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humanities PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 83 humanities PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Music PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University)

For 2025/26 entry, we will be welcoming applications for PhDs in all supervisory areas. The department has an international reputation for music research in history, theory, anthropology/ethnography, composition, and creative practice. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Arts Research Programme
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History at UEA

History at UEA offers a vibrant learning community of staff and students. We cover a wide range of periods and regions, from Medieval to Modern, from Britain, Russia and Europe to America, from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and Asia. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Political, Social and International Studies at UEA

With expert supervision, a supportive research environment, high levels of student satisfaction and high-quality research training, we welcome applications from well-qualified candidates to our MPhil/PhD programmes and our Master's by Research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Culture, Media & Creative Industries PhD

Culture, Media & Creative Industries at King's carries out world-leading research across the field of culture, media and the analysis of particular creative industries. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Arts Research Programme
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History PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)

The Department of History at King's has a long and distinguished tradition in world leading, cutting-edge research. Our staff and research students are fully engaged in original historical scholarship, ranging from late antiquity to the present day. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies PhD

Spanish was first taught at King’s in 1831, and the teaching of Portuguese in British universities was pioneered by King’s in the 1860s. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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English PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong/Singapore/Humboldt Berlin)

King's is one of the oldest English departments in the country and is home to a lively and supportive group of academics and students engaged in the exploration of literary cultures from the 7th to the 21st centuries. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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Comparative Literature PhD

Joint PhDs available. Exciting opportunities to gain a joint PhD with Hong Kong University (HKU), the National University of Singapore (NUS). Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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Research opportunities in Language and Linguistic Science

The study of language and linguistics provides a window on the mind, on people, and on society. We develop linguistic theories that are grounded in diverse and novel forms of empirical data, and we strive to ensure that research leads to real-world applications and societal impact. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Humanities Research Programme
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Research opportunities in the Department of English and Related Literature

The Department of English and Related Literature is a world-leading department. One of the UK's largest graduate schools, we are proud to have built a welcoming, international community with a global outlook. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Humanities Research Programme
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School of Law Doctoral Studentship

The University of Sheffield is pleased to be awarding a new doctoral studentship based within the School of Law that will support a postgraduate researcher pursuing research in law and social justice. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  Law Research Programme
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Urban Relationalities: Transductive Infrastructures of Survivability

Project Summary . This doctoral project investigates how infrastructures of survivability—systems of mobility, protection, sensing, and logistics whose logics intertwine with militarism—reshape contemporary urban environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr FS Shayya
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Women's political engagement in Francophone West Africa (1945-60)

The School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities is looking to recruit a fully-funded PhD candidate to work on women’s political engagement in West Africa from the end of the Second World War through decolonisation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S.F Frank
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SYNERGY PLAGUE: Reconstructing the environmental and societal drivers of plague outbreaks in Eurasia between 1300 and 1900

The PhD studentship will fund one PhD project studying the environmental and socio-demographic contexts and impacts of plague outbreaks, on a trans-regional scale, around, roughly, c.1400-1700. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Slavin
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Gender, Sexuality, Women’s Writing and Feminism in Literature, Film and Creative Writing (Ref: SSH26-SF-English)

These PhD projects are for those interested in exploring how gender is represented and re-defined in literature, film and/or creative writing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Parker
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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