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PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Stirling

We have 18 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Stirling

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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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PhD Studentship at the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory, University of Stirling

The closing date for applications is 11.59pm GMT on 22 April 2025. There is an expectation that doctoral students will be based in the UK, though students may undertake research or fieldwork internationally, as appropriate. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof JS Sutton
 22 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD opportunities – apply now and start in October 2025

We're investing in the next generation of world-class researchers. Our Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) Studentships represent a £3.6m investment by the University in doctoral research from 2023-2025, with over 30 interdisciplinary studentships awarded to date. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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Student-led proposals on Health and Wellbeing: systems-informed and/or community-based approaches to improving health & wellbeing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fully funded, interdisciplinary PhD studentship opportunity supported by the University of Stirling’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AC Whittaker
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Systems and approaches for managing the availability of unhealthy commodities in communities in the UK

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fully funded, inter-disciplinary PhD studentship supported by Stirling’s world-renowned Institute for Social Marketing & Health and Division of Health Sciences. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RO O'Donnell
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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To develop environmental approaches to improving health in community sports clubs.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fully funded, inter-disciplinary PhD studentship supported by Stirling’s world-renowned Institute for Social Marketing & Health and Division of Sport. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RP Purves
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The development and initial validation of a screening scale for frailty within prison settings

Background to the project. The UK prison population is ageing. The proportion of prisoners in Scotland aged 50 years or older has almost doubled in ten years (from 7.7% in 2012-13 to 14.8% in 2022-23) (1) and is projected to continue to rise. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof ED Duncan, Dr AB Brown, Dr SB Boa
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Lay rescuers’ perceptions of the CPR instructions provided by ambulance service

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is common (3000/year in Scotland1/ 3.8 million/year worldwide2) and serious. only around 1 in 10 people survive OHCA3. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BF Farquharson
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exponential Analysis of Financial Time Series

In recent years, exponential analysis has advanced significantly, particularly in Prony-like and subspace-based approaches. These newly developed methods have achieved considerable success in various signal processing applications. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr WS Lee, Prof A Cuyt, Prof D McMillian, Dr I Tabner
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Scaling emergent mycoforestry technology from lab to field production

Background. All major food production categories in the UK emit greenhouse gases in their production, contributing to anthropogenically driven climate change. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Jump, Prof P W Thomas
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Empowering Communities? The role of the community energy sector in Scotland’s Just Transition

How and whether Scotland can fulfil its undoubted potential for new forms of power production and energy storage is a question that remains high on the policy agenda. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Roy
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Stakeholder Approach Exploring the Pedagogical Possibilities and Practices of the Mindsport Bridge

Are you interested in exploring innovation in school-based education? In collaboration with the World Bridge Federation (WBF), the proposed study will explore the possibilities and potential of the mindsport bridge in primary schools in Scotland. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Punch, Dr A Murray
 10 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Improving water monitoring and emergency management with a novel radar drone

Emergency services and environmental monitoring can be significantly improved by exploiting the latest advancement in drone technology, which includes the use of radar on drones. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Marino, Dr P Hunter
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing career pathways for NMAHP clinical-academic roles

Research-active healthcare organisations are associated with improved quality of care, patient experience and patient outcomes (Boaz et al., 2015). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BF Farquharson
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Supporting Children’s Physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis – a pilot trial of an audio-visual intervention

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited, life-threatening disorder of the lungs and digestive system that affects approximately 1 in 2,500 children in the UK. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof EF France, Assoc Prof CB Best
 24 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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