PhD Studentship in Journalism, Digital Media and Democracy (ESRC WGSSS) Swansea University in United Kingdom

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...

RMIT University is advertising a PhD Scholarship in Regional News and Journalism in Australia, supported by an ARC-funded project . The project focuses on the production and consumption of local news and addresses the crisis of local visual news in regional and remote Australia . This is a strong fit for applicants interested in journalism , media , communication , and regional news ecosystems. The scholarship value is $33,826 per annum for 3 years , and there is 1 scholarship available . The po...

Queen’s University Belfast is offering a PhD project in Media Studies examining screen industries, misleading video, AI-generated content and public trust during episodes of public disorder in Northern Ireland. Focusing on anti-immigrant disorder in Belfast and Ballymena, the research will investigate how video is edited, shared and interpreted by different audiences. It will explore what makes footage credible, how newsrooms respond to disputed clips, and what evidence is needed to determine wh...

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...

University of Stirling is advertising AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards for students with a PhD research idea they are passionate about. This is a funded PhD opportunity for researchers aiming to make an original contribution to the arts and humanities and social sciences . The post invites prospective doctoral researchers to explore the opportunity and join the university’s research community. Research areas: arts and humanities, social sciences, doctoral research, interdisciplinary research. Fund...