We have 27 museums PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Do you have a passion for museums and emerging technologies? Are you driven to make a difference in local communities?. This PhD Studentship offers a unique opportunity to bridge the digital divide facing Small and Medium Museums (SMMs). Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Gilardi, Prof K Kosmala, Prof K Dahal

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Material Life in the Workhouse: Gressenhall Workhouse, Norfolk, 1777-1948

Anglia Ruskin University ARU Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Anglia Ruskin University and Norfolk Museums Service are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from September 2024, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Harley

12 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cultural Heritage Sites, Collections, or Museums in Anthropological Perspective

University of Reading School of Archaeology

I am interested in supporting applications to undertake doctoral research that focuses on a specific cultural heritage site, collection, museum, or other heritage institution, using the methods and theories of the growing sub-discipline of the anthropology of heritage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cant

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

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The Bones of Subsistence at Norman Cross Prisoner of War Camp, 1797-1816

Anglia Ruskin University ARU Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Anglia Ruskin University and Peterborough Museum are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from October 2024, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. Read more

Supervisor: Prof JG Gardner

12 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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War and Modern Fantasy Writing

University of Glasgow College of Arts & Humanities

The University of Glasgow and Imperial War Museums (IWM) are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative doctoral studentship from October 2024 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. Read more

Supervisor: Prof DF Fimi

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Unravelling the subsistence and diet of late Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens in Central and Southeast Europe.

University of Reading School of Archaeology

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of zooarchaeology, resulting in the award of a PhD degree. The post is fully-funded and includes a bursary and tuition fees, and is open to both home and overseas students. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K J Ruebens

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

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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD Studentship

Birkbeck, University of London

Re-Evaluating the Status of Prints at the British Library. Birkbeck, University of London, and the British Library are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from 1 October 2024 under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership

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Maximising the potential of fragmented bone to gain new insights into the coexistence of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in Central and Southeast Europe.

University of Reading School of Archaeology

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of archaeological science (proteomics, near-infrared spectroscopy, radiocarbon dating) leading to the award of a PhD degree. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K J Ruebens

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

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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship – “Second life: understanding deterioration of recycled plastics in Museum collections” with Victoria and Albert Museum

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

mperial College London and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from October 2024 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Charalambides

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

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The impact of new technologies on Creative Industries production: how to manage positive and negative environmental impacts

Loughborough University Loughborough Business School

The creative industries are among the largest and most digital of the UK’s industrial sectors. Within creative industries we are witnessing two contrasting effects. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Hitchen, Prof L Jackson, Dr K Broadhurst, Prof I Hodgkinson

17 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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‘Disability’ and Stuart Seafarers, 1600-1750 (JOWITT_24HISAHRC)

University of East Anglia School of History

The National Maritime Museum (NMM), part of Royal Museums Greenwich, and the University of East Anglia (UEA) are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative doctoral studentship from October 2024. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Jowitt

9 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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African Identities and the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

University of Worcester Research School

Applications are invited for a fully funded, full-time PhD studentship for the project ‘African Identities and the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries’. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Schwarz

10 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Transforming Lives PhD Studentships - Sheffield Hallam University: Understanding the role of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSE) addressing health inequalities and other health system priorities

Sheffield Hallam University Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

· Are you passionate about the role local voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises can play promoting positive health and wellbeing?. Read more

Supervisor: Prof CD Dayson

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

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Gender Inequality in the Contemporary Artworld

University of Dundee Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

"For every £1 fetched by a male artist’s work, one by a woman gets a mere 10p – and its value plummets further if she signs it. The creator of Recalculating Art, a shocking new radio exposé, reveals her findings" (Sieghart 2022). Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Gørrill

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD Opportunities in Art, Media Arts and Design

Sheffield Hallam University Art, Design & Media Research Centre

We invite applications for full-time or part-time self-funded PhD study. . About the PhD programme . Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) Arts Research Programme

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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

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125th Anniversary Scholarships for Black British Researchers - ‘WHOSE AFRICA?’: Connecting Art and Communities through the University of Birmingham’s African Collection

University of Birmingham School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

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Supervisors: Dr DS Sözen, Dr HJ Jørgensen

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Sentimental and Emotional Feelings About Objects

University of Bradford Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences

Research Group: Psychology

People often place value on ‘authentic’ objects - objects that have a link to history, or a famous person, or a loved one. Read more

Supervisor: Dr GW Waters

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

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Research degrees in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

University of Leeds Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures

The research focus of the School allows us to offer expertise in a wide range of interdisciplinary fields, including world-wide art history, critical analysis and theoretical cultural studies, as well as fine art practice in all media. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Arts Research Programme

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Art History and World Art Studies at UEA

University of East Anglia Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Art History and World Art Studies at UEA is a research-led, interdisciplinary department engaging such global challenges as climate change, coloniality, and continuing economic and political inequalities. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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Choose from 20 PhDs in literatures, languages and cultures at Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

Why take a PhD in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) at the University of Edinburgh?. Doctorate-level study is an opportunity to expand upon your interests and expertise in a community that really values research. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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What is the interrelationship between cell mitosis and cell polarity during apical-basal polarisation of epithelial organs?

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

My group strives to uncover how mechanics and biochemical signalling work together to shape epithelial organs during development. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C.B Buckley, Dr S Woolner

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

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School of Cultural Studies and Humanities

Leeds Beckett University School of Cultural Studies and Humanities

The School of Cultural Studies and Humanities is the home of English Literature, Creative Writing, History and Media Studies research at Leeds Beckett University. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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School of Archaeology - Postgraduate Research Degrees

University of Oxford School of Archaeology

Oxford's School of Archaeology is one of the few departments in the world where so many diverse aspects of archaeological research are brought together to address critical questions about our past. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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Fully-funded PhD Positions in the Life Sciences/Molecular Biosciences

Vienna Biocenter

30 Fully-funded PhD Positions in the Life Sciences/Molecular Biosciences. Empowering Curious Researchers at the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) International PhD Programme Austria PhD Programme

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Complete your PhD in a ground-breaking research and innovation setting

Leiden University Medical Center

Unique top quality research setting. The LUMC, housing the medical faculty of Leiden University, is an academic medical centre for patient care, research and education, aiming to meet the challenges of tomorrow's health care. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Netherlands PhD Programme

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Fully Funded PhD Positions at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca

The IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca is a public university school for higher education and research. Nestled in the picturesque region of Tuscany, the IMT School stands out as a premier post-graduate institution in Europe. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Italy PhD Programme

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We have 27 museums PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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