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health and social care PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Get paid to do postgraduate study! South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS) funding

University of Lincoln
The South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS) offers funding of up to £24,000 per year for you to undertake postgraduate studies, starting in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Get paid to do postgraduate study! South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS) funding

University of Roehampton
The South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS) offers funding of up to £24,000 per year for you to undertake postgraduate studies, starting in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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The impact of extended waiting times for treatment and investigation in people with long-term conditions

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
Waiting lists for hospital treatment have steadily increased since 2016 (2016 was the last time that the 18-week treatment target was met by the NHS). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Stack, Prof D Kyte
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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What role can leisure play in enabling people to sustain their chosen lifestyle post diagnosis with dementia?

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
Discourse about dementia and best practice in addressing its malign outcomes has progressed over the last generation from a purely medicalised lens, through person centred and personhood approaches, to those where the social citizenship of individuals is promoted. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CR Russell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A good teacher listens: Why knowing your students and teaching your students go hand in hand

University of Worcester
Institute of Education
In the UK interest in Social Pedagogy is growing, as the chasm between what our children need, and what our education system offers them, grows wider by the day. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Solvason, Dr RP Paige, Dr AH Hodgkins, Dr AP Prowle
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reducing Weight stigma and its health impacts

University of Sheffield
School of Psychology
Obesity is one of society’s greatest challenges with 2/3rds of UK adults living with overweight or obesity. Weight stigma (anti-fat attitudes, weight-based prejudice and discrimination) is experienced by 54% of adults. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Wood, Dr N Buckland
 20 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Home Automation and Dementia Care

University of Worcester
Worcester Business School
Home Automation technologies have evolved significantly in recent years to incorporate all aspects of modern living from climate control, lighting, security, safety monitoring, entertainment and energy conservation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Bowers, Dr S Evans
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Working with farming families to build resilience when living with dementia

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
Although there is no cure for dementia, the experience can be shaped by the individual’s’ coping style, life history, health, neurological impairments and social environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CHJ Jones
 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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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
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Mathematics PhD – System dynamics modelling of services for children with complex health needs

University College London
Department of Mathematics
A fully-funded PhD is available from February 2027 to work with Professors Sonya Crowe, Christina Pagel and Nici Zimmermann on an Operational Research / System Dynamics project as part of the NIHR/EPSRC-funded SPROCKET Hub (Systems and Process Redesign and Optimisation at Childhood Key Events and Transitions). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof SC Crowe, Prof CP Pagel
 25 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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
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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
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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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