PhD Opportunities in Psychology in United Kingdom

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...

Swansea University is offering a fully funded PhD studentship in Health, Wellbeing and Data Science through the ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS). The opportunity is based in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science in Swansea, United Kingdom, and is open to UK and international students. The pathway investigates pressing health and social challenges using observational, descriptive, trials-based, computational, and population-level methods. Potential research ma...

The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for its South Asian Studies PhD , 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 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. This research degree supports in-depth theoretical, methodological or substantive research on a topic of the applicant’s choice concerning South Asian society, cu...

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. ...

The University of Cambridge invites applications for a fully funded PhD studentship in Psychology beginning in October 2027. The project will examine the nature and treatment of common mental health problems, including anxiety, depression and traumatic stress, in children, adolescents or emerging adults. The successful candidate will work within the Cognition, Emotion and Mental Health group led by Professor Tim Dalgleish. Research proposals must fit the studentship remit and must not involve an...

Fully Funded PhD in Systems Neuroscience at University College London (UCL), based at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour in the United Kingdom. The doctoral project explores neural circuits, behaviour, experimental neuroscience, computational neuroscience, imaging, physiology, and data analysis. Applicants should have a strong interest in neuroscience and hold a bachelor's degree in neuroscience, life sciences, physics, mathematics, or computer science. Funding is av...

Alexandre Almeida, Group Leader at the University of Cambridge, is inviting expressions of interest from prospective PhD students for an October 2027 intake. The research opportunity focuses on the human gut microbiome at the intersection of bioinformatics, genomics, multi-omics and artificial intelligence . Projects may also include experimental work, offering opportunities to combine computational and laboratory-based approaches to investigate microbiome biology. Both home and international st...

[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 ...

[ESRC-funded studentship covering tuition fees and an annual tax-free living stipend in line with UKRI minimum rates, currently £21,805 for 2026/27.] PhD studentship opportunity at Swansea University in Science and Technology: ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) Sociology / Science and Technology Studies . This studentship sits within a broader all-Wales doctoral training pathway designed to strengthen capacity in Sociology and Science and Technology Studies (STS). The pro...