social network PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 186 social network PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for 2024 Entry - Project Partner choice and behavioural variation in social networks

About the Partnership. This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the NERC Great Western Four+ Doctoral Training Partnership (GW4+ DTP). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Higginson, Dr L Brent, Prof C Ioannou

9 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Ageing and body clock rhythms: The importance of a social network.

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

It is popularly accepted that maintaining an active social life is paramount for good health and longevity. In its absence, social isolation and loneliness can elevate risk of disease and shorten lifespan. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Piggins

4 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The social side of symbionts: exploring bidirectional links between the gut microbiome and social behaviour in mammals

University of Oxford Department of Biology

Symbiotic microbial communities can have pervasive impacts on the biology of their hosts, and the diverse microbiomes that reside in the mammalian gut are no exception. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Knowles

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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NERC E4 Social behaviour and fitness in a wild vertebrate population

University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Ecology & Evolution

Summary. This project will test the causes and consequences of variation in social behaviour in a wild population of Soay sheep and explore how sociality shapes ecological and evolutionary processes in nature. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Nussey, Dr M Silk

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The impact of hearing ability on social participation, and social acclimatisation after hearing aid fitting (location Glasgow)

University of Nottingham School of Medicine, Division of Clinical Neuroscience

Background. Applications are invited for the above studentship based in the Scottish Section of the University of Nottingham’s Hearing Sciences department, located in Glasgow. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JA Holman, Prof G Naylor

8 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Drivers of variation in social interactions

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

In social species across the animal kingdom, interactions between group members and with conspecific outsiders are a constant aspect of life. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Radford

9 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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How social are social networking sites? Investigating the relationship between different styles of usage and psychosocial factors.

Aston University College of Health and Life Sciences

Social networking sites (SNS) are an increasingly popular tool to engage in social interaction; for example, Facebook currently has 1.5 billion regular users and 74% of adults use such platforms regularly. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CP Pennington, Dr DJS Shaw

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Investigating the role of social phenotypes in relation to bystander behaviour during fallow deer fights.

Queen’s University Belfast School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Conflict is widespread in the animal world because individuals often need to compete for the acquisition of resources that ensure survival or reproductive success. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Jennings, Dr G Bocedi

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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NERC ACCE Doctoral Training Partnership: The benefits of sociability in group-living small mammals

University of Liverpool Faculty of Health and Life Science

The ACCE DTP is committed to recruiting extraordinary future scientists regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith or religious belief, pregnancy or maternity, parental or caring responsibilities or career pathway to date. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Stockley, Prof J Hurst, Dr DW Franks

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Intergenerational Succession and Social Capital as antecedents to Enterprise Development and Innovation in Family Firms

Ulster University - Belfast Campus Ulster Business School

Research Group: Business and Management Studies

Family Firms tend to dominate private sector economies across the world. 86% of all UK business can be categorised as Family Owned (IFB, 2022) and the largest 500 family enterprises globally generate in the region of US$8.02 trillion in revenue (EY, 2023). Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Woods, Dr I Smyth

26 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

Masaryk University

In Clinical Psychology, students gain a deep understanding of the human mind and behavior. Focus on psychological assessment, therapeutic interventions, and counseling techniques. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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ACS-05-Punzo - Diffusion of sustainable technologies in multiplex networks: theory and experiments

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

We are looking for a PhD student to join an interdisciplinary project that will use theoretical models, simulations and incentivized economic experiments to study the diffusion of sustainable technologies and behaviours and the policies that can facilitate it. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Punzo

24 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Enhancing Women’s Access and Experiences of Care during Pregnancy through Digital Health Technologies [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Cybersecurity, Privacy and HCC Research Section

This project is in collaboration with the University of Leicester, the University of Cape Town, and the broader EPSRC/GCRF funded UK-South Africa CoMaCH Network on Co-designing community-based digital health interventions for maternal and child health https://comach.melissadensmore.com/. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Verdezoto Dias

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

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Get paid to do postgraduate study! South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS) funding

City, University of London

The South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS) offers funding of up to £20,000 per year for you to undertake postgraduate studies, starting in October 2024. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership

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Get paid to do postgraduate study! South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS) funding

Cranfield University

The South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS) offers funding of up to £20,000 per year for you to undertake postgraduate studies, starting in October 2024. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership

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