public policy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 116 public policy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Ableism, Microaggressions and the Law

University of Dundee School of Education and Social Work

Studies in Ableism (SiA) is now a recognised sub-specialism of critical disability studies and focuses on ways that abledment (the process of being/becoming ‘abled’) is located within societal processes and practices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F.K. Campbell

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

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No Recourse to Public Funds and food insecurity in the United Kingdom: Lived experience and human rights perspectives

Aberdeen University School of Social Sciences

The University of Aberdeen is an internationally recognised centre for excellence for research addressing the global challenges of energy transition, environment and biodiversity, social inclusion and cultural diversity, health, nutrition and wellbeing, and data and artificial intelligence. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Parrish, Dr V Bhatt, Prof J Macdiarmid

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

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Developing a forensic DNA legislative framework and policy for Africa (Ref: SF22/HLS/APP/AMANKWAA)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

The use of forensic DNA and national DNA databases (NDNAD) has gained popularity in criminal investigations globally [1]. While the technology has been embraced in Europe and other high-income countries, its use and regulation are still at an infant stage in Africa [2]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Amankwaa

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

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Leadership for Sustainable Public Value

Edinburgh Napier University The Business School

Leadership within organisations can be challenging especially when faced with conflicting short and long term objectives and the requirement to lead in a sustainable manner (Avery and Bergsteiner, 2011). Read more

Supervisors: Dr LG Gerard, Dr SW Wirz, Assoc Prof JM McMillan

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Political, Social and International Studies at UEA

University of East Anglia Faculty of Arts and Humanities

With expert supervision, a supportive research environment, high levels of student satisfaction and high-quality research training, we welcome applications from well-qualified candidates to our MPhil/PhD programmes and our Master's by Research. . Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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PhD Studentship (3 years): A New Era of EU Enlargement: Populism and Public Opinion

Aston University College of Business and Social Sciences

Applications are invited for a three-year fully-funded PhD studentship, supported by the College of Business and Social Sciences to be undertaken within the Department of Politics, History and International Relations at Aston University. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Szent-Ivanyi

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

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Evaluating the meaning and distribution of ‘Tree Equity’ in Surrey: An interdisciplinary approach

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Having access to trees reduces respiratory illness and improves mental health and well-being (Pataki et al 2021). Tress also provide protection from climate extremes such as flooding and heatwaves (Leets et al 2022). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Kelly

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

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Secure AI-enhanced Policy Framework for Digital Health Data

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

This proposal is part of the Data-mdapps project which is a collaboration between Kingston University and the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) and focuses on addressing the challenges of developing a technical and security policy framework for digital health behavioural data processing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Politis

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

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Practical and theoretical approach to sustainable urban, suburban, and rural densities.

University of Dundee Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

The aim of this research is to develop prototypes for the city edge, comprising new high density communities that create more housing and more greenbelt at the city edge. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Holm, Dr H Al Waer

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

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Exploiting AI to assist research policy in Agritech/Medtech.

Atlantic Technological University Research

The Postgraduate Research Programme MedAgriTech AI eXcellence (MATX) offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Each project will include an enterprise placement of minimum 12 weeks duration. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Ó Colgáin, Dr L Creedon, Dr D Hurley, Dr D Martin

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Reimagining Urban Water through Regenerative Technologies

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Exponential growth of the built environment, associated with rapid urban expansion and increasing urban populations, is already placing considerable pressure on the urban water cycle, critical infrastructure, and urban waterways that represent primary pathways (or conduits) within this cycle. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Cuthbertson, Dr A Black, Dr S Halliday

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

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Designing Just and Resilient Urban Landscapes - A Framework for futures and strategic decision-making for Blue and Green Infrastructure (BGI)

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Many cities have a significant amount of grey infrastructure (paving and asphalt) and dysfunctional green or blue spaces. Access to and use of green and blue space are disproportionately limited in areas of deprivation, and further affected by poor air quality, heat stress, and flooding. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Woods, Dr H Al Waer, Prof S Dawson

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

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Being a non-native speaker in a dynamic world: Language-related policy and its effects on people's cognition, wellbeing and other aspects of their lives

University of Dundee School of Social Sciences

PLEASE NOTE. This project is for self-funded or externally sponsored students only. It is quite common that a country or community has only one official language, or one overwhelmingly dominant official language amongst a few. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Kamide, Dr D. Stjepanovic

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

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PhD Studentship in the Epidemiology of Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders

University of York Department of Health Sciences

Research Group: Mental Health and Addiction

We invite applications for a fully-funded full-time 3-year PhD studentship starting September/October 2024. The project is about mapping the epidemiology of disordered eating and eating disorders in a large, diverse sample of young people. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Wadman

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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xAI for Biometrics – Legal Presentation of Data

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Increasingly AI-based biometric technologies, such as facial recognition and voice biometrics, are playing a major role in assisting public authorities to protect the public, reduce serious crime, and help safeguard vulnerable persons. Read more

Supervisor: Prof RG Guest

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

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We have 116 public policy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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