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literacy PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 28 literacy PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Financial Literacy as a Barrier to Entrepreneurial Ambitions? Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

The UK Government has set out its ambitions to increase the level of financial literacy through training within the UK (Money and Pensions Service, 2020; Roberts, 2023), but there is mixed evidence of its success (APPG, 2023). Read more

Language development in early childhood: Precursors of the transition to literacy

Early language skills are known to contribute to later reading acquisition. This project will examine how variation in early language affects the transition to literacy among children developing typically or atypically due to factors such as neurodiversity or socio-economic status. Read more

Bilingualism and multilingualism in young children: Exploring the impact on learning, literacy and communication

Early development in a bilingual or multilingual context presents both opportunities and challenges for a young child. Much of the research on this issue adopts a general perspective on multilingual learners but this project aims to examine issues specific to the particular languages that the child is learning. Read more

Improving health literacy for people with intellectual disabilities

Around 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability (internationally known as ‘intellectual disabilities’). They experience significantly worse mental and physical health outcomes compared to the general population and die on average 22 years earlier. Read more

Social robots for Care: Exploring context awareness mechanisms for human-centred robot interactions [SELF-FUNDED STUDENTS ONLY]

  Research Group: Cybersecurity, Privacy and HCC Research Section
About the Project. Unpaid carers provide non-medical care to people who suffer from long-term diseases or disabilities. This role is highly demanding, causing a multidimensional impact on the caregiver's life. Read more

Social robots for Care: Exploring context awareness mechanisms for human-centred robot interactions

  Research Group: Cybersecurity, Privacy and HCC Research Section
About the Project. Unpaid carers provide non-medical care to people who suffer from long-term diseases or disabilities. This role is highly demanding, causing a multidimensional impact on the caregiver's life. Read more

The Health4Her Project

Alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for female breast cancer; yet, awareness of this risk remains surprisingly low, and is not systematically addressed in healthcare settings. Read more

Understanding multilingualism: Cognitive, linguistic or social aspects of coordinating knowledge about multiple languages

PLEASE NOTE. This project is for self-funded or externally sponsored students only. We invite applications from strong and motivated candidates to our highly interdisciplinary PhD project on language processing in multilingual contexts. Read more

Playful engagement with Politics in the time of misinformation

Background. Education and knowledge have long been considered core factors in explaining why individuals engage in political and civic activities (Galston, W.A., 2001, Ashley, Maksl and Craft, 2017). Read more

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