Fully Funded PhD in Long-Term Athletic Development, Physical Literacy, and Student-Athlete Support Leeds Beckett University in United Kingdom

Nottingham Trent University is recruiting for a fully funded PhD studentship titled “Tackling local health inequalities in Clifton and Mansfield through community-based exercise social prescribing interventions.” The project is funded by the Collaboratory Research Hub and runs for three years . The PhD will evaluate the community-based delivery of NTU’s Sport and Wellbeing Academy and investigate whether it can improve access, engagement, and longer-term health and wellbeing outcomes. The topic ...

Durham University is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Education focused on young people's mental health and wellbeing . The role sits within an Horizon-funded 5-year European study developing evidence-based mental health promotion models for young people in education, training, and work . The project is led at Durham by Professor Aimee Quickfall and runs from September 2026 to August 2031 . The successful candidate will contribute to the co-creation, piloting, and e...

Ulster University is advertising a fully funded PhD opportunity focused on physical activity , health inequalities , and family wellbeing during the early years of parenthood. The project, titled “Babies Before Burpees: Exploring whether financial pressures shape physical activity during the early years of parenthood” , will examine how financial pressures may influence physical activity among new parents. The research will involve exploring parents’ experiences, reviewing existing evidence on p...

Fully Funded PhD Opportunity in Public Health & Prevention at Edge Hill University This PhD project, Clearing the Air: Co-Producing Healthier Places for Young People Through Equitable Vaping Prevention in Blackburn with Darwen , is an applied, community-focused research opportunity within the Department of Psychology at Edge Hill University. The project is part of the NIHR ARC North West Coast and focuses on youth vaping prevention, public health, and prevention science. The successful PhD resea...

Ulster University is advertising a funded PhD opportunity in Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism within the Life and Health Sciences area. The project is titled “Strengthening Northern Ireland Through Falls Prevention: Using Population Data Science and Co-Design to Improve Health Outcomes and Support Healthy Ageing.” This PhD sits at the intersection of public health , sports science , population data science , health outcomes research , and implementation science . The project addr...