Sport and Exercise PhD Scholarship – Motor Competence

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...

New fully funded PhD scholarship opportunity at The University of Western Australia in the UWA School of Human Sciences . The project focuses on women's health , sport participation , physical activity , psychology , and behaviour change , with a specific emphasis on the psychological, social, and behavioural factors that influence women's return to and ongoing participation in sport after childbirth. The research aims to generate evidence that can help sporting organisations, health professiona...

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers in the life sciences. The fellowship is designed for researchers working in Europe and around the world and provides support for up to two years. Funding includes a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance, and support for fellows with children. Awardees can also attend an EMBO Laboratory Leadership course and join the global EMBO Fellows network. Eligibility emphasizes international mobility. EMBO also states...

PhD opportunity at The University of Queensland in exercise physiology , cardiometabolic disease , and liver disease . The project is titled Exercise in the management of liver fibro-inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and is linked to an NHMRC Investigator Grant. The research will examine how exercise affects liver fibro-inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes who also have MASLD, and how exercise can be maintained...

PhD opportunity at the University of Newcastle in Australia focused on development and validation of an integrated multi-channel salivary hydration assessment system for sport and occupational environments . The project is industry-linked with IhydRATE and combines human research , physiological testing , biomarker analysis , occupational/sports science , and data science to help translate a non-invasive saliva-based hydration monitoring technology into real-world use. This is a 3.5-year Nationa...