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We have 179 qualitative PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Collective Intelligence or Collective Bias? Understanding and Designing Deliberation Among AI Agents

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Background and rationale. Multi-agent large language model (LLM) systems are increasingly used for reasoning, evaluation, simulation and decision support. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Mansouri

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

Menstrual health and intersectional inequalities: a mixed methods study

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

Menstrual symptoms and wellbeing are shaped not only by biology, but also by social inequalities. Experiences of pain, mood changes, fatigue, mental health and access to support can differ according to ethnicity, socioeconomic position, disability and other overlapping characteristics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Tinner

21 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Substance Use and Self-Harm: Uncovering the Hidden Links Through Multi-Method Research

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

This interdisciplinary PhD explores the relationship between substance use and self-harm across long-term and short-term timescales. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Mars

21 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Waters rising again: The loss and reconnection of floodplains PhD

Cranfield University

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

This funded PhD studentship is an exciting opportunity to conduct new interdisciplinary research on floodplains. It will combine approaches from the natural and social sciences to investigate the factors that influence the loss and, more recently, reconnection of floodplains. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Grabowski, Dr H Smith

4 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Provision of psychosocial interventions in drug and alcohol services for people with co-occurring mental health and drug and alcohol problems

Lancaster University

Division of Health Research

Most people in drug and alcohol treatment also have a mental health need. around 71% report one. National clinical guidelines now recommend that drug and alcohol services deliver psychosocial interventions, such as cognitive-behavioural and social network therapies, to this group. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Mason, Dr A Ushakova, Dr P Irizar, Dr L Goodwin

25 September 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Reducing Weight stigma and its health impacts

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Obesity is one of society’s greatest challenges with 2/3rds of UK adults living with overweight or obesity. Weight stigma (anti-fat attitudes, weight-based prejudice and discrimination) is experienced by 54% of adults. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Wood, Dr N Buckland

20 April 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Orchestrating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Resource-Constrained Contexts

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Entrepreneurial ecosystems are central to productive entrepreneurship, most ecosystem studies are more likely to focus on well-resourced contexts in developed economies (Brown and Mason, 2017; Autio et al., 2018). Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Aluko

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Assessing the Health Impacts of Adaptive and Maladaptive Housing Design Interventions in the UK's Changing Climate

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Masoud Sajjadian,. Climate Change is transforming how homes are designed or refurbished to protect occupants from extreme weather conditions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Sajjadian

9 October 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

A reight / raat / right good sound: PRICE vowel variation across three West Yorkshire boroughs (HHS-2026-29)

University of Huddersfield

The School of Human and Health Sciences

This project explores the regional identity of West Yorkshire accents, specifically the distribution of the PRICE vowel sound (as produced in words like ‘price’, ‘fight’, ‘sky’). Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Devlin

30 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

What role for the voluntary and community sector in promoting community resilience?

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The UK Government Resilience Framework (Cabinet Office 2022) renews a commitment to a “whole-of-society” approach where strengthened partnerships with the voluntary, community and faith sector (VCFS) are seen as an important way of protecting communities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Coates

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

PhD Opportunities in Informal (Science) Learning

University of Southampton

Faculty of Social Sciences

Informal (science) learning is an established area of research at the Southampton Education School, with a number of research projects exploring how people learn beyond formal educational settings. Read more

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding PhD Research Programme

Stigma towards people with ADHD

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Research indicates that people with ADHD encounter stigma, including stereotypes, prejudice (i.e., negative attitudes) and discrimination (see Bisset et al. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Wood, Dr D Poole

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

Reducing indoor air pollution through behaviour change

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Air pollution is estimated to cause more than 28,000 deaths each year in the UK, with long-term exposure associated with higher rates of cardiovascular and respiratory illness, birth-defects and neuro-degenerative disorders (Laverge et al., 2015). Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Wood

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

The psychological burden of chronic spontaneous urticaria from patient and healthcare professional perspectives

Aston University

College of Health and Life Sciences

Details of the Project. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Knibb

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Fluid Gel-Based Injectable Hydrogels for Osteoarthritis Pain and Inflammation

University of Birmingham

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. Current treatments such as intra-articular steroid injections provide only short-term relief and often require repeated administration, increasing the risk of joint damage and systemic side effects (1). Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hardy, Dr R Moakes, Dr M M Mansfield

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

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