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We have 190 qualitative PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Tackling Health Inequalities in Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

The Centre for Evidence and Implementation Science at the University of Birmingham is offering a full-time PhD Studentship in Health Services Management, commencing on 1 January 2027 (or September 2027). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Gauly
 7 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Health economic approaches to evaluating mental health conditions experienced by young adults

This post offers an exciting opportunity for a three-year research post with inbuilt professional development and research training by undertaking a PhD. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Thorn, Dr AJ Russell, Dr A Realpe
 20 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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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Funded PhD: The conceptual basis of functional activity limitation (FAL) and its measurement in neurodegenerative diseases

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join a fully funded, 36-month PhD project commencing in October 2026. This studentship provides a comprehensive financial package to support your research at the University of Aberdeen, including home tuition fees, a student stipend and associated research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Swallow, Dr Z Skea
 6 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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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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Advancing Perinatal Psychometrics

Background and Aims. Perinatal mental health difficulties affect up to 20% of mothers and birthing people, yet existing measurement tools often fail to capture the unique psychological challenges of pregnancy and the postpartum period. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Fallon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Community resilience and cascading climate impacts

Critical infrastructures are central to the function of society, with interdependencies between systems which brings risks of disruption in one sector impacting on another. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Mander, Dr R Wood
 7 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Virtual Wards, Real Inequities: Understanding the Intersection of Ethnicity, Culture, and Deprivation in Remote Health Services

Virtual wards, sometimes called Hospital at Home, allow doctors, nurses, and therapists to care for people in their own homes using a mix of home visits and digital monitoring. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AW Woodward, Prof ND Davies
 4 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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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