Studentships

Browse our frequently updated list of funded studentships open for applications. You may also be eligible to apply for other funding opportunities offered by the Doctoral College.

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Sexual relationships and sexual risk-taking in the context of living with, and recovering from, BPD: service user priorities for care

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Full tuition fee cover, stipend of c £17,000 p.a. and a £3,000 Research Training Support Grant.
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Biodiverse nature prescriptions and mental health

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Full tuition fee cover Stipend of c £17,000 p.a. £3,000 Research Training Support Grant
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Lung-deposited surface area deposition of airborne nanoparticles in different environments

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The studentship funding covers academic fees for UK/home students. Your home fee will be covered. You will also receive a standard EPSRC stipend amount of £20,688 per annum to cover your living expenses. Additional funding will be made available to present your work at a conference and for project-related costs. Any international candidate, who is not qualified as home/UK student, should have to cover the home and international fee difference of around £16,000 per year.
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The role of respiratory viruses in lung remodelling and chronic lung disease

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A stipend of £17,668 per annum and fees (UK home students only)
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Funded MRes/PhD studentships in Economics

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UK or international fees covered for the full duration of the programme (MREs+PhD). A yearly stipend (for 2022-23 entry, £17,668 + £2460 (for teaching duties)). A yearly research allowance for research expenses and travel to conferences. In addition, there are generous funds available for periods of research visits abroad, and other research expenses (beyond the personal research allowance).
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PhD on artificial intelligence for air pollution

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A stipend of £19,000 for 22/23, which will increase each year in line with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) rate, plus Home rate fee allowance of £4,596 (with automatic increase to UKRI rate each year). The studentship is offered for 3.5 years. For exceptional international candidates, there is the possibility of obtaining a scholarship to cover overseas fees.
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Quantifying the impact of epidermal turnover on bioavailability of dermally absorbed chemicals

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Tuition fee covered at the UK home rate, plus UKRI standard stipend (£17,668 for 2023-24), and consumable and training support for the research.
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Development of next-generation microfluidic technology device for detection of circulating cancer cells

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UKRI standard stipend (£16,062 for 2022-23) UK fees.
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Quantifying the risk of exposure to microplastics in meat and farm animals in the UK

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Funding will cover University tuition fees at the UK rate for three years and a stipend for three years at RCUK levels (£15,000 per year). The PhD studentship is expected to commence in July 2022.
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