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social work PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 382 social work PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities: Faculty of Sport, Technology and Health Science - Centre for Applied Social and Health Science (CASHS)

We are offering self-funded PhD opportunities for motivated individuals to explore timely, innovative, and transformative research in the Centre for Applied Health and Social Sciences. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Sport Business in Contemporary Contexts (Ref: 2026/LUL/ISB)

The Institute for Sport Business seeks to deliver research with a real-world impact in an era of significant social, economic and technological change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Read
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Institute for International Management and Entrepreneurship

The Institute for International Management and Entrepreneurship (IIME) focuses on examining economic activities within rapidly evolving global and national contexts. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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The role of diversity training in an era of business and socio-economic uncertainty: Managing migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace in UK organisations

In an era marked by business volatility and socio-economic uncertainty, it is widely suggested that diversity training could support the creation of a supportive climate of all migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace to contribute collectively to organisational goals (CIPD, 2017; Herring and Henderson, 2015). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Mitsakis
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exploring the Application of Universal Design in Social, Digital, and Architectural Learning Spaces

This research focus should aim to explore how the principles of Universal Design (UD) can be applied to the interfaces between social, digital, and architectural spaces to foster greater inclusivity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MF Findon, Dr S Bracken
 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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A Multisensory Mind: Exploring the Learning Experiences of Primary School Children with Synaesthesia

Synaesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in another sensory pathway. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AS Sewell, Prof A Kington
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Institute for Creative Futures Research

The Institute for Creative Futures (based in Loughborough University London) is an innovative hub that merges the cutting-edge fields of design innovation and creative technologies. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Organisational Capability and Social Value in Net-Zero Construction

The transition to net-zero built environments represents a major challenge for the construction sector. Although significant progress has been made in developing low-carbon technologies and regulatory frameworks, the delivery of net-zero buildings often falls behind policy ambition. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Raiden
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Doctoral Programs in Business, Economics and Social Sciences – 55 doctoral positions

The Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) at the University of Mannheim offers outstanding opportunities for highly qualified students with strong quantitative skills and a passion for research to pursue a doctoral degree in Business, Economics and the Social Sciences. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Germany PhD Programme
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Studying for a PhD in Humanities and Social Science

The University of Brighton has opened opportunities for self-funded PhD students in multiple areas of research in the fields of humanities and social sciences. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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UL Doctoral School of Social Sciences

At the University of Lodz Doctoral School of Social Sciences, you will grow as a researcher under the guidance of an experienced Doctoral Supervisor, gaining the knowledge and skills needed to earn a doctoral degree in Social Sciences. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Poland PhD Programme
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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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Evaluating the effects of large language models on attitudes towards migrants in the UK

Project Overview. False narratives that fuel social and public opinion generated by large language models (Papageorgiou et al., 2024) move through social spaces faster than they can be mitigated (Kandel, 2020). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Cacase
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Men's lives: the consequences of living with high levels of drive for muscularity

Historically, body image research has focused on females and their dieting and weight loss habits. McCreary and Sasse (2000) recognised that although some men desired to be thin for health, occupational, or recreational reasons, high levels of the drive for thinness in men from Western societies is relatively rare. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Edwards, Dr G Molnar, Dr DT Tod
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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