Supporting the doctoral candidates of today to become the researchers, innovators and leaders of the future

At ARU (Anglia Ruskin University), our research is making a positive impact on the world. We are a large multidisciplinary university with research excellence recognised as generating world-leading outputs in 12 areas (REF 2014), and with 7 established Research Institutes. We champion research which makes a positive impact to education, business, industry, the professions, and civic institutions.

We're making a positive difference – tackling global issues from all levels, from climate change to building safe and inclusive, healthy and creative communities. We are also ranked in the Top 40 Universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Our university has recently won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for research and Innovation specifically for our Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research work.

We are offering the following prestigious fully funded, full-time Vice Chancellor's PhD Studentships to work on a range of exciting research programmes, with alignment of appropriate projects to the Universities Alliance DTA in Future Societies programme.

Available projects

ARU is home to a dynamic postgraduate researcher community that benefits from high-quality facilities, a comprehensive Researcher Development Programme, and support from experienced supervisory teams.

The Universities Alliance DTA is a nationwide postgraduate research training initiative which aligns with our research strengths and industry-focused ethos to produce independent, highly-employable researchers with knowledge, expertise and skills in strategically-

How to apply

Our Vice Chancellor’s PhD Studentships are open to UK/EU fee status for September 22 entry.

To find out more about the opportunities available, view Terms and Conditions and apply please visit www.aru.ac.uk/studentships.

Closing date is 27th February 2022.