PhD Opportunities in Film Studies in United Kingdom

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...

[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...

The University of Greenwich is offering a PhD opportunity on Adaptive Human–AI Collaboration for Decision-Making under Uncertainty and Risk: A Digital Twin-Enabled Engineering Framework . The research will explore how humans and artificial intelligence can collaborate adaptively when decisions involve uncertainty and risk. A central element of the project is the application of digital twin technology to develop an engineering framework for modelling, analysing and supporting decision-making in c...

This PhD project at the University of Southampton will investigate how connected autonomous vehicles can remain safe, reliable and operational when exposed to cyber attacks. The research will address vulnerabilities created by vehicle sensors, wireless communications and artificial intelligence. You will study how malicious manipulation of sensing, communication and control systems can be detected and mitigated in real time, how attacks propagate through complex autonomous vehicle architectures,...

[Fully funded for up to 4 years; full coverage of EU/Non-EU tuition fees; monthly stipend; dedicated research and fieldwork allowance for international fieldwork, archival research, and conference presentations.] The Trinity Centre for Asian Studies at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin invites applications for a fully funded four-year doctoral project in Southeast Asian Studies, beginning on 1 September 2027. This opening is designed for an interdisciplinary scholar working across...

Ten fully funded PhD studentships are available in the Leverhulme Living with Waste Doctoral Programme at Queen Mary University of London, supported by the Leverhulme Trust. For 2027 start dates , the programme will recruit an interdisciplinary doctoral cohort exploring waste and transformation across the arts, social sciences, environmental sciences, engineering, and related fields. Potential research may address waste, sustainability, social and environmental change, and the ways communities a...

PhD in Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh invites applications for its postgraduate research programme in Scottish History, beginning 13 September 2027. The programme is available full-time over three years or part-time over six years, with a PhD by Distance option also available. Students undertake independent research into Scotland’s past, supported by at least two supervisors. Possible research interests span medieval kingship and queenship, Scottish p...

The University of Edinburgh invites applications for a Russian PhD in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. The programme is designed for researchers who want to make an original contribution to Russian studies within an active international research community in Edinburgh, Scotland. Research may focus on social, political and cultural perspectives on the Russian language; transnational Russian culture; Russian and comparative literature; media, film and theatre studies; or Russian-...

The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for its Scandinavian Studies PhD, based in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The programme is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and offers full-time study over three years or part-time study over six years for applicants who do not require a Student visa. Research may focus on Scandinavian languages, literature, cultures, and their global and historical contexts. Available ...