PhD opportunities in art in united kingdom

[Full-time home UKRI rate for PhD degrees. Grant funding full-time for 4 years or part-time equivalent up to a maximum of 8 years. Tuition fees up to the value of the full-time home UKRI rate for PhD degrees. Full maintenance for both home and international students. UKRI National Minimum Doctoral Stipend for 2026/2027 is £21,805 plus London Weighting of £2000/year and a CDP maintenance payment of £600/year. Overseas students must cover the difference between UK and overseas fees rate (£17,000 p...

The AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award: Language, Place and the Museum offers an exciting opportunity to explore the dynamic relationship between language, place, and museums. This PhD project invites candidates to investigate how place is constructed, contested, and reimagined through language within museum environments, drawing on approaches from applied linguistics, critical museology, and practice-based research. The research responds to current debates in the museum sector around multilingualism...

This AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award offers a unique opportunity to undertake place-based, industry-focused research into the history, present, and future of National Youth Theatre’s (NYT) ensemble practice. Since its founding in 1956, NYT has been a pioneering site for creative ensemble theatre-making and education, incubating generations of talent and fostering belonging for young creatives. Despite its significance, NYT’s practices and impact remain largely absent from academic discourse, makin...

This fully funded PhD studentship, supported by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) in collaboration with Abertay University RLINCS and the University of Glasgow, offers a unique opportunity to develop a national collections strategy for Scottish video game heritage. The project addresses Scotland’s rich history in game development, from grassroots bedroom-coding to global industry leadership, and aims to consolidate approaches to capturing, collecting, and curating the d...

Coventry University is advertising a fully funded PhD project in sustainable floristry , data-augmented generative design , and the philosophical implications of design technologies . The project explores how bouquet design is changing as data from customer feedback, flower availability, and environmental footprints increasingly shape floral products. The research sits at the intersection of Environmental Science , Art , Computer Science , Philosophy , and related areas. It will examine the cut-...

PhD studentship opportunity in Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Video Game Heritage , offered with support from the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) . This is a fully funded PhD starting in October 2026 . The project is based at University of Abertay Dundee and involves collaboration with the University of Glasgow and National Museums Scotland . The research sits at the intersection of video game heritage , museum work , and the arts and humaniti...

This PhD studentship, titled 'Language, Place and the Museum', offers an exciting opportunity to explore the dynamic relationship between language, place, and museums. The project is based at the Decolonising Arts Institute at University of the Arts London and links with the Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN). It invites candidates to investigate how place is constructed, contested, and reimagined through language within museum environments, drawing on approaches ...

This PhD project at University of the Arts London offers a unique opportunity to undertake place-based, industry-focused research into the history, present, and future of National Youth Theatre’s (NYT) ensemble practice. Since its founding in 1956, NYT has been a pioneering site for creative ensemble theatre-making and education, incubating generations of talent and fostering belonging for young creatives. Despite its significance, NYT’s practices and impact remain largely absent from academic d...

This PhD project at the University of the Arts London explores the transformative potential of technology-enabled maker-spaces to empower communities. The research focuses on how data-driven co-working and fabrication spaces can engage independent makers, designers, and craftspeople to address local needs. By leveraging Generative AI and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, the project aims to build on the concept of vibe-coding and vibe-making, fostering sustainable, decentralised manufacturi...