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qualitative research PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 184 qualitative research PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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The impact of pre-registration nurse education on students perceptions of nursing homes as clinical placement settings

The population aged over 65 is rapidly growing and is projected to triple by 2050 (United Nations, 2023). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Cooke, Dr R Warner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Measuring the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Meeting Centres

A Meeting Centre (MC) is a local resource, operating out of ordinary community buildings, that offers on-going warm and friendly expert support to people with mild to moderate dementia and their families. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Evans, Dr MO O’Malley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A mixed-methods exploration of the relationship between public stigmatisation of Tourette’s and teachers’ perspectives of Tourette’s

Tourette’s Syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder involving involuntary multiple motor or phonic tics (Cavanna et al, 2009). It is often associated with swearing, but this facet – known as coprolalia – is estimated to be present in only 10% of Tourettic people (Tourette’s Action, 2025). . Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Kington, Dr DPF Whittaker
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The impact of extended waiting times for treatment and investigation in people with long-term conditions

Waiting lists for hospital treatment have steadily increased since 2016 (2016 was the last time that the 18-week treatment target was met by the NHS). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Stack, Prof D Kyte
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Low-carbon Climate Adaptation in UK Households: Understanding participation in, and pathways toward, low-carbon climate adaptation

People play many roles in climate action — as commuters and carers, workers and hobbyists, citizens and consumers. Climate change is already reshaping all of these. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Hoolohan, Dr R Wood
 7 July 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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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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Risk Transfer, Homeowner Resilience, and Sustainable Urban Development in the UK (Ref: ABCE-ISBE-MDP)

The United Kingdom faces a critical, dual imperative. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Del Pinto, Prof K Chmutina
 30 June 2026  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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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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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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It’s the way we speak: exploring the impact of accent, dialect and language in creating inclusive environments for medical education

Decades of research and policy developments have explored how to promote diversity and inclusion in the medical profession, including via widening participation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Gibson Smith, Dr A Laidlaw, Prof J Harden
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing and evaluating a co-designed complex intervention to support multidisciplinary decision-making and patient-centred care in gestational breast cancer (gBC)

  Research Group: Cancer Cancer/Digital health and Data
Gestional breast cancer (gBC), defined as breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy, presents a rare and highly complex clinical challenge.1 Women and clinicians must make time-critical treatment decisions under uncertainty, balancing maternal and foetal outcomes across multiple specialties. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Harris, Dr J Armes
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK 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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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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