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We have 384 social work PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Digital Futures and Responsible AI (Ref: LB26-SF-002)

Loughborough University

Loughborough Business School

As digital transformation reshapes every aspect of modern life, we’re asking how organisations, economies and societies can navigate change responsibly. Read more

Supervisor: Dr U Jayawickrama

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

A mixed-methods exploration of the relationship between public stigmatisation of Tourette’s and teachers’ perspectives of Tourette’s

University of Worcester

Institute of Education

Tourette’s Syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder involving involuntary multiple motor or phonic tics (Cavanna et al, 2009). It is often associated with swearing, but this facet – known as coprolalia – is estimated to be present in only 10% of Tourettic people (Tourette’s Action, 2025). . Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Kington, Dr DPF Whittaker

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

Foster Care in Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Communities. An Anglo-Irish Comparative Study

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

There are disproportionate numbers of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller children in state care in England, children who are ‘doubly traumatised’ by being fostered out of their culture due to the absence of foster families from these cultures (this would not be the case with other ethnic minorities). Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Unwin, Dr CS Sealey, Dr TC Cane

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

Working with farming families to build resilience when living with dementia

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

Although there is no cure for dementia, the experience can be shaped by the individual’s’ coping style, life history, health, neurological impairments and social environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CHJ Jones

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

Multivariate, longitudinal and cross-cultural exploration of the effects of becoming a parent on mental health and wellbeing in modern society

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

Why do some people thrive when they become parents, while others struggle? This PhD explores how mental wellbeing changes during the transition to parenthood, using rich data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and datasets from non-UK countries. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Haworth

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

Language and Communication Studies at UEA

University of East Anglia

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

We focus on deepening understanding of human cultures and communities, including their linguistic, historical, and literary transformations, through our ground-breaking, interdisciplinary research, which crosses the border between Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

Fully-funded PhD in Economics

European University Institute Florence

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

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

Fully-funded PhD in Law

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) Law Research Programme

PhD Student - Intranasal treatment and imaging of neurological disorders using nanoparticles

Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)

PhD Opportunities

Research Group: Nanostructured Functional Materials

As a flagship research center in nanoscience and nanotechnology, our mission is to open and explore new frontiers of knowledge at the nanoscale, and bring value to society in the form of new understanding, capabilities and innovation, while inspiring and providing broad training to the next generations of researchers. Read more

Supervisor: Mrs TP Pañella

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Examining the mechanisms that cause cardiovascular disease by studying the heart or adipose tissue

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Heart failure has a serious impact on our society and once diagnosed has a poor survival rate. In the United Kingdom, there are about 1.5 million people living with the after-effects of a heart attack. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Boateng

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

Anthropology of Heritage or Material Culture

University of Reading

Department of Archaeology

We are inviting expressions of interest to undertake doctoral research on a project in the anthropology of heritage or material culture, to work under the supervision of Dr Alanna Cant, a specialist in art and craft, material culture, heritage, cultural tourism, and Roman Catholicism in Mexico and the United Kingdom. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cant

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

Edinburgh Law School

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Law School was established in 1707. Renowned for our international and interdisciplinary outlook, we have been at the heart of legal education and research for more than 300 years. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Law Research Programme

Culture, Media & Creative Industries PhD

King’s College London

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Culture, Media & Creative Industries at King's carries out world-leading research across the field of culture, media and the analysis of particular creative industries. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Arts Research Programme

The "Invisible" Burden of Raynaud’s: A Mixed-Methods Study of Behavioural Adaptation and Life Impact

University of Bradford

Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences

Research Group: Psychology

Raynaud’s Phenomenon affects up to 10 million people in the UK, causing pain, numbness, and significant disruption to daily life (1). Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Vaportzis

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

Engineering Better Social Outcomes through Requirements Management and Integrated Asset Data Processing

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The built environment profoundly influences human wellbeing shaping not only our physical comfort and behaviour, but also our cognitive and emotional states. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Underwood, Prof M Bew, Dr MY Munir, Dr KS Szczepura

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

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