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material culture PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 30 material culture PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Anthropology of Heritage or Material Culture

We are inviting expressions of interest to undertake doctoral research on a project in the anthropology of heritage or material culture, to work under the supervision of Dr Alanna Cant, a specialist in art and craft, material culture, heritage, cultural tourism, and Roman Catholicism in Mexico and the United Kingdom. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Cant
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Levantine Faience in context: A multidisciplinary study

The aim of the project is to study a large corpus of faience (an ancient, glazed ceramic) with the aim of determining production techniques, provenance and use. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Shortland
 17 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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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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Study History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh - funding opportunities available

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is one of the great world centres for the study of the human past. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Warps and Wefts: Textiles, Design and Scotland in Historical and Contemporary Contexts

This project will analyse and critique the centrality of textiles to Scotland’s design and cultural heritage, in turn questioning and demonstrating the continued significance of textiles to the wider remit of V&A Dundee. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Tuckett
 12 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decommissioning Cultures and Communities: understanding culture change from operation to decommissioning in a large nuclear facility (NDA funded) PhD Human Geography

The University of Exeter’s Department of Geography is inviting applications for a PhD bursary funded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency to commence on… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Dawney
 24 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Exploring nitrogen electrochemistry at elevated temperatures (Ref: CM/IMP-SF1/2026)

A huge amount of nitrogen fixation to ammonia-based fertiliser is required annually to maintain global food supply; it is estimated that artificial fixation accounts for 50% of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr IM McPherson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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An AI -aided data-driven approach to study the making, degradation and origin of historical parchments

Parchments are a writing material made from treated animal skins used for centuries to record important writings such as legal documents. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Liang
 15 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University

Begin your journey into advanced research at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, where a diverse spectrum of doctoral programmes invites you to explore humanity’s past, culture, language, and society. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Sir Henry Thomas Scholarship for postgraduate Hispanic Studies

We're seeking applications from outstanding candidates for a postgraduate scholarship for research in the fields of Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan or Latin American Studies. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  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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Towards a new earthly vernacular

This is one of several fully funded PhD studentships available within the College of Arts, Technology and Environment (CATE) at UWE Bristol. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof TJ Jorgensen
 12 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Haywood Fellowship

Open to all doctoral researchers in History of Art, this PhD award offers a tuition fee waiver at the Home fee rate and a small maintenance grant. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Arts Research Programme
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Engineering Biomimetic Organ-on-Chip Systems for Ocular Research (Ref ID: THRT26/SE/EPM/LI)

Join an exciting, fully funded interdisciplinary research project developing next-generation elastomer-hydrogel based organ-on-chip technologies for animal-free ocular research with biomimetic artificial materials aiming to promote the 3R principle (replacing animal usage in research with more ethical approaches) at the same time improve the efficiency of biotechnologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Li
 26 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Design and characterization of immunomodulatory glycopolymers

PhD Opportunity. Surfaces, Macrophage Behavior, and Glycopolymer Design. We are seeking motivated candidates for a PhD project positioned at the exciting intersection of polymer chemistry and immunology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Mantovani, Dr A Piccinini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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