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

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

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Bridging the Gap: Investigating the Professional Landscape of Applied Performance Analysts in Sports Performance Analysis

University of Worcester

School of Sport and Exercise Science

As the discipline of sports performance analysis experiences unprecedented growth and diversification, the role of the applied performance analysts emerges as a key component to aid coaches, athletes and stakeholders’ decision making (Martin et al., 2023). Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Francis, Prof D Vinson

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

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Transforming Practice: Co-Creating Practitioner Training to Challenge Stigma and Support Activity with Type 1 Diabetes

University of Worcester

School of Sport and Exercise Science

People with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) consistently report a strong desire to participate in physical activity (PA), yet face persistent structural, educational, and interpersonal barriers throughout their lives. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Richardson

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

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Nationalism, populist politics and sport migrations: heroes or villains?

University of Worcester

School of Sport and Exercise Science

Right-wing populist political voices, movements and values have been on the rise. Europe has been witnessing tendencies that are frequently associated with identity politics, ethno-nationalism, racism, sexism, anti-elitism and a general sense of ‘them vs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Molnar, Dr S Whigham

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

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Therapeutic Landscapes: Creative Placemaking, Folklore and Wellbeing

University of Worcester

School of Arts

Who is this for. creative and health practitioners wishing to explore artistic practice within discourses of socially engaged art practice, placemaking and folk cultures, and to benefit from the emerging professional opportunities for artists working in the field of creative health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Cussans, Mrs DM McCannon

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

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Reframing Critical and Socially Engaged Arts Practices from a Creative Health / Health Humanities Perspective

University of Worcester

School of Arts

Within the field of contemporary arts there has been a significant shift over the last decade towards collaborative, participatory and socially engaged arts practices that could be re-purposed for wider and specific public health needs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Cussans, Prof SN Nicholson

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

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Arts-led Approaches to Trauma and Healing

University of Worcester

School of Arts

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

University of Worcester

School of Arts

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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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

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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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The potential of AI in the detection and diagnosis of dementia in rural areas/underserved groups

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

There are currently around 982,000 people with dementia in the UK with the number expected to rise to 1.4 million by 2040 (Alzheimer’s Society, 2025). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Evans

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

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Pain management for people living with dementia in Extra Care Housing

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

Background. There is plenty of research and a large body of evidence that shows that, for older people living with dementia, pain assessment and management is suboptimal as compared to other older people with similar health conditions in hospitals, residential care, nursing care and in their own homes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Barrett, Dr MO O’Malley

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Measuring the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Meeting Centres

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

A Meeting Centre (MC) is a local resource, operating out of ordinary community buildings, that offers on-going warm and friendly expert support to people with mild to moderate dementia and their families. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Evans, Dr MO O’Malley

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

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Enhancing Membrane-Free Alkaline Electrolysis for Sustainable Hydrogen Production (Ref: LU-EnerHy 2026-27/004)

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

This PhD studentship is part of the Engineering Hydrogen NetZero (EnerHy) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), an EPSRC-funded initiative focused on advancing research and training in green hydrogen and wind energy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Calnan

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

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Engineering Additive Manufacturing Processes for the Design and Fabrication of Resilient Fusion Reactor Components

University of Bristol

School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

Delivering reliable and economically viable fusion power depends on the ability to design and build reactor systems that operate safely under extreme thermal and mechanical conditions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Zhang

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

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Novel Formulation Strategies for Multi-Drug Delivery Systems to Address Polypharmacy

University of Liverpool

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

This PhD project aims to develop next-generation multi-therapy drug delivery systems that address polypharmacy by engineering programmable formulations in a single dose that simplify complex drug regimens and transform care for patients with multiple chronic conditions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr w Lau

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

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Intergenerational programmes in community-based support initiatives for people living with dementia – understanding the impacts and outcomes

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

The project will seek to understand the impacts, challenges, successes, barriers, sustainability issues and best practices in community-based support initiatives for people living with dementia in Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Barrett, Prof A Kington

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

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Dementia and mental health: the use of artificial intelligence to support people living with dementia and/or care partners in rural areas

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

There are currently around 982,000 people with dementia in the UK with the number expected to rise to 1.4 million by 2040. With the number of people over 65 years old set to grow by around 50% in rural areas by 2039 (All Party Action Group on Dementia, 2023) a significant proportion will be affected by dementia. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Evans, Dr C Bowers

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Exploring the Challenges to Dementia Diagnosis in Rural Areas

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

Rural areas face distinct healthcare challenges, including an aging population, vast distances to cover, and inadequate transport and telecommunications infrastructure. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RS Swift, Dr P Unwin

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

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Adoption of proprietary home and community automation technologies in support of ageing-in-place

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

This PhD study will investigate the adoption of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) automation technologies used in the home or in the community by people affected by dementia. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Bowers, Dr MO O’Malley

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

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Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Jonathan George and Dr Sam Thompson. This project aims to uncover how nature constructs complex molecules by mimicking biosynthetic pathways through synthetic chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof J George

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Water Management-Desalination and Wastewater Treatment

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Water Engineering and Natural Environment

Water management is very important in many countries in the world. Out of many aspects of water management, freshwater production by desalination technologies (thermal and membrane) and wastewater treatment by various technologies are the most important ones. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Mujtaba

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

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Simulation and optimisation of reverse osmosis desalination process with renewable energy

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Desalination of seawater has been gaining increasing momentum to overcome the freshwater scarcity around the world. Among the various technologies, RO (reverse osmosis) is one of the most promising seawater desalination technologies for freshwater production but is energy intensive. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Mujtaba

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

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We have 3,651 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,651 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Knowledge Management

Responsible virtual assistant for effective marketing communication

Information Security in AI Agents

Determining Cyber Attacks by Using Machine Learning to Detect Message Anomalies

Determining and understanding digital exclusion

Detecting Hostile Behaviour Through Real-time Voice Analysis

Value Creation Stories in Coach Developer Social Learning Spaces

Bridging the Gap: Investigating the Professional Landscape of Applied Performance Analysts in Sports Performance Analysis

Transforming Practice: Co-Creating Practitioner Training to Challenge Stigma and Support Activity with Type 1 Diabetes

Nationalism, populist politics and sport migrations: heroes or villains?

Therapeutic Landscapes: Creative Placemaking, Folklore and Wellbeing

Reframing Critical and Socially Engaged Arts Practices from a Creative Health / Health Humanities Perspective

Arts-led Approaches to Trauma and Healing

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

Working with farming families to build resilience when living with dementia

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

The potential of AI in the detection and diagnosis of dementia in rural areas/underserved groups

Pain management for people living with dementia in Extra Care Housing

Measuring the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Meeting Centres

Enhancing Membrane-Free Alkaline Electrolysis for Sustainable Hydrogen Production (Ref: LU-EnerHy 2026-27/004)

Engineering Additive Manufacturing Processes for the Design and Fabrication of Resilient Fusion Reactor Components

Novel Formulation Strategies for Multi-Drug Delivery Systems to Address Polypharmacy

Intergenerational programmes in community-based support initiatives for people living with dementia – understanding the impacts and outcomes

Dementia and mental health: the use of artificial intelligence to support people living with dementia and/or care partners in rural areas

Exploring the Challenges to Dementia Diagnosis in Rural Areas

Adoption of proprietary home and community automation technologies in support of ageing-in-place

Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products

Water Management-Desalination and Wastewater Treatment

Simulation and optimisation of reverse osmosis desalination process with renewable energy

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