social anthropology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

African Studies and Anthropology - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

African Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning). Social Anthropology PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning). Read more

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Cultural Heritage Sites, Collections, or Museums in Anthropological Perspective

University of Reading School of Archaeology

I am interested in supporting applications to undertake doctoral research that focuses on a specific cultural heritage site, collection, museum, or other heritage institution, using the methods and theories of the growing sub-discipline of the anthropology of heritage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cant

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

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Sub-Continent Religious Traditions, Disability (Non-normative Bodies)

University of Dundee School of Education and Social Work

Miles (2013) estimates that at least half of all the world’s disabled people live Asia. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F.K. Campbell

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

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Studying for a PhD in Humanities and Social Science

University of Brighton

The University of Brighton has opened opportunities for self-funded PhD students in multiple areas of research in the fields of humanities and social sciences. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only PhD Research Programme

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Beyond Eurocentrism: Global migration and mobility in times of crises

Edinburgh Napier University School of Applied Sciences

This project will explore migration-related phenomena from a comparative and global perspective. It aims to contribute novel and original knowledge and understanding that challenge and go beyond the inherent Eurocentrism in migration studies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Guma, Dr J Ran

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

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Embedding behavioural science insights into Early Intervention and Prevention across service areas (adult social care, children and families and housing), to explore ways of supporting citizens before they present to the council during crisis

University of Birmingham School of Social Policy

The Centre for National Training and Research Excellence in Understanding behaviour (Centre-UB) is inviting applications for a Doctoral Studentship in association with our collaborative partner Birmingham City Council to start in October 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Needham, Dr J Pykett

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

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125th Anniversary Scholarships for Black British Researchers - Christian Connections and Faithful Citizenship: Black Majority Churches in Birmingham

University of Birmingham Department of Anthropology and African Studies

As Britain’s ‘second city’, Birmingham is known for its vibrant international and multicultural population with long histories of coexistence and exchange, as well as extensive transnational connections. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JG Gilbert, Dr LF Fesenmyer

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Designing Social Robots

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The project concerns designing and personalisation of Social Robots according to diverse audiences, contexts, and across a spectrum of activities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr ES Sobolewska, Prof FZ Zeller

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

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Coping with Social Robots and Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Care

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The project concerns the spectrum of societal, technological, user-related, and context-dependent implications of involving Social Robots and Artificial Intelligence in the field of Care. Read more

Supervisors: Dr ES Sobolewska, Prof FZ Zeller

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

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The hybridity of polluted freshwaters - PhD

Cranfield University School of Water, Energy and Environment (SWEE)

Freshwater pollution, a manufactured water landscape (waterscape), embedding with its flows and cycles technologies, institutions, discourses, and meanings which produce and are produced by power relations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AO Ofori

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

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Revealing Abledment: Ableism and the Body Politic

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

Supervisors: Prof F.K. Campbell, Prof G Pullin

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

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Theology & Religious Studies PhD

King’s College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

At King's you will find a broad range of overlapping areas of research. Students can pursue traditional areas of study through. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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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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The Arts of Belonging: Migration, Environment and Well-Being

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 N Halabi, Dr R Macklin

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

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Music PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University)

King’s College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

For 2024/25 entry, the Music Department is only accepting applications for PhDs in Eighteenth-Century Music History and Composition. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Arts Research Programme

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Local-level governance and environmental protection in Brazil

University of Reading Department of Politics and International Relations

About the Project. Local authorities are often the ones in charge of taking substantive measures to protect the environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Araújo

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

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Multi-modal travel in shared spaces – improving cooperation, safety, and traveller confidence

University of Birmingham School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The Centre for National Training and Research Excellence in Understanding behaviour (CENTRE-UB) is inviting applications for a Doctoral Studentship in association with our collaborative partners Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to start in October 2024. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D D Dissanayake

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

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Material Life in the Workhouse: Gressenhall Workhouse, Norfolk, 1777-1948

Anglia Ruskin University ARU Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Anglia Ruskin University and Norfolk Museums Service are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from September 2024, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Harley

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

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Examining the impact of Design HOPES’ interventions across NHS Scotland

University of Strathclyde Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management

The AHRC/ UKRI funded Design HOPES Green Transition Ecosystem (GTE) Hub aims to empower novel research to respond to significant green transition challenges in innovative, design-led collaborative ways. Read more

Supervisor: Prof PR Rodgers

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

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Shaping healthy urban environments: from the microbiome to the metropolis

University of the West of England, Bristol College of Health, Science and Society

An opportunity to apply for a funded full-time PhD in the College of Health and Social Sciences, UWE Bristol. The studentship will be funded by UWE Bristol. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AT Tabor

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

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PhD at the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

University of London, School of Advanced Study

Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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Faculty of Science, Masaryk University

Masaryk University

Embark on an enriching academic journey with our esteemed doctoral degree programs in various scientific fields. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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Evolutionary Perspectives on Medicinal Plant Use

University of Reading Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Project Overview. This project uses phylogenetic comparative methods to characterise medicinal plant use. You will use published data to identify the ethnobotanical uses of selected species, and the extent to which they are characterised in terms of phytochemistry and pharmacology. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J A Hawkins

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

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The Bones of Subsistence at Norman Cross Prisoner of War Camp, 1797-1816

Anglia Ruskin University ARU Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Anglia Ruskin University and Peterborough Museum are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from October 2024, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. Read more

Supervisor: Prof JG Gardner

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

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Funded International Development Studentships

University of East Anglia Faculty of Social Sciences

International Development PhD studentships at a leading university. Study at UEA and you'll be encouraged to challenge conventions and change the world for the better. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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Genomic study of the inhabitants of the ancient city of Thessaloniki in Greece

Johannes Gutenberg University - Mainz Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE)

We're seeking a PhD student to join our team at the iomE (https://iome.biology.uni-mainz.de/) at the JGU University in Mainz, Germany, to work on the genomic investigation of inhabitants of the ancient city of Thessaloniki in Greece. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Burger

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

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