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4-year PhD Studentship: Prevalence of stigma, discrimination and violence among people who inject drugs globally and their impact on HIV and hepatitis C infection

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

People who inject drugs have one of the highest risks of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and are one of the most vulnerable populations in our society[1-3]. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Vickerman

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

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Understanding health service use and health trajectories of young adult survivors of intimate partner violence and abuse using birth cohort and linked electronic health records

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Around 1 in 3 young adults in the UK have experienced intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA; psychological, physical, or sexual abuse from an intimate partner) by the time they are 21. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Howe, Dr A Herbert, Dr J Heron, Dr A Teyhan

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

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PhD opportunities in Politics, International Relations and History at Brunel University London

Brunel University London

Become a part of our network of researchers and scholars, advising policymakers. 100% of our Politics/History research impact is world-leading or globally excellent (REF). Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Women Human Rights and Environmental Defenders’ Experiences of Forced Relocation (Ref: RDF24/EE/GES/ALLAN)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

This research seeks to critically engage with the experiences of women human rights and environmental defenders (WHREDs) who have experienced/are experiencing displacement or relocation as a result of their activism and the threats they face, and/or due to the activities that they fight against (for example, environmental damage). Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Allan, Prof K Jenkins

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

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Department of Social Sciences (Advert Reference: RDF24/ADSS/SOCIALSCIENCES)

Northumbria University Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences

These studentships are extremely popular and very competitive. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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The role of far-right narratives in mobilising support for violent political action

University of Dundee School of Social Sciences

The project aims to examine how different types of narratives might energise the supporters of the far-right movement and drive them to engage in political violence. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Bliuc

28 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Rights-based Approaches in Anti-Trafficking

Edinburgh Napier University School of Applied Sciences

. Responses to human trafficking and ‘modern slavery’ continue to be dominated by a narrow set of policy representations of human trafficking as a crime of ‘illegal’ border crossing and/of unabated criminality (Sharapov 2017). Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Sharapov

30 November 2023 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD opportunities in Anthropology at Brunel University London

Brunel University London

Join Brunel Anthropology team of internationally recognised researchers, producing ground-breaking work rooted in ethnographic fieldwork spanning Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Equally Safe Sound Design

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

This aim of this research is to identifying emotions women might perceive when harassed or intimidated in public spaces and how these emotions might be represented sonically. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RS Selfridge, Dr I McGregor

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

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How feminist movements are challenging authoritarian regimes

Nottingham Trent University School of Social Sciences

Project ID. S17. The oppression of women is a central feature of all authoritarian regimes around the world, yet too little attention has been paid to the promise of women’s uprisings against autocratic governments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Elhinnawy

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

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Parents perceptions of children’s weight and physical activities: Implications for childhood obesity

University of Bath School of Management

Background. Over the past few decades, there has been an upward continuous trend in the number of obese individuals worldwide (Nwoba et al., 2022). Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Hang, Dr D Desrochers

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

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Exploring and understanding inclusivity of LGBTQIA+ recreational athletes in the UK

University of Greenwich Institute for Lifecourse Development

Researchers, practitioners, and policy makers have shown that physical, mental, and social health research disparities exist between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+) populations and others. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Gorczynski

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

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(Un)safety and ‘safety work’ in online sperm donation: Media representations, impacts and experiences

Leeds Beckett University School of Psychology

Online sperm donation (OSD) involves a person obtaining sperm from a donor that they have met online - via a “connection” website (e.g., Pride Angel) or social media site (e.g., Facebook) – to become pregnant (Taylor et al., 2022). Read more

Supervisors: Dr RTM Turner-Moore, Dr LS Smith, Prof G Jones

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

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The Protection Offered by UN Peace Operations

University of Reading School of Law

United Nations (UN) peace operations are increasingly deployed to challenging situations of ongoing conflict with lofty expectations of being able to stabilise conflict zones, achieve national reconciliation, and rebuild state legitimacy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Gilder, Prof R Freedman

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

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Interdisciplinary approaches to Domestic Abuse (Ref: IDRT24/ADSS/GVA/JONES)

Northumbria University Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences

Applications are invited for an inter-disciplinary project exploring domestic abuse (DA). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Jones, Dr C Dosdale

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

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