Northern Ireland Department for the Economy studentship

Fully funded MPhil/PhD studentship at the University of Derby on a timely and interdisciplinary project: From News to Synthetic Reality: Audience Trust, Geopolitical Narratives and Generative AI in the Global Mediascape . The project explores the impact of AI and synthetic media on journalism , news consumption , and public trust . It is especially relevant for applicants interested in news literacy , digital news audiences , misinformation , digital culture , and broader media research question...

[ESRC-funded studentship covering tuition fees and an annual tax-free living stipend at UKRI minimum rates, currently £21,805 for 2026/27.] This ESRC-funded PhD studentship sits within Swansea University’s Media, Communications and Public Relations community, in the Journalism, Democracy and Digital Media pathway. The advert highlights a lively research environment with expertise spanning print and broadcast journalism, digital news media, fact checking, disordered information, hate speech, raci...

Queen Mary University of London is advertising five AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award PhD studentships in the Arts and Humanities . These awards support outstanding original research across the Arts and Humanities and are suitable for applicants proposing interdisciplinary research within the usual scope of the Arts and Humanities Research Council . The studentships include a maintenance stipend , tuition fees at UKRI home rates , and support for research-related costs . Full-time doctoral study is ...

PhD studentships are available at Birmingham City University through the AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards , a major UK funding scheme supporting doctoral research in the arts and humanities. This call offers six fully funded PhD studentships each year , including home tuition fees, a stipend, and additional funding opportunities. One international applicant per year is eligible for a full tuition fee waiver and stipend at the UKRI rate. The scheme also includes participation in the East and West M...

Cardiff University’s School of Global Humanities is offering fully funded PhD studentships through the Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS / ESRC DTP) in the Linguistics and Bilingualism Pathway , starting in October 2027. Applicants are invited to propose a doctoral research topic in areas aligned with staff expertise in linguistics , bilingualism , English language , functional linguistics , psycho-linguistics , socio-linguistics , and related topics such as language policy an...