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

King’s College London is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. The role is based at Guy’s Campus and contributes to CATAPULTS, an NIHR i4i-funded feasibility randomised controlled trial. The study evaluates RECOGNeyes, an innovative eye-tracking cognitive training intervention designed to improve attention in children with ADHD. Delivered in partnership with the University of Nottingham, the project wi...

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...

The Midlands Graduate School (MGS) brings together eight universities across the Midlands to provide doctoral training in the social sciences and interdisciplinary research areas. Through its Doctoral Training Partnership at the University of Nottingham , the programme offers ESRC-funded PhD studentships for applicants interested in advanced social science research. The doctoral training environment combines research study with structured training and broader support opportunities. Applicants ca...

Queen Mary University of London is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Design to join a multidisciplinary research team working on biosimilar medicines for multiple sclerosis (MS). The researcher will contribute to FOCUS-NHS , an NIHR-funded Programme Grant for Applied Research, as part of a co-design work package. The project aims to develop an evidence-informed communication strategy that supports accurate and trusted discussions about biosimilars among patients, healthcare profession...

The University of Nottingham is recruiting a postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow in Neuroethics, Policy and Governance , based in the School of Computer Science on Jubilee Campus in Nottingham. The researcher will work within the Brain Data Group and the international €4.4 million European ELEVATE NeuroAI project. The project examines best practices for studying emerging AI-enabled neural engineering technologies and responsible pathways for translating them from research into real-world orga...

The University of Nottingham is recruiting a Research Associate/Fellow to join the multidisciplinary PROBITY project: A Platform to Rate Organisms Bred for Improved Traits and Yield . Based in the School of Biosciences at Sutton Bonington Campus, the project examines how precision-bred crops may be taken up in the UK and beyond. The successful researcher will use social science methods to understand barriers to the adoption of precision-bred crops. The work will involve collaborating with Dr Sta...

[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...

[Four years of full funding, including full tuition fees at the applicable fee status (including international fees) plus a UKRI-rate stipend.] This PhD studentship is based in the Department of Biology, Medicine and Health at The University of Manchester and sits within the MRC North West Doctoral Programme in Medical Sciences. The project investigates antibiotic use in hidradenitis suppurativa , a painful dermatological condition associated with recurrent boils, abscesses and scarring. The res...

King’s College, University of Cambridge is offering Junior Research Fellowships for gifted early-career researchers. The scheme supports outstanding scholars for a four-year period and runs competitions each year for both stipendiary and non-stipendiary fellowships. The opportunity is designed for researchers at the start of their independent academic careers, typically within two years of receiving their doctorate. It is open across the college’s areas of interest, with subjects spanning the li...