Pursue your passion
Whether you’re a UK, EU or international student, you’ll find exciting opportunities to start your postgraduate research journey with us in 2025. You can apply for one of our funded PhD studentships across a range of subject areas.
Explore funded PhDs by subject area
- Carbon cycling in acidic waters and implications for metal bioremediation
- Fire Starters: Understanding Human vs Natural Fire Regimes in Britain
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Funded MREs project on Microplastics Generated in Construction (open to UK applicants only for January 2025 entry)
- A Comparative Analysis of Voluntary Care Arrangements in England and Wales: The Impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on Local Authority Practices
- Establishing Human Rights Frameworks for AI Regulation
- From Green to Blue: International Economic Law and Sustainable Development Finance
- South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (SCDTP) bursaries
- Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures
- Can social robots influence children's prosocial behaviour in the classroom
- Don’t judge a book by its cover: the effect of “lookism” on subjective scoring in gymnastics
- Improving the success of missing person appeals using eye tracking technology
- Picky Eating In Adults
- The Cooperative Eye Hypothesis: The importance of visibility of the face and eyes for human-unique collaborative efficacy
- The effects of hypoxia on decision making, cognitive flexibility, memory, and pain
- The evolutionary roots of overcoming the tragedy of commons: An investigation of social strategies in chimpanzees
- The role of free play in the development of key skills in the early years
- The Talkative and Non-Talkative Interviewees: Profiling Suspects in Forensic Settings
- The Unexpected Questions Approach as a veracity assessment tool
- Using human behaviour change theory to develop educational programmes promoting the conservation of critically endangered crested macaques (Macaca nigra) in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Validating quantitative measures of uncertainty in communicative interaction as indicators of affective valence in wild animals
Funding information and eligibility
Candidates applying for these projects may be eligible to compete for one of a number of bursaries available – some bursaries fund tuition fees only, while others cover tuition fees at the UK rate for three years plus a stipend in line with the UKRI rate (£19,237 for 2024/25).
Most projects are open to applications from UK, EU and international students unless otherwise specified in the project advert. Please check your eligibility before submitting a formal application.
Costs for student visa and immigration health surcharge are not covered by these scholarships. For further guidance and advice visit our international and EU students ‘Visa FAQs’ page.
How to apply
1. Select a subject area from the list above where you will find eligible project areas/projects and entry criteria.
2. Get in touch with the named project supervisor to discuss your interest before you apply. Forwarding your CV and an outline of your research idea would help speed up the process.
3. When you are ready to apply, use the online application form link found in the project advert, making sure you submit all the required documentation before the application deadline.
Please note: If you want to be considered for a funded PhD opportunity you must quote the project code provided when applying. Email applications are not accepted.
Application deadline
Application deadlines vary depending on the funding scheme.
What happens next?
We’ll review your application and if you’re shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an interview. Shortlisting and interviews will take place after the application deadline.
Find out more
Postgraduate Research Proposal Guide
If you are considering undertaking a postgraduate research degree, follow our step by step guide to writing the perfect research proposal.
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If you've already got your own research idea, start looking for a supervisor whose research interests match yours.
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