Sociology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 160 Sociology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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Transport justice and sustainability implications of requirements and incentives in job advertisements

University of Glasgow Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

Transport is recognised as a key factor in obtaining and retaining employment but it is typically only considered in terms of commuting, even though there… Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Crawford

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

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Just and Sustainable Transitions: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Behaviour Change in the Cairngorms National Park

University of Edinburgh Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

About the project. The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications from suitably qualified graduates for a fully-funded PhD studentship in sociology to research the creation of just sustainability transitions in the Cairngorms National Park. Read more

Supervisor: Dr ZR Russell

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

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Supporting adults across the lifecycle – tailoring careers services for adult users

University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science

Current social, economic and environmental challenges mean that adults are increasingly unlikely to follow linear career patterns and may need support through different life stages. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Heins

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

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Care and Complaint: Exploring Changing Technologies of Feedback and Complaint in the Scottish NHS

University of Edinburgh Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

The Project. The University of Edinburgh invites applications from suitably qualified graduates for a fully-funded PhD studentship in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS) on the relationship between healthcare complaints and online feedback in the UK, focusing on Scotland. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Mazanderani

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

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The development of a risk assessment tool for under 18-year-olds who display harmful sexual behaviour, both offline and online

University of Edinburgh Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

Around a third of sexual abuse is perpetrated by children and young people. However, current assessment tools have primarily been informed by what is known about the treatment needs of adult sexual offenders, and there is a lack of research involving young people and their families. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JK Kloess

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

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A longitudinal study of changes in tobacco and alcohol retail availability and maternal health behaviors

University of Edinburgh Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

About the Project . The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications from suitably qualified graduates for an exciting fully-funded PhD studentship in Health Geography. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Clemens

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

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An analysis of power and complexity within community development through the lens of Hot Chocolate Trust: how youth and community workers work with the expertise of communities in striving to impact on social inequalities.

University of Dundee School of Education and Social Work

Life for young people globally, in Scotland, and in Dundee is impacted by macro level challenges that create uncertainty and this profoundly affects those at the sharp end of social inequalities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Fernandes

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

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German PhD (option of joint PhD with Stuttgart or Humboldt University)

King’s College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Our current research students work mainly in cultural and historical studies from the Middle Ages to the present day, including literary studies, film and cinema studies; theatre studies; literary and cultural theory; and the history of ideas. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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Scotland’s diaspora – was there social justice for the ‘failed’ immigrant in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

University of Dundee School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

The creation of clubs and societies organised around ethnicity characterised the Scottish diasporic experience, both for those who received alms and for those who sought a means through which to meet and socialise with other Scots. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Morton

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

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Rhythms of Place: A project exploring the shared and unique rhythms and identities of places

University of Salford School of Health and Society

This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Crawford, Dr G Bagnall

21 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Collaborative composition with neurodiverse participants, and/or neurodiverse audiences

University of Salford School of Arts and Media

This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Williams, Dr A Hart

21 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Aural diversity in therapeutic sensescape experiences: refugee and asylum seekers transnational soundscaping

University of Salford School of Health and Society

This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Biglin, Dr J Loubser, Prof J Drever

21 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Aural Diversity in Mainstream Secondary School Education: Understanding how Children with Hearing Loss Experience 'Auraltypical' Acculturation

University of Salford School of Health and Society

This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Vickers, Dr G Taylor, Dr B Looker

21 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD Opportunities in the Social Sciences at Sheffield Hallam University for UK Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority Scholars

Sheffield Hallam University Department of Psychology, Sociology & Politics

Applications are invited from UK Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates for a Race Equity Scholarship in the Social and Economic Research Institute… Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) Social Sciences Research Programme

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Ageing, Music, Physical Exercise and Dementia: The AMPED project

University of Stirling Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport

An exciting opportunity for a full-time PhD period of study is available in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling. Read more

Supervisors: Prof AC Whittaker, Dr L McCabe, Dr J Connelly

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

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We have 160 Sociology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Sociology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 160 Sociology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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