ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (WGSSS)

The South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc) is offering ESRC-funded PhD studentships for September 2027 entry across the social sciences. The programme is delivered through a consortium of six higher education institutions in London and the south-east: University of Kent , Kingston University , University of Reading , Royal Holloway, University of London , University of Surrey , and University of Sussex . SEDarc supports interdisciplinary doctoral research through five challenge-led pathways: ...

University of Leeds is advertising ESRC White Rose DTP Studentships 2027/28 for social science doctoral study. These awards support multiple PhD routes across a wide range of disciplines, including Economics , Management , Statistics , Computer Science , Psychology , Sociology , Education , and related social science areas. The studentships are available through the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership, a collaboration involving Leeds, Sheffield, York, Bradford, Sheffield Hallam, Hull, ...

Fully-funded PhD opportunity at Buckinghamshire New University on "Running Narratives" : using stories of running to engage and inspire people in drug and alcohol recovery. The project explores how storytelling, co-created with people who have used running as part of their recovery journey, can move beyond traditional testimonials to inspire, liberate, and support recruitment into physical activity social prescription pathways. Funding: full tuition fees for up to 3 years plus a £15,000 p.a. bur...

UBEL DTP is advertising ESRC-funded studentships across six London partner institutions and 30 disciplinary pathways in the social sciences. The competition supports doctoral study routes including PhD studentships and also notes that the same pathways are used for Postdoctoral Fellowships . The studentships are fully funded , covering tuition fees at the UKRI rate and an annual maintenance stipend. For 2026/27, the award covers tuition fees of £5,238 and a minimum stipend of £23,805, including ...

ESRC-funded PhD studentship at the University of Bedfordshire via the Cambridge Doctoral Training Partnership (CAM-DTP) on trauma-informed practices in higher education . This doctoral opportunity is designed for applicants interested in education research , with strong links to psychology and sociology . The project is being developed in partnership with Trauma Informed Schools & Communities UK and invites theoretical or empirical proposals. The advert particularly welcomes projects that foregr...