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We have 228 Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK
Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK
We have 228 Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students in the UK
Understanding preferences and modelling ‘difficult’ choices through virtual reality experiences
One full scholarship is available in the Institute for Transport Studies for 2025/26 entry for a Home fee rated applicant. Read more
Spatial interaction modelling for future transport demand simulation
One full scholarship is available in the Institute for Transport Studies for 2025/26 entry for a Home fee rated applicant. Read more
Promoting Healthy Ageing through Diverse Mobility Options
One full scholarship is available in the Institute for Transport Studies for 2025/26 entry for a Home fee rated applicant. Read more
Project A2230: Leveraging Airborne and Ground-Based Drones, Canopy Modelling, Digital Twin Technology, and AI Robotics for Climate-Adaptive Vineyard Management in UK Viticulture.
UK vineyards face increasing climate variability, with more frequent and unpredictable weather patterns. Precision viticulture aims to optimize vineyard inputs to adapt to climate changes using data-driven technologies. Read more
Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Allying regenerative innovation and green finance to deliver Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) in Scotland’s net zero critical energy infrastructure
This project will bring a dedicated focus to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and its associated metrics in relation to development and environmental restoration projects – two timely examples are providing critical energy infrastructure to deliver net zero and new Government targets to deliver 1.5 million new homes in England alone in next five years. Read more
Project at Cranfield University: Evaluating suitability of graphitic carbon from methane cracking to improve soil nutrient retention for crop uptake
Methane is a potent greenhouse (GHG) with a half-life shorter than CO. 2. and can oxidise to form CO. 2. Minimising methane emission by converting it to hydrogen and carbon (C) will reduce CO. Read more
Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Citizen Science Informed Decision-Support Tools Guiding Regenerative Practices in Coastal Mangrove Systems
This studentship would support the ESRC funded project “COASTMAN”, which is a joint endeavour with the University of British Columbia (UBC), the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) and the University of Cape Coast. Read more
Urban Digital Twins for Sustainable Cities: Exploring Collaborative Innovation and Value Creation
The University of Manchester
Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, Alliance Manchester Business School
Cities worldwide are grappling with complex sustainability challenges that require innovative solutions. Urban digital twins - virtual replicas of cities that simulate real-world conditions - offer a promising approach to overcome data silos and address the intricate interdependencies hindering urban innovation. Read more
Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Co-designing equitable resilience adaptations to environmental hazards for disabled and older people
Aim. To co-design innovative nature-based and reused, repurposed and re/upcycled (3R) adaptations to environmental hazards, drawing on the expertise – experience, skills, and knowledge – of disabled and older people, in local communities in Scotland, to strengthen social inclusion and regenerate local environments. Read more
Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Cothromachadh (Gaelic: an act of balancing, finding equilibrium and fairness) – Exploring Place-Based Mixed Reality (MR) nature environments for marginalised people to improve mental health
Mixed Reality (MR) is a digital immersive experience that holds Transformative potential in impacting societal-nature relationships by offering a route to the mental health benefits of being outside in real nature particularly for under-represented groups such as people with disabilities or mental health challenges. Read more
Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): THINk Climate - Transformative responses for Health Inequalities & Climate resilience, a placemaking approach
THINk Climate regenerative innovation involves the interdisciplinary integration of health inequalities, community climate resilience, inclusive decision-making from policy and practice to facilitate and assess collaborative decision-making. Read more
What Prying Eyes Might See: the Organisational Vulnerabilities Revealed in Transactional Data
Suppose someone were to hack into the IT system of a major UK company or government agency and obtain a large amount of data regarding its internal email… Read more
Dynamic microsimulation for health
One full PhD scholarship is available in the School of Geography in 2024/25. This scholarship is open to Home fee rated applicants only and covers fees plus maintenance and a research support fund. Read more
Understanding the impact of inclusive ‘innovation District’ Initiatives
The University of Manchester
Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, Alliance Manchester Business School
We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD researcher eager to work with a friendly, supportive team of supervisors to conduct high-quality research on Innovation Districts, an increasingly important phenomenon in urban regeneration and innovation, and at the same time work closely with the team behind Manchester’s exciting new ID development, SISTER Manchester. Read more
Humanitarian Careers? Reputation and Moral Labour in International Humanitarian Medical NGOs
The University of Manchester
Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
This case studentship revisits the work of Dauvin and Simeant (2002) on the sociology of labour at Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) to identify the motivations, career paths and work conditions of staff in now vastly expanded and internationalised medical humanitarian organisations. Read more