Information & self-care
Computer and Information Sciences
- Location
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Funding
- We are committed to supporting applicants in their search for funding and can provide assistance with identifying and applying for external funding opportunities. Applicants are also encouraged to discuss their funding plans with their prospective supervisor to explore potential avenues for support. While there is no funding in place for opportunities marked "unfunded", there are lots of different options to help you fund postgraduate research. Visit funding your postgraduate research for links to government grants, research councils funding and more, that could be available.
- Application deadline
Key facts
- Opens: Monday 19 October 2026
- Number of places: 1
- Duration: 3 years
Eligibility
An upper second-class UK Honours degree or overseas equivalent in information science, or relevant social science is required.
If English is not your first language, you must have an IELTS score of at least 6.5 with no component below 5.5.
Project Details
This PhD topic will explore information avoidance as a means of self-care. Many studies have explored information seeking and information use to improve the human condition; information avoidance as a way of improving our lives has been less studied. We may avoid information because it is harmful, because we have too much information, or information threatens our sense of control over our lives. Seen as a matter of self-care, this project will explore information avoidance as a positive information practice.
Please look at this article for background information: Information avoidance: A critical conceptual review .
Funding details
We are committed to supporting applicants in their search for funding and can provide assistance with identifying and applying for external funding opportunities. Applicants are also encouraged to discuss their funding plans with their prospective supervisor to explore potential avenues for support.
While there is no funding in place for opportunities marked "unfunded", there are lots of different options to help you fund postgraduate research. Visit funding your postgraduate research for links to government grants, research councils funding and more, that could be available.
Professor Ian Ruthven
Computer and Information Sciences
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Computer and Information Sciences
Programme: Computer and Information Sciences
Contact us
ian.ruthven@strath.ac.uk