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scotland PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Domestic Abuse Support Provision for Trans+ People in Scotland
Recent years in Scotland and the UK have seen both proposed reform of trans+ rights, and a rise in anti-trans voices in the pub Domestic Abuse Support Provision for Trans+ People in Scotland lic sphere. Read more
A study of trans+ people’s experiences of domestic abuse in Scotland
PROJECT DESCRIPTION. In 2010, Roch Richie and LGBT Youth Scotland1 published the first report on trans people’s experience of domestic abuse in Scotland. Read more
Plants and people in Mesolithic Scotland: examining hunter-gatherer-plant interactions over 5 millennia.
The aim of the PhD project is to consider the role and importance of different plant food and fuel resources in hunter-gatherer subsistence in Mesolithic Scotland. Read more
Investigating the demand of data analytics skills in the Scottish labour market and patterns of supply in Scottish HE sector
Skills Development Scotland, amongst other institutions, have highlighted the importance of data literacy and analytical skills. The aim of this project is to understand the demand and supply for data analytical skills within Scotland. Read more
Dark Tourism and Penal History Sites in Scotland
Penal history sites have drawn the attention of international dark tourism scholars who have begun to study prison tourism at penal museums, from The Stasi Prison and the Gulag system to postcolonial prisons in different national contexts. Read more
Digitally twinned rating systems for low energy housing in Scotland.
This PhD Project aims to develop innovative ‘digitally twinned’ rating systems for low energy housing in Scotland. Energy efficiency is becoming a pressing issue that must be addressed in current and future housing developments. Read more
Housing inequalities in Scotland
A key area of academic and policy interest in the built environment considers the current housing shortage and housing inequalities in Scotland. Read more
Did climate change cause the 2020 Stonehaven derailment? - SENSE CDT
Scientific Background. Extreme precipitation events have significant impacts on human society as shown by the tragic derailment near Stonehaven in August 2020. The proximate cause of the derailment was debris from an overflowing drain (RAIB, 2022) with a train forced to return due to a landslide blocking the track. Read more
Applying Machine Learning to the Detection of Suicide Propensities in Young Scottish Males
Suicide has been shown to be the biggest killer of young men in Scotland. With Public Health Scotland (PHS) stating that 25.7% of deaths of young men between 4 and 25 in Scotland as a result of probable suicide. Read more
Smile4life National Oral Health Improvement Programme: Inclusive Evaluation to Assess the Impact of Co-designed Resources for a Community-based Oral Health and homelessness intervention.
Project background. United Nations Habitat estimates that 150 million people are affected by homelessness worldwide. The Covid-19 pandemic further aggravated this scenario of health and social inequalities. Read more
Low-carbon building retrofit by adopting an integrated archetype and net-zero approach
Summary. This PhD opportunity emerges from the need to develop an archetype and low-carbon heating approach that delivers Scotland's net-zero targets considering the implications of the built heritage, the surrounding public and private space and the communities that depend on many of our existing built heritage. Read more
Developing Children’s Rights-based approaches for law and policy inScotland – journeying from recognition towards incorporation andimplementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
PROJECT DESCRIPTION. In recent decades, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has acquired greater recognition in law,policy and practice in Scotland and elsewhere. Read more
AHDRC: Enhancing health & well-being: what are the gains from social prescribing?
Applications are sought for a three-year, full-time Studentship to be based at the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU). This PhD studentship will be within the Aberdeen Health Determinants Research Collaboration (AHDRC). Read more
A big data and bioinformatics study to predict and prevent Saprolegniosis outbreaks in Scottish salmon farms
This research project is a prestigious industry fully funded 42 month PhD bioinformatic and modelling studentship that also will provide essential networking in the aquaculture industry. Read more
Improving the accessibility of offshore wind infrastructure
This project will primarily be based at the International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT), Heriot-Watt University, Orkney Campus. Read more
