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We have 190 qualitative PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Doctoral Studies in the Faculty of Management

The study programme Management is accredited in Czech and English language in daily or blended form. The standard duration is 4 years (5 years maximum). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Business Research Programme
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Systems Change and Community Collective Impact Projects

1. Context. Communities face complex challenges that often necessitate solutions beyond the capacity of any single organization. Collective impact (CI) has emerged as a promising approach, bringing together diverse stakeholders to tackle shared issues. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Garside
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Researching Teachers’ Lives, Identities and Stories

This PhD opportunity sits within the work of the Inclusion by Design Research Group at the University of Worcester and invites proposals that explore teachers’ lives, identities and stories. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Wallis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Improving the involvement of siblings in neonatal and paediatric intensive care environments

  Research Group: Healthcare
Each year 1 in 6 babies born will be admitted to a neonatal unit for specialist care following birth. Many families are unfamiliar with neonatal units and struggle to transition into the parental role in this strange and unfamiliar environment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KG Gallagher, Dr S Seaton, Prof JM Manning
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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To explore symptom management during end of life care in neonatal settings

  Research Group: Healthcare
Each year, around 1200 babies will die in the neonatal period, constituting the largest category of death in children under 5yrs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KG Gallagher, Dr S Seaton, Prof JM Manning
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of a Patient-Specific Corneal Digital Twin Based on Topographic Imaging for Contact Lens Fitting and Future Corneal Interventions

This PhD project aims to develop a patient-specific corneal digital twin derived exclusively from routinely acquired corneal topography and tomography data. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Qahwaji, Dr I Ghafir
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Networks of Play: Community Building, Tools, and Engagement in the Games Industry

Over the past two decades, digital games have evolved into complex cultural products supported by vast ecosystems of players, creators, and developers. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ID Donald, Ms FS Stewart
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multimodal Applications for Cognitive Differences

Technological interventions have been created to attempt to counter symptoms of stress, through improving cognition and functioning of target users. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JM McGowan, Dr I McGregor
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Medicines optimisation in palliative and end of life care

  Research Group: Healthcare delivery and medicines optimisation
Medicines optimisation at the end of life is essential in palliative and end of life care, where the priority shifts from disease treatment to enhancing quality of life and minimising harm. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Parsons
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The role of general practice pharmacists in supporting medicines use by people living with dementia

Medicines are a cornerstone of chronic disease management, including for people living with dementia (PLWD), who frequently experience polypharmacy and complex medication regimens. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Barry, Prof C Hughes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The social impact of mis-information or dis-information

This is an open call for research proposals related to topics of mis-information or dis-information in social influence. Proposals should focus on the ways in which mis- and dis-information impact human information behaviours and practices in a social or societal context. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FR Ryan, Dr D Brazier
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Governance in British Basketball: Funding Precarity, Structural Deficiencies, and Organisational Instability (Ref: SSEHS/SF-MD26)

British basketball sits at a critical and a paradoxical juncture within the UK sporting landscape. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Dowling
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Phase Transitions and Emergent Behaviour in Large Language Models

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Thiel, Prof M. C. Romano
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Psychology of Human Performance and Health (Ref: SSEHS/DFPH25)

The project will focus on the psychology of human excellence and/or well-being. The research will, broadly speaking, address how high achievers develop, succeed, and thrive in demanding environments, and will likely cluster around one or more of the following related themes. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding and intervening in young driver road safety

Newly-qualified drivers are the most likely drivers on the road to be involved in crashes. This is likely to reflect a combination of insufficient driving skill and deliberately choosing a risky driving style (e.g., speeding, dangerous overtaking). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Rowe, Dr CB Stride
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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