[Centre-UB studentships cover tuition fees, a maintenance stipend, support for research training, and research activity support grants. Up to 30% of international applicants may be recruited each year due to UKRI funding stipulations.] The University of Birmingham, through the Centre for National Training and Research Excellence in Understanding Behaviour (Centre-UB), is offering a fully funded PhD studentship in collaboration with HMRC, starting October 2026. This interdisciplinary project addr...

[Tax-free stipend of £20,780 per annum for 3 years plus university tuition fees. Funding is competitive and subject to university approval.] This fully funded PhD studentship at Loughborough University investigates the institutional, financial, and behavioural determinants of bankability in climate mitigation and adaptation projects. The research addresses the challenge of mobilising private and blended finance for low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure, a critical need for sustainable ...

[ESRC studentships cover home rate tuition fees, a maintenance stipend, research training support, and research activity support grants. Available to both home and international applicants.] The Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), invites applications for a Strategic Joint Studentship focused on 'Trade Policy, Sustainable Value Chains and Reshoring: National and Regional Perspectives from the UK.' The studen...

The University of Leeds is seeking outstanding candidates for Lecturer (Assistant Professor) and Associate Professor positions in the Accounting & Finance Department. This opportunity is ideal for academics with expertise in accounting, finance, banking, financial technology, entrepreneurial finance, analytics, quantitative methods, or accounting research. The department is recognized for its vibrant research culture, strong publication record in top journals, and significant investment in resea...

King's College London is offering a fully funded PhD opportunity at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, behavioral finance, and gender economics. The project aims to address the significant gender investment gap in the UK by developing AI-powered financial advisory systems that are accessible and effective for women. Research areas include AI and machine learning for intelligent financial systems, natural language processing for personalized guidance, behavioral financ...

King's College London is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join a newly funded project, "The Implementability-Capability Frontier: Mechanism Design for Robust AI Alignment," supported by the UK AI Security Institute and UK Research and Innovation. The research aims to establish theoretical foundations for aligning advanced AI systems using mechanism design, focusing on the guarantees possible when agents are powerful and have evolving capabilities. The position is ideal for candidates with a ...

A fully funded PhD position is available at Loughborough University, supervised by Professor Martin Morgan Tuuli and Dr Freeman Brobbey Owusu. The research focuses on the institutional, financial, and behavioural determinants of bankability in climate mitigation and adaptation projects. This opportunity is ideal for candidates interested in the intersection of climate action, finance, and organisational behaviour, aiming to understand how various factors influence the success and funding of clim...

The Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Reading is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Quantitative Political Behaviour and Political Economy for the UKRI-funded project ‘DIVIDED: Inequality and Polarization Prevention’, led by Associate Professor Miriam Sorace. This full-time, fixed-term position is for 2.5 years (with possible extension to 3 years), offering early-career researchers the opportunity to advance research on place-based politics, inequa...

[Fully-funded scholarship for 3 years covers all university tuition fees (at UK level) and an annual tax-free stipend. International students may need to cover the difference between home and international fees, though exceptional candidates may receive additional funding.] This fully-funded PhD studentship at the University of Strathclyde offers an exciting opportunity to investigate the polycentric governance of Community Benefit Funds (CBFs) and their role in supporting sustainability transit...