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social work PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 382 social work PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Trace evidence: Locard’s exchange principle using invertebrates

In most criminal or forensic investigations, much of the work focuses on the collection and assessment of biological traces of human origin. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M A Perotti
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Institute for International Management and Entrepreneurship (Ref: 2026/LUL/IIME)

The Institute for International Management and Entrepreneurship (IIME) is an interdisciplinary community of scholars at Loughborough University London. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Schnyder
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Shaping Our Creative Futures (Ref: 2026/LUL/ICF)

At Loughborough University London’s Institute for Creative Futures, we are redefining what it means to innovate in design, communication, and the creative industries. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Tacchi
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A good teacher listens: Why knowing your students and teaching your students go hand in hand

In the UK interest in Social Pedagogy is growing, as the chasm between what our children need, and what our education system offers them, grows wider by the day. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Solvason, Dr RP Paige, Dr AH Hodgkins, Dr AP Prowle
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Arts-led Approaches to Trauma and Healing

The Covid pandemic led to a worldwide increase in physical and mental health needs, particularly amongst the young, the elderly and minority groups. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Cussans, Dr PG Golz, Dr DS Sommerville
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Urban Relationalities: Transductive Infrastructures of Survivability

Project Summary . This doctoral project investigates how infrastructures of survivability—systems of mobility, protection, sensing, and logistics whose logics intertwine with militarism—reshape contemporary urban environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr FS Shayya
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Position (f/m/div) in Computer Vision - WeGaze: Large-Space Gaze Analysis via Multi-camera System for Social Interactions

The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI‑IS) conducts research to advance intelligent systems that perceive, learn, and interact. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Polikovsky, Dr K Kitagawa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Aging sub-cellular powerstations

Student Background. Theoretical Physics, Mathematics/Statistics, Bioinformatics, Electrical Engineering, Computing (Biological knowledge not required). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK 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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Tongue Twisters: using the creative possibilities of nonsense language to improve care for people with dementia

The importance of music, creativity, opportunities for meaningful engagement and the use of these to enhance communication within care homes for people with dementia is well documented. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Surr, Dr A Dunn
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhDs in Education

Our research aims to improve policy and practice in education locally, regionally and internationally. We invite applications for research study in any of our research strengths:  . Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Social Sciences Research Programme
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AI and Data Science for Electoral Integrity and Democratic Governance

Project Description. Aims and Methods . This thesis develops and evaluates AI- and data science–based tools to protect electoral integrity and the free formation of voters’ will from algorithmic manipulation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Liberatore, Dr JC Camacho Collados, Prof L Q Sánchez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A relationship-based approach to nurturing the mental health of young children and their families in the Early Years

Over recent years, the decline in children’s mental health has become increasingly obvious and deeply concerning. This reflects a national trend and a mounting anxiety about the wellbeing of those who educate and care for our children. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Laurence, Dr C Solvason
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Researching Teachers’ Lives, Identities and Stories

This PhD opportunity sits within the work of the Inclusion by Design Research Group at the University of Worcester and invites proposals that explore teachers’ lives, identities and stories. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Wallis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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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