law School is a vibrant and supportive community of expert academics & scholars, housed in the splendid 17th century Earlham Hall. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Law Research Programme
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Nursing Research with option of joint PhD with HKU or NUS MPhil/PhD

King’s College London
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Midwifery Research with option of joint PhD with HKU or NUS MPhil/PhD

King’s College London
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Crossing the Line: How Threshold-Based Tools Shape Sepsis Decision-Making in the NHS

University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology
Background. Across the NHS, threshold-based decision-support tools are widely used to structure clinical assessment and escalation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CT Tarrant, Dr E Krockow
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