PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Finance in United Kingdom

The University of Nottingham is offering a fully funded, four-year, full-time PhD studentship beginning in December 2026: Dynamic Performance and AI-Driven Optimisation of Hybrid Energy Systems for Net Zero . The project will develop and evaluate a hybrid energy system combining gas turbines, low-temperature carbon capture, biomass gasification and advanced solar thermal technologies. The aim is to enable carbon-negative fuel production, improve grid stability and support the United Kingdom’s ne...

University College London is hiring a two-year postdoctoral researcher in macroeconometrics and empirical macroeconomics. The position is supported by Daniel Lewis’s ERC Research grant, Credible Inference for Empirical Macroeconomics . Students and researchers specializing in macroeconometrics are ideal candidates. Econometricians more broadly, as well as methods-minded macroeconomists, are also encouraged to apply. The successful candidate would join UCL Economics in central London and work alo...

The University of Leeds is inviting applications for a 20-month Postdoctoral Fellowship in Adult Social Care Research, based at the Leeds Main Campus in the United Kingdom. The fellowship is designed for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher who wants to develop into an independent adult social care researcher. The successful Fellow will develop and deliver an original programme of research within the School of Healthcare, hosted by Nurturing Innovation in Care Home Excellence in Leeds (NICHE-L...

PhD in Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport offers full-time study over three years or part-time study over six years, beginning in September 2027. A PhD by Distance option is available for suitably qualified applicants, although it is not a fully online programme. The programme supports independent research across physical education, sport management, sports science, the social and cultural significance of sport...

The University of Oxford is offering the fully funded Skoll Scholarship for its Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, with a focus on social entrepreneurship . The scholarship supports applicants who have demonstrated a strong record in social entrepreneurship and are committed to creating lasting positive social change. The associated study and thesis theme is building ventures and solutions that generate sustainable social impact. The programme is connected to the Skoll Centre for...

The University of Edinburgh invites applications for its Social Work PhD programme, offered full-time over three years or part-time over six years, with a September 2027 start. The programme is based in the School of Social and Political Science within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Students undertake a substantial, independent research project in social work and related social issues, policy and practice. Research may focus on mental health, children and families, forced m...

PhD in Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for its Social Policy PhD programme, beginning in September 2027. The programme is available full-time over three years or part-time over six years and is based in the School of Social and Political Science, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Doctoral researchers develop an extended, focused project that makes an original contribution to knowledge. ...

PhD opportunity in Energy Flexibility and Social Inequalities at Cranfield University, United Kingdom. This project explores how energy flexibility—changing when electricity is used, generated or stored—can support a fairer net-zero transition. The research will examine who benefits from decentralised energy systems, who faces exclusion and how flexibility benefits can be distributed more inclusively. Applicants will develop their own research proposal with Dr Pegah Mirzania. Possible themes inc...

[ESRC studentship covers tuition fees and an annual tax-free living stipend at UKRI minimum rates; current stipend is £21,805 for 2026/27.] This PhD studentship at Swansea University sits within the ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) pathway in Health, Wellbeing and Data Science . The project area brings together observational, descriptive, and trials-based methods with large population-scale datasets to tackle pressing health and social challenges. Research in this area ...