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qualitative PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 179 qualitative PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Co-Designing Community-Led Cancer Awareness Pathways to Improve Early Diagnosis and Research Engagement in Underserved Populations

This PhD will co-design AI-enhanced, community-led cancer awareness pathways to improve early diagnosis and research engagement among underserved groups in Merseyside. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Young, Dr \F curtis, Mr B Mcgrae
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Shared decision making and antipsychotic medication: qualitative study exploring the experiences of people with serious mental illness in a specific population such as young adults or peri-menopausal women

Prescribing antipsychotics has increased steadily in England over the last decade. For serious mental health conditions like schizophrenia, they are usually prescribed with the view of keeping the patient on them indefinitely. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Lindsey, Dr C Richardson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2027). Climate Change and ESKAPEE Pathogen Resistance: A Localised Mixed-Methods Study

Growing evidence shows that climate-induced temperature rises directly accelerate bacterial growth and resistance mutations, while extreme weather events indirectly affect healthcare disruptions and antibiotic misuse. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NAJ Johari
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Great North Sleep research: a mixed methods study to explore the safe and effective use of medicines to improve sleep health

Sleep is a fundamental pillar of human health, underpinning physical wellbeing, cognitive performance, emotional regulation, and long-term disease prevention. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Rathbone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the Impact of a Team-Based Sport Weight Loss Intervention on Men’s Health: Evaluation of MAN v FAT (Ref: SSEHS/GH26)

Men’s health is a major public health concern in the UK, with mental and physical health challenges disproportionately affecting men. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Hale, Dr E Stamp, Dr J Barker
 1 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Loneliness, connection, and the role of mobility in a changing world

Loneliness is fast becoming one of the most urgent social and public-health challenges, yet mobility is rarely discussed in this discourse. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Fonzone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mothering Under Adversity: Roma Mothers’ Experiences of Stress, Trauma and Help-Seeking

Roma mothers experience significant inequalities in mental health and access to support, shaped by discrimination, poverty, insecure housing, migration, social exclusion and previous encounters with health and social care. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Kostka , Dr K Broadhurst, Dr L Goodwin
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Full funded project in AI, public services and social stratification, with a specific focus on youth transitions

The Department of Sociology at Maynooth University and Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute are pleased to announce that a PhD Scholarship will be available for a suitably qualified and successful applicant intending to commence their PhD studies in October 2026. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Byrne
 25 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring the relationship between school and home brushing behaviour

  Research Group: Division of Dentistry
Childhood tooth decay remains one of the most common preventable health conditions worldwide and disproportionately affects children living in deprived communities. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GK Kitsaras, Dr M Goodwin, Prof J Clarkson, Dr L O'Malley
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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RESET-RLS: Reviewing Safe and Effective (De)Prescribing Strategies in RLS

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship investigating the safe and effective use of medicines in Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), with a particular focus on prescribing and deprescribing in patients who experience treatment-related complications such as augmentation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Rathbone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Behind the Wheel – Self-Management of Musculoskeletal Pain in Professional Drivers

Professional bus, coach and lorry drivers face high levels of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to long hours of sitting, whole-body vibration and poor ergonomics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G S Skamagki, Dr M M Mansfield
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Scaling Integrated Chronic Kidney Disease Care Nationally: A Mixed-Methods Implementation and Economic Evaluation of the LUCID Programme

  Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology
The LUCID (Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Chronic Kidney Disease Integrated Care Delivery) programme exemplifies how long-term condition management can be transformed through integrated, data-driven, and patient-centred care (1). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Major, Dr J Creese
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Crossing the Line: How Threshold-Based Tools Shape Sepsis Decision-Making in the NHS

  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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding and mitigating the impact of fraudulent participation on health research

This mixed-methods PhD aims to explore how health researchers experience and address fraudulent participation, aiming to develop practical guidelines to protect research integrity across multiple aspects of Health research. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Deja
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Second wind: Developing multi-disciplinary decision-support tools for adopting second-hand wind turbines in UK community energy projects

The transition to net-zero requires innovative approaches that reduce waste, lower costs, and maximise the value of existing renewable energy infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Takou
 22 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)