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Heritage Studies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 22 Heritage Studies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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The Maynard History Scholarship

The Maynard History Scholarship will enable an outstanding candidate to pursue an original doctoral research project which connects with the research interests and expertise of the university’s History team. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Talbot
 16 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership PhD Studentship: Plants and their Products

The project considers the emergence and significance of biocultural collections containing both specimens and artefacts during the long nineteenth century, with a particular focus on plants and their products. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof FD Driver, Dr S Valeriani, Dr C Cornish
 16 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship Opportunities in Communication, Cultural, Media and Film Studies

The Sheffield Creative Industries Institute (SCII) invites applications for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD scholarships, commencing 1st October 2025. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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PhD Scholarship Opportunities in History

The Sheffield Creative Industries Institute invites applications for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD scholarships, commencing 1st October 2025. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Beyond growth? Maritime Cultural Heritage (MCH) in Kenya: unearthing the opportunities for sustainable entrepreneurship on the Swahili coast

Project Description. The Blue Economy and Blue Growth agendas are rapidly changing the economic and policy landscape of resource extraction and wealth creation for ocean-based communities across Africa. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Allegretti, Dr C Hicks
 25 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Spatial Poetics of Objects: A digital enquiry into domestic objects in museum collections

This project will research items held within museum collections, and identified as being made by or belonging to women, and explore ways digital tools - such as digital replication, immersive experience, linked open data, multisensory engagement, AI assisted metadata enhancement, folksonomies - can be used to reinscribe original authorship or ownership. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KS Simpson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Boundaries of gender: ‘petticoat governments’ and secondary voices in nineteenth century European expeditions of Africa

This project will use a variety of digital methods to identify the many women, both European and African, who assisted and enabled David Livingstone (1813-1873) in his journeys across the African continent. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KS Simpson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Heritage, Community, and Care: Heritage Engagement for Wellbeing in Stirling and Clackmannanshire

This collaborative PhD will investigate how heritage organisations can contribute to the development and delivery of place-based health and wellbeing services to maximise the wellbeing benefits of local heritage places in Scotland. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof SJ Jones, Mr CA Ansell, Dr LR Robson, Dr VA Arora
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Designing Chatbots for Engaging with Difficult Heritage in Art Galleries

Overview. This funded PhD asks if and how chatbots can be designed to support and enhance visitor engagement with difficult heritage in art gallery contexts. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Kist
 27 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Spatial Curation for Rural Revitalization and Urban Regeneration in China - Is Public Art a Good Method?

After 30 years of rapid urbanization, urban regeneration, and rural revitalization are the new challenges for the built environment in China, particularly for the historical areas with values. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Dong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Opportunities in English, History and Performance

We warmly invite applications for full-time or part-time self-funded PhD study. About the PhD programme. The Humanities Research Centre (HRC) at Sheffield Hallam University was founded in 1996. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  Humanities Research Programme
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PhD Opportunities in Communication, Media, and Film Studies

We warmly invite applications for full-time or part-time self-funded PhD study. . About the PhD Programme. The Centre for Culture, Media & Society (CCMS) is an exciting interdisciplinary environment delivering research that offers critical insight and real-world impact. . Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Cultural Heritage - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

Cultural Heritage MA by Research/PhD/PhD by Distance Learning. Take the next step in your academic journey by carrying out postgraduate research in Cultural Heritage. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Research degrees in the School of History

The School of History offers research degrees at both Masters and PhD level. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Arts Research Programme
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Reducing Bias in AI Systems

Are you passionate about advancing artificial intelligence for positive impact while addressing one of its most critical challenges? AI offers transformative potential across countless industries and applications, yet bias remains a pervasive issue that can undermine its benefits. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Black
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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