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youth PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 44 youth PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Mood and Reward and Mental Health
We examine a broad range of topics in the Neuroscience of Reward Group, all connected by reward processing and mental health. For example, we examine youth depression and mood in peri/menopause. Read more
Brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based interventions for depression: An evaluation of AWARE’s ‘Mood Matters’ and ‘Live Life to the Full’ programmes.
Research Group:
Psychology
The extent to which the citizens of Northern Ireland experience challenges with mental ill-health has been well documented. Read more
Digital Spaces for Political Expression in Emerging Democracies: An Analysis of Social Media Sentiment on Civic Engagement and Identity Politics
Project objectives are trilateral. First, to apply sentiment analysis to social media discussions to estimate tone, sentiment (positive, negative, neutral), and themes (e.g., in socio-political areas like women’s rights, ethnic/racial identity, and youth activism). Read more
Techne studentships in the Institute for Creative Futures
Loughborough University London is a part of technē; a consortium which comprises nine universities in London and the South-East, with almost 60 AHRC studentships to award each year across a range of arts and humanities disciplines. Read more
[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Understanding ethnic inequalities in mental health and wellbeing among young people in the UK
We invite applications for a four year funded PhD, based in the Department of Sociology/ Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity at The University of Manchester. Read more
Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS), ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Studentships in Law and Criminology
The Centre for Criminology at the University of South Wales are delighted to offer fully funded Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentships in the Law and Criminology Pathway starting in October 2025. Read more
Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS), ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Studentship in Social Care, Social Work and Social Policy
The University of South Wales are delighted to offer fully funded Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentships in the Social Care, Social Work and Social Policy Pathway starting in October 2025. Read more
Deakin-Coventry Consortium of Motor Skill for Holistic Development
Introduction. This is an exciting opportunity to study a PhD as part of a cotutelle arrangement between Coventry University, UK and Deakin University, Australia. Read more
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Intersectional inequalities and mental health of young people with a disability or chronic illness
The proportion of 11-16-year-olds with a probable mental disorder rose from 13% in 2017 to 23% in 2023 (NHS Digital 2023). Mental health is shaped by social descriptors (e.g., gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic position) (10) and social, economic, and physical environments (11). Read more
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and functioning in older age
Primary Supervisor: Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais. Co-Supervisor(s): Dr Margherita Malanchini. Funding: China Scholarship Council (CSC). Read more
Intersectional inequalities and mental health of young people with a disability or chronic illness
The proportion of 11-16-year-olds with a probable mental disorder rose from 13% in 2017 to 23% in 2023 (NHS Digital 2023). Mental health is shaped by social descriptors (e.g., gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic position) (10) and social, economic, and physical environments (11). Read more
Geographies of care, migration and family relations,
Enquiries and applications are invited for a PhD project in the area of geographies of children, youth and families, geographies of care and/or migration studies. Read more
The Impact of Moral Injury on Younger Individuals and Potential Treatment Interventions (RDF25/HLS/NMH/FARRELL)
Aim. The purpose of this project is to explore the nature and manifestations of moral injury in younger individuals and critically consider how this overlaps, or not, with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Read more
GEMS Topic: Adaptation of Integrated ADAPT Therapy on Youths exposed to climate change-related adversities
Natural disasters due to climate change have displaced 25.2 million youths worldwide in 2022; many developed severe mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Read more
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Law and Criminology: Fully Funded ESRC Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) Studentship in the Empirical Studies in Law and Criminology Pathway
Swansea University, supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnership for Wales (Wales DTP), invites applications for PhD study in Criminology, and Law, with the possibility of being awarded a fully funded ESRC DTP studentship, available to start in October 2024. . Read more