media and communication PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

On-the-go EV charging methods

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The promise of electric cars is tempered by the pragmatic reality that they are limited in range and hampered by a lack of charging infrastructure. Read more

Supervisors: Prof LM Maglaras, Dr Z Tan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Novel E2E mechanisms for mobile devices

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Using several messenger applications like Signal where data are not backed up or stored reduces the chance of messages being accessed, but the main problem of the data being created and consumed in cleartext on end devices remains. Read more

Supervisor: Prof LM Maglaras

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Digital Twin-based IoT Framework for Offshore Wind Supply Chain Management

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Offshore wind energy holds a vital role in generating sustainable energy resources by harnessing vast and consistent amounts of energy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof BC Canberk, Prof LM Maglaras

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Towards a unified AI-driven approach of context handling to support reconfiguration decisions in Cloud-to-Edge orchestration for next-generation IoT systems

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The use of contextual information in computing systems (e.g., in desktop/web/mobile and pervasive/ubiquitous computing) and cloud computing were generally introduced, where it was necessary. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AU Ullah

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Visual Memes and Viral Images: Analysis, Discourse, Politics

Nottingham Trent University School of Art and Design

The proposed project will explore the role of online memes and viral images in the transglobal socio-political landscape. Visual memes and viral… Read more

Supervisors: Dr JG Gilboy, Dr M Bohr

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Mapping the Character of Geographic Places [Self Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Historically maps were often designed to engage the reader and to communicate some particular aspects of the places portrayed, including the appearance of landscape and of individual buildings. Read more

Supervisors: Prof Y Lai, Prof C Jones, Prof P Rosin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Department of Journalism Studies PhD with a Practical Element

University of Sheffield Faculty of Social Sciences

By pursuing a PhD with a practical element you will do two things. first, write a doctoral thesis of 40.000-50.000 words and develop a practical element that exemplifies and illustrates your argument and conveys it and its significance to a non-University audience. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Mapping the Character of Geographic Places

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Visual Computing

Historically maps were often designed to engage the reader and to communicate some particular aspects of the places portrayed, including the appearance of landscape and of individual buildings. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Rosin, Prof Y Lai, Prof C Jones

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Language Model-Grounded User Simulation for Personalised Conversational Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science

This PhD project aims to advance the development of personalised conversational systems by leveraging user simulation, an area of research supported by recent advancements in large language models known for their strong capability in natural language understanding and generation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Wang

1 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sustainability governance of China’s global infrastructure investments

University of Bath Department of Social & Policy Sciences

The University of Bath is inviting applications for this PhD position due to commence in September 2024 under the supervision of Dr Yixian Sun. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Sun

2 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Financing a Sustainable Future: Capital Markets and Sustainable Food Systems

University of York Department of Environment and Geography

This is one of four potential projects, please choose from the links below to view the remaining three projects. Antibiotic resistant genes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr TD Dordi

28 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Propagation of RF/microwave signals in plasma

University of Strathclyde Department of Physics

The project will contribute to a major Ministry of Defence (MoD) research programme intended to develop generation after next technologies for applications in defence and security. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Ronald, Dr B Eliasson

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Sheffield Hallam University - Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) Scholarships in the Sheffield Business School: An Exploration of How Teenagers Navigate Friendship Online and Offline

Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Business School

Applications are invited for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD scholarships in the Sheffield Business School, commencing 7 October 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr ED Dempsey, Dr EM Moorlock, Dr CC Carter

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The use digital tools and online information for the self-management of health

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

This is an open call for research proposals related to the broad area of the use of digital and e-health tools and/or online information for the self-management of health and wellness. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FR Ryan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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