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Addressing the Psycho-Emotional Impact of Climate Anxiety on Children and Young People through Illustration

Climate change is contributing to a worldwide increase in physical and mental health needs. There is subsequently a critical bottleneck in supply and demand for mental health services in the UK and further afield, especially for child and adolescent mental health [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Cussans, Mrs DM McCannon, Mr TH Hickey

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

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What role can leisure play in enabling people to sustain their chosen lifestyle post diagnosis with dementia?

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

Discourse about dementia and best practice in addressing its malign outcomes has progressed over the last generation from a purely medicalised lens, through person centred and personhood approaches, to those where the social citizenship of individuals is promoted. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CR Russell

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

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Fully-funded PhD in History and Civilisation

European University Institute Florence

Fully-funded PhD programmes. The European University Institute (EUI) offers well-structured doctoral programmes allowing you to develop your intellectual curiosity and enabling original research. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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PhD in Interdisciplinary Policy Studies - Studentships at King’s College London

King’s College London

The Centre for Public Policy Research at King’s College London is currently recruiting UK and International students for our PhD in Interdisciplinary Policy studies supported by the LISS-DTP Social Sciences Studentship Scheme. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) PhD Research Programme

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Predicting Frailty Using Integrated Health and Social Data to Support Preventive, Community-Based Care

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

RSCI Population

This project explores how we can better support people to live healthier, more independent lives for longer by predicting frailty earlier using large, real-world datasets. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Nazar, Prof N Al-Moubayed

21 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Evaluating the feasibility of social, economic, and environmental sustainability strategies for explosive waste management in small manufacturing facilities - PhD

Cranfield University

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Sustainability in explosive waste management remains a critical yet understudied challenge, particularly for small-scale, remote manufacturing facilities that often lack the resources and infrastructure of larger defence or industrial operations. . Read more

Supervisors: Ms T Temple, Dr F Persico, Prof F Coulon

2 September 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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The Horror of Place-Based Harms (Project ID: LEV26/SC/HSS/NALLY)

Northumbria University

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

We are inviting applications for a doctoral candidate to join our team, working on the Leverhulme Trust project, ‘The Horror of Place-Based Harms.’ The project explores extra-familial harms – harms that young people experience outside the family home in peer groups, neighbourhoods and community settings – and how the places where these harms occur can be better understood and made safer. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Nally

29 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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EngD: Multi-scale analytical modelling of turning processes for digital optimisation of chip geometry for improved recyclability

University of Sheffield

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Machining, Assembly, and Digital Engineering for Manufacturing

Machining is a key part of subtractive manufacturing which is used by almost all industries to shape components and remove unwanted material. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Priest, Dr F Freeman

19 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Leverhulme Trust PhD Studentship - Object lessons: Understanding and augmenting the role of reproductions in museums

University of Oxford

Oxford Internet Institute

The Oxford Internet Institute, working with Goldsmiths, University of London and Oxford University Museums, is awarding a fully funded Leverhulme Trust doctoral studentship to focus on ‘Understanding and augmenting the role of reproductions in museums’, under the supervision of Prof. Read more

Supervisors: Prof KE Eccles, Dr RC Chamberlain

10 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Changing How We See the World: Inclusive Augmented Reality for Health and Wellbeing

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

This research offers an exciting opportunity to explore how Augmented Reality (AR) can be designed and applied to improve health, wellbeing, and inclusion. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Johnson

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

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Computational Modelling of Bio-Based Innovations for Sustainable and Circular Construction

Atlantic Technological University Ireland

Research

The successful candidate will work alongside the ATU Project Lead, Dr Conan O’Ceallaigh, at ATU Galway, in collaboration across all project partners as appropriate on the BIOFABRICATE Project. Read more

Supervisor: Dr . O'Ceallaigh

3 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Department of Psychology

Lancaster University

This programme presents the opportunity to join our international and interdisciplinary research community working within the fields of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and neurocognition or social processes. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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Decommissioning Cultures and Communities: understanding culture change from operation to decommissioning in a large nuclear facility (NDA funded) PhD Human Geography

University of Exeter

Geography

The University of Exeter’s Department of Geography is inviting applications for a PhD bursary funded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency to commence on… Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Dawney

24 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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School of Law Doctoral Studentship

University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is pleased to be awarding a new doctoral studentship based within the School of Law that will support a postgraduate researcher pursuing research in law and social justice. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) Law Research Programme

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AI, Community Data and Public Decision-Making: Turning Lived Experience into Trustworthy Evidence

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Public decision-making is increasingly shaped by data. Yet the evidence used by health systems, local authorities, and other public bodies is still dominated by administrative data designed for performance monitoring, compliance, and cost control. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D King

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 382 social work PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

social work PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 382 social work PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Addressing the Psycho-Emotional Impact of Climate Anxiety on Children and Young People through Illustration

What role can leisure play in enabling people to sustain their chosen lifestyle post diagnosis with dementia?

Fully-funded PhD in History and Civilisation

PhD in Interdisciplinary Policy Studies - Studentships at King’s College London

Predicting Frailty Using Integrated Health and Social Data to Support Preventive, Community-Based Care

Evaluating the feasibility of social, economic, and environmental sustainability strategies for explosive waste management in small manufacturing facilities - PhD

The Horror of Place-Based Harms (Project ID: LEV26/SC/HSS/NALLY)

EngD: Multi-scale analytical modelling of turning processes for digital optimisation of chip geometry for improved recyclability

Leverhulme Trust PhD Studentship - Object lessons: Understanding and augmenting the role of reproductions in museums

Changing How We See the World: Inclusive Augmented Reality for Health and Wellbeing

Computational Modelling of Bio-Based Innovations for Sustainable and Circular Construction

Department of Psychology

Decommissioning Cultures and Communities: understanding culture change from operation to decommissioning in a large nuclear facility (NDA funded) PhD Human Geography

School of Law Doctoral Studentship

AI, Community Data and Public Decision-Making: Turning Lived Experience into Trustworthy Evidence

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