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scotland PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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UNESCO Trail in Scotland PhD Scholarship - UNESCO Designations As Sites Of Restorative Integration And Embodied Decoloniality
Research Group:
School of Education
This PhD will supervised by Prof Alison Phipps & Co-supervised by Dr Sadie Ryan and a member of UNESCO National Commission in an advisory capacity. Read more
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Drystane Dyking: Understanding Cultural Significance and Developing Skills in Scottish Island Communities
Applications are invited for a fully funded collaborative PhD studentship based at the Institute for Northern Studies, Orkney College UHI in collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Read more
Funded PhD opportunities with University of the West of Scotland
. University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is one of Scotland's most innovative modern universities. It's ranked by Times Higher Education in the world's top 150 young universities, and in the top 600 universities overall in their world university rankings. Read more
The impact of Forestry on Golden Eagles in Scotland
Golden Eagles in Scotland have largely recovered from historically low levels over the past two centuries but their distribution is still constrained by persecution and habitat loss across parts of their former range. Read more
The Sustainable Development of Media Tourism in Scotland
Popular media, such as films, novels, comic books, and television series has long been an impetus for travel to destinations related to a media text (Lee, 2012). Read more
MRes evaluating the impact of the sportscotland Highlands & Islands Performance Development Programme using survey-based research and interviews
Key objectives of the Highlands and Islands Performance Development Programme (PDP) have been to empower athletes to maximise their potential through a fully integrated network of local support and facility access, improving athlete performances from Highland & Islands Athletes with the long-term aspiration of targeting greater representation at Scottish and GB level. Read more
Validation of Novel Physical Performance Assessments for Ski Athletes (VP2231)
Background. This project provides an exciting and groundbreaking opportunity to research, design and test a performance assessment tool alongside Snowsport Scotland and Sportscotland. Read more
Embedding disability rights in sport participation frameworks (VP2237)
About the project. The University of the West of Scotland’s Institute of Clinical Exercise and Health Science has been recognized as the highest ranked Sport Science research institute in Scotland within the Shanghai Ranking. 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
Staycations, localisation, and Edinburgh as a destination: being agile for the community in tourism recovery.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a swift and devastating impact upon Edinburgh’s tourism sector. Read more
Novel techniques for nuclear energy and the origin of chemical elements (VP2233)
The Nuclear Physics Research Group at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has a fully-funded PhD studentship available. Read more
Laboratory and field measurements, and interpretation of self-potential signals that arise in response to water flow is a fractured basement rock in N-W Scotland - application to characterisation of subsurface fracture patterns
Self-potentials (SP) arise when an electrolyte (e.g. groundwater or brine) flows through a porous rock (hydrocarbon reservoir or aquifer). Read more
Adverse health, neurodevelopmental and educational outcomes in offspring following in utero exposure to maternal medication
Background. Pregnancy is a vulnerable period when the foetus undergoes rapid development; therefore, exposure to adverse risk factors can have lifelong implications. Read more
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Mapping the Future of Greater Glasgow's NetZero Ecosystem: A Dynamic Mixed Method Approach
Overview. The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde invites applications for a fully funded PhD to research sustainability transitions based on technological innovation systems and place-based entrepreneurial ecosystems. Read more
SI-Flex: Investigating the use of social identities (SI) to promote psychological flexibility (Flex)
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SPARKLE - Stirling Physical Activity Research, Knowledge & Learning Exchange
An exciting opportunity for a full-time PhD period of study is available in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling. Read more