PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Communication Studies in United Kingdom

The University of Edinburgh invites applications for postgraduate research study in Science and Technology Studies (STS) , offering both a PhD and an MSc by Research (MScR) for September 2027 entry. The programmes are based in the School of Social and Political Science within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The MScR develops research skills in the social sciences with a specific focus on STS and is recommended as preparation for many students intending to pursue a PhD. It ca...

Nottingham Trent University is offering a 2027 PhD studentship through the Collaboratory Research Hub on connecting older communities through digital heritage, storytelling, and co-creation. The project investigates how heritage engagement and appropriate digital or immersive technologies can support healthy ageing, social inclusion, community belonging, and reduced isolation among older adults in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. It will focus on barriers including reduced mobility, accessibility...

Gold-plated PhD studentship opportunity at Swansea University in the School of Culture and Communication . The project is in Journalism, Digital Media and Democracy and is linked to the ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) . This is a doctoral opening for candidates interested in research across journalism , digital media , media studies , communication studies , and the politics of democracy . The post specifically mentions that it is a funded studentship, offering a stipe...

University of Southampton is advertising a PhD project in Computational Analysis of Political Communication and Democracy . This research sits at the intersection of computer science , political science , communication studies , and computational social science . The project explores political discourse, public opinion, democratic participation, deliberation, and the role of digital platforms in shaping communication and collective decision-making. Students may work with text-as-data , surveys, ...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Plymouth in the area of mental health , psychology , and health communication . The project, titled “Beyond the Written Word: How people with severe mental illness interpret and respond to written communication” , explores how people living with severe mental illness experience and respond to written information about their mental health and care, and how this shapes what happens next. This is a student-oriented research opportunity for someone interes...

Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading is inviting nominations for the 2027 Fairbrother Lecturer , a distinctive public-engagement opportunity for doctoral researchers. The Fairbrother Lecture is described as the only lecture at the University of Reading delivered by a doctoral researcher. It is designed for researchers who want to communicate their work to a wider audience and develop a creative, compelling public lecture. Eligibility: doctoral researchers at Reading who are more ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in Multimodal LLMs for Argument and Evidence Understanding . This postgraduate research project sits in the School of Electronics and Computer Science and focuses on how multimodal large language models can understand arguments across text, audio, images, and video . The project combines natural language processing , multimodal machine learning , vision-language models , argument mining , computer vision , and audio analysis . Research directions ...

PhD studentship opportunity at The Open University in the United Kingdom, offered through CENTA (Central England NERC Training Alliance) . The project is based in Milton Keynes and is scheduled to start in October 2027 . The research topic is Exploring How the Values of Environmental Scientists Influence Research and Impact at Different Career Stages . It combines environmental science , sustainability , science communication , research impact , and social research . The project aims to investig...

PhD studentship opportunity through CENTA (Central England NERC Training Alliance) at The Open University in Milton Keynes, starting October 2027 . The project is titled “Exploring how the values of environmental scientists influence research and impact at different career stages.” It focuses on how environmental scientists’ values shape research practice and impact across career stages, with a strong interdisciplinary angle spanning environmental science, science communication, engagement, and ...