PhD Opportunities in Sociology in United Kingdom

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...

The University of Edinburgh invites applications for the Socio-Cultural Studies PhD in the School of Social and Political Science. The programme is designed for interdisciplinary sociological research into sociocultural topics, theories, and methodologies. Research may address culture, digital sociology, finance and economic sociology, environment and energy, intimacy, nationalism and political action, race and decolonisation, gender and sexualities, sociology of emotions, or sociology of art. S...

University of Edinburgh Sociology PhD – September 2027 entry The University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for its postgraduate research Sociology PhD in the School of Social and Political Science. The programme is available full time for three years or part time for six years, beginning in September 2027. Students undertake an extended, focused research project that makes an original contribution to sociological knowledge. Research can engage with areas including culture, digital sociol...

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 ...

[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...