Funded opportunities

PhD studentships funded by Research Councils open for September 2024 entry

Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Programme

• Start date: 23 September 2024
• Closed

CENTA studentships

• Start date: 23 September 2024
• Closed

The Sciences and Technology Facilities Research Council (STFC) studentships for September 2024

• Physics and Astronomy
• Start date: 23 September 2024
• Closing date: Closed

Leicestershire Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Doctoral Training Programme (LHII DTP) studentships for 2024

• Start date: 1 October 2024
• Closed

MRC AIM 2024 studentships

• Start date: 23 September 2023
• Closed

Please read the studentship adverts for eligibility criteria, funding and application process.

Population Health Sciences: Predicting diabetes-related complications with machine learning techniques

• Supervisor: Dr Sharmin Shabnam
• Start date: 23 September 2024 or 1 October 2024
• Closing date: 31 May 2024

Population Health Sciences: Sarcopenia as a biomarker for people with multiple long-term conditions: an epidemiological perspective

• Supervisor: Dr Thomas Wilkinson
• Start date: 23 September 2024
• Closing date: 9 June 2024

Population Health Sciences: Investigating the association between cardiometabolic health and labour market outcomes using administrative health data sources

• Supervisor: Dr Cameron Razieh
• Start date: 1 October 2024
• Closing date: 31 May 2024

• Various projects/supervisors
• Start date: 23 September 2024
• Closing date: 23 May 2024

Self funded PhD projects 

• Evidence-based empathy education and training
• Population Health Sciences
• Supervisor: Professor Jeremy Howick
• Closing date: Open until filled
• Start date: September 2024 

• Population Health Sciences
• Open until filled

• Respiratory Sciences
• Open until filled

Please check eligibility for each individual project.

NERC Target CDT studentships

• Various projects
• Start date: 1 October 2024
• Closing date: 5 June 2024

Computer Science GTA funded studentships

• Various projects
• Start date: 23 September 2024
• Closing date: 30 May 2024

Archaeology and Ancient History

Ground stone in a metallic world

• Supervisor: Dr Rachel Crellin
• Start date: 1 October 2024
• Closing date: 21 June 2024

Symbols of power, prestige goods or vibrant materials? Rethinking gold, jet and amber grave goods in Early Bronze Age Britain

• Supervisor: Dr Rachel Crellin
• Start date: 1 October 2024
• Closing date: 21 June 2024