ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences

[Fully funded studentships; stipend not less than £22,460 per annum (tax-free), plus support for conference attendance and consumables.] The University of Oxford Department invites applications for DPhil Studentships starting in October 2027. These fully funded doctoral studentships support research in internationally renowned programmes focused on the causes and treatments of psychiatric illness, spanning the translational spectrum. Projects may sit within any of the department’s research domai...

This PhD project investigates the psychological impact of AI-simulated deceased loved ones on the grief process. It examines how digitally generated representations of people who have died may affect bereavement, emotional wellbeing and mental health. The project is offered through the Midlands+ Mental Health and Neuroscience PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals and is intended for clinicians. The topic connects digital technology for mental health with psychological and clinical research ...

📢 Besample Dissertation Grant 2026–27 is now open for applications for PhD researchers in psychology interested in cross-cultural research and exploratory multi-country studies . The grant supports projects that broaden psychology beyond traditional Western samples and is relevant to researchers in social psychology , developmental psychology , cultural psychology , and health psychology . The programme offers 15 grants for exploratory studies with up to 500 participants each, plus a research ac...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Neuroscience at the University of Sussex (UK) through the Sussex Neuroscience 4-Year PhD Programme. This call is aimed at students interested in motor control , neural circuits , movement disorders , and the biological mechanisms underlying movement. The programme offers up to four funded places for September 2027 entry. Funding: full tuition fees are covered, including international tuition, plus a maintenance stipend of £21,805 per year at the 2026/27 UKRI rate....

The Guarantors of Brain offer a recurring fellowship scheme supporting brain and clinical neuroscience research in the United Kingdom. This opportunity spans several fellowship routes, including entry clinical fellowships for clinicians preparing for a higher degree, post-doctoral clinical fellowships for clinicians undertaking research after the PhD, and non-clinical post-doctoral fellowships for basic scientists embedded in clinical research teams. The scheme is aimed at research in neuroscien...