NUAcT PhD Studentship in Histories of Child Protection Newcastle University in United Kingdom

Karlstad University is inviting applications for a doctoral studentship in Social Work leading to a PhD at the Department of Social and Psychological Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This is a paid doctoral position at a Swedish university with a strong research environment, an interdisciplinary department, and a clear emphasis on curiosity, openness, gender equality, diversity, and democratic values. The doctoral project is situated in social work research , an area at Karlstad Uni...

The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies at the University of Oxford is welcoming applications for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-2027 . This is a postdoctoral fellowship for outstanding early-career researchers who want to strengthen their research and teaching experience in a university environment while completing a significant piece of publishable research. The fellowship is linked to Global and Area Studies and related research interests such as international relations...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Strathclyde's Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare. Project title: Unorthodox health activism in Britain after 1948. This PhD explores the history of unorthodox approaches to health in Britain across the 20th and 21st centuries, with a focus on activism and community organising that promoted alternative approaches to health and medicine. The project will examine the experiences of people involved in these alternative health movements ...

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...

Call for applications: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships for early-career researchers in Humanities and Social Sciences . This is a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship hosted by The British Academy and undertaken at a UK university or approved research institution . The scheme is designed for scholars who want to develop an independent, high-impact, publishable research project while building teaching experience and academic networks in the UK. Research areas: humanities and social sciences, w...