Fully Funded PhD in Communities of Culture, Physical Activity, Behaviour Change and Preventive Health University of Bedfordshire in United Kingdom

🚨 Three funded PhD studentships are available in mental health inequalities , with a research focus on inequities in rural mental health . The studentships are attached to an NIHR programme of research and offer a strong supervisory environment, with partnership links to the University of Birmingham Institute for Mental Health . Funding includes a tax-free stipend and fees covered , making this a fully funded doctoral opportunity. The research place is based in Herefordshire and Worcestershire ,...

Funded PhD opportunity at Durham University through the NINE DTP doctoral studentship competition , with an October 2027 start date . The post invites proposals in parasport or physical activity , and highlights supervision in the broader areas of sport and physical activity , disability , qualitative research , social care , co-production , and social work . The opportunity is shared by Professor Brett Smith (Durham University), who asks interested applicants to get in touch by email before the...

PhD opportunity at the University of Worcester in the School of Health and Wellbeing. This funded PhD project, “Caring for Carers: An exploratory study of support needs for unpaid carers of people with serious mental illness in rural contexts in UK,” examines unpaid informal carers of people with serious mental illness (SMI), including psychosis and bipolar disorder, in rural settings in Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Research focus: the project will identify current support provision, barrie...

PhD opportunity at the University of Worcester in the School of Psychology on enhancing mental health care in rural settings through electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) as part of the EMPOWER Study . This funded doctoral project explores how ePROMs can support equitable, timely, and more personalised mental health care for people with severe mental illness (SMI) in rural communities. The research is strongly oriented toward mental health , psychology , public health , rural hea...

PhD studentship at the University of Worcester in the UK on Caring for Carers : exploring the support needs of unpaid rural carers for people with serious mental illness (NIHR THRIVE Programme). This doctoral project sits at the intersection of psychology , public health , medical science , and sociology , with a strong focus on mental health, caregiving, and rural communities. The post is advertised as a PhD studentship and includes funding of £20,407 per year for 4 years . Eligibility details ...