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Funded PhD Opportunities: Queen's University Belfast

Compare 283 doctoral research opportunities connected with Queen's University Belfast, with full project outlines, funding stipends, research supervisors and application deadlines.

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PhD Materials Science

Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete for Access Floor Tiles

Queen's University Belfast

Ultra High Strength Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) has been developed which has enhanced homogeneity, enhanced microstructure, and…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Civil Engineering

The use of decommissioned wind turbine blades as girders in bridges

Queen's University Belfast

The overall aim of this project is to investigate the properties of the fiber reinforced polymer and how these vary along the length of…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Energy Storage

Renewables linked Energy Storage technologies to support CO2 utilisation and BECCS Systems

Queen's University Belfast

The EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Negative Emission Technologies for Net Zero (CDT in Net2Zero) is an equal partnership…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
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Funding
This opportunity is exclusively available to candidates who qualify for Home fees. Candidates must meet one of the following: • Be a UK National or, • Have settled status or, • Have pre-settled status or, • Have indefinite leave to remain or enter, or • Be an Irish National. Contact information For any other enquiries about this project, please contact the Net2Zero CDT team cdt_net2zero@aston.ac.uk Submitting an Expression of Interest When submitting the Expression of Interest, we will need some information from you, we will be asking about: 1. Your personal details for processing the application. 2. A copy of your passport and, where relevant, include evidence of settled or pre-settled status. 3. Your personal characteristics, for monitoring purposes only. 4. Your Academic background. We will require English language copies (or screen captures) of the transcripts and certificates for all your higher education degrees, including any Bachelor degrees. 5. If English is not your first language, you will be required to present evidence that you meet the English Language requirements. You can submit the evidence at a later stage. 6. Your research background and experience. 7. Expression
PhD Migration, education, and development in the West of Northern Ireland

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The research will try to answer the above question by considering population flows into and out of the West of NI between 1991 and 2021,…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
This funded studentship is open to UK candidates. The value of an award includes the cost of approved fees as well as maintenance support (stipend). As a guide, the stipend rate for 2024/2025 is currently £19,237. This will be specified in the terms and conditions of the relevant funding body. Dr Estelle Lowry e.lowry@qub.ac.uk Research Profile Full-time: 3 years
PhD Machine Learning

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project is a 4-year PhD project with enhanced training and 3+ month placement, which is funded by UKRI BBSRC through the NI Landscape…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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UKRI BBSRC
PhD Artificial Intelligence in Bioscience

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project is a 4-year PhD project with enhanced training and 3+ month placement, which is funded by UKRI BBSRC through the NI Landscape…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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UKRI BBSRC
PhD Health Inequalities

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This studentship is funded by DfE. It is open to Northern Ireland, Great Britain and Republic of Ireland candidates only. International…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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studentship
PhD Social Policy and Administration

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The project will examine why some parts of Belfast have remained deprived since the 1990s when others have either become more or less…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship
PhD Artificial Intelligence in Bioscience

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project is a 4-year PhD project with enhanced training and 3+ month placement, which is funded by UKRI BBSRC through the NI Landscape…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
UKRI BBSRC
PhD Antimicrobial resistance

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Many biological and non-biological health associated markers can be detected in wastewater, giving an overview of prevalence of these…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Chemical glycoengineering of therapeutic antibodies

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Glycosylation is the most common posttranslational protein modification. Recombinant therapeutic glycoproteins (RTGs) such as monoclonal…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Materials Science

Impact Resistance of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete

Queen's University Belfast

Ultra High Strength Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) has been developed which has enhanced homogeneity, enhanced microstructure, and…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Civil Engineering

Floating cellular BFRP concrete for wave renewables

Queen's University Belfast

This PhD will investigate the benefits of basalt FRP in low energy cellular concrete for the design of marine renewable energy foundations.

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
DfE; £19,237
PhD Concrete Structures

Crack-inducing thermal stresses in safety-critical concrete structures

Queen's University Belfast

Thermal cracking in the structural concrete of foundations, bridges, tunnel linings and other medium-sized elements has become an…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Sustainable Construction

Cementless Geopolymer Concrete for Sustainable Construction

Queen's University Belfast

The development of sustainable products is necessary for the continued success of the precast concrete industry. The project aims to…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Chemical Engineering

Catalytic Decomposition of Methane for Hydrogen Production

Queen's University Belfast

The EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Negative Emission Technologies for Net Zero (CDT in Net2Zero) is an equal partnership…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Negative Emission Technologies for Net Zero (CDT in Net2Zero)
PhD Environmental Science

AI enhanced Integrated Environmental and Condition Performance Monitoring Technology for CO2 utilisation and BECCS Systems

Queen's University Belfast

The EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Negative Emission Technologies for Net Zero (CDT in Net2Zero) is an equal partnership…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
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Funding
This opportunity is exclusively available to candidates who qualify for Home fees. Candidates must meet one of the following: • Be a UK National or, • Have settled status or, • Have pre-settled status or, • Have indefinite leave to remain or enter, or • Be an Irish National. Contact information For any enquiries about this project, please contact the Net2Zero CDT team cdt_net2zero@aston.ac.uk Submitting an Expression of Interest When submitting the Expression of Interest, we will need some information from you, we will be asking about: 1. Your personal details for processing the application. 2. A copy of your passport and, where relevant, include evidence of settled or pre-settled status. 3. Your personal characteristics, for monitoring purposes only. 4. Your Academic background. We will require English language copies (or screen captures) of the transcripts and certificates for all your higher education degrees, including any Bachelor degrees. 5. If English is not your first language, you will be required to present evidence that you meet the English Language requirements. You can submit the evidence at a later stage. 6. Your research background and experience. 7. Expressions of i
PhD Mental Health

Understanding wellbeing of parents who have mental illness

Queen's University Belfast

Parental mental illness can impact all aspects of parent’s wellbeing and children’s development yet there is very limited understanding of…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Physical activity for children and young people with disabilities

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Feasibility and acceptability of a physical activity intervention for children and young people with disabilities

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Research funding from European Commission (Interreg and Horizon 2020) and charities
PhD Renal disease

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This study aims to explore the delivery of renal replacement therapy that ensures physical, mental and emotional support, leading to…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Research funding from European Commission, charities
PhD Palliative Care

Delivering community-based palliative care

Queen's University Belfast

As demand for palliative care increases globally, supporting people to receive care in the community is a growing healthcare priority.…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Geography

Torture and its aftermaths in Northern Ireland

Queen's University Belfast

The project offers a fully funded DfE doctoral studentship, to start in October 2022. The student will join the project's research team…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
studentship; £15,609 (maintenance support)
PhD Geographic Information Science (GIS)

The Re-Wind model: Developing a UK and Ireland geospatial framework for the repurposing of wind turbine blades into sustainable infrastructure, decoupling of renewable energy generation from the production of waste

Queen's University Belfast

This PhD project offers the opportunity to work with the Re-Wind Network and the spin-off company BladeBridge to develop a UK wide…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PLEASE NOTE: These EPSRC studentships are open to candidates who are classed as Home, UK or Republic of Ireland, and candidates with settled status or ILTR. They are not open to international candidates. The value of an award includes the cost of approved fees as well as maintenance support (stipend). As an indicator, the level for 2023/2024 is currently £18,622. Please note that this research project is one of several advertised projects at Queen’s which are in competition for funding. The selection will be based on the projects which receive the best application. Professor Jennifer McKinley More Information j.mckinley@qub.ac.uk Research Profile Full-time: 3.5 years
PhD Education

Teaching Guidelines for Postdocs

Queen's University Belfast

While postdocs are principally hired to carry out research, some teaching experience is likely to benefit their career progression. The…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Postdoctoral Development Centre

Supervision

Queen's University Belfast

Through being appointed as an Assistant Supervisor, postdoctoral researchers can make a real difference to PhD students’ progress while…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Postdoc Research

Recognition

Queen's University Belfast

Postdoctoral researchers make a vital contribution to the research community at Queen's. Alongside advancing world-leading research, they…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Democracy and Workplace Democracy

Queen's University Belfast - Democracy and Workplace Democracy

Queen's University Belfast

This PhD project will explore the ethical, economic, and political justifications for democratizing workplaces and economic relationships…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Ethics and Philosophy of Work

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This PhD project will explore the realm of work and economic activity more generally in terms of its significance for human freedom along…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funded Studentship
PhD Structural health monitoring for bridges

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Managing existing civil infrastructure is a major challenge. For example, a backlog of bridge maintenance works in the UK - identified in…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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studentship
PhD Climate Change

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Things we take for granted may be greatly affected by climate change in years to come. This includes how we get around, and where we get…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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NBE/2024/RF2 - CIV-PHD
PhD Environmental Engineering

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Urban agriculture has been widely recognised as one of the most efficient nature-based solutions that can be implemented in an urban or…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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studentship
PhD Ageing in place: supporting older people to live well at home

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project will explore the experiences of older people ageing at home, seeking to understand the factors that enable or hinder people…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Ecohydrology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Globally, peatlands contain stored C…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully Funded
PhD Geography

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The design of the urban environment, noise pollution and air pollution are each hypothesised to negatively impact on cognitive health and…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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scholarship
PhD Structural health monitoring for bridges

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Applications are invited from Northern Ireland, Great Britain and Republic of Ireland candidates only. International candidates should NOT…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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studentship
PhD Ecology

QUADRAT DTP: Carbon dynamics in blanket peatlands

Queen's University Belfast

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. This research project will enhance our…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully Funded
PhD Geophysics

QUADRAT DTP: Assessing the restoration of UK Carbon sinks using geophysics and microbiology

Queen's University Belfast

Occupying just 3% of the Earth's land surface, peatlands are our largest carbon store on land. Worldwide they store 550 gigatonnes of…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship; Yes, funded by the NERC QUADRAT-DTP; Yes, funding for tuition fees, stipend and a research training and support grant subject to eligibility
PhD Environmental Science

QUADRAT DTP: Air Quality and Environmental Impact on Human Health

Queen's University Belfast

Recent reviews of the impact of air pollution on human health have shown scientific evidence for the detrimental effects of air pollutants,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship
PhD Environmental Science

QUADRAT DTP: Air Quality and Environmental Impact on Human Health

Queen's University Belfast

Recent reviews of the impact of air pollution on human health have shown scientific evidence for the detrimental effects of air pollutants,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship
Postdoc Research Staff

Postdoc Society

Queen's University Belfast

The Postdoc Society is led by and made up of Postdoctoral Researchers from across Queen's University Belfast. It was established in…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Postdoc Parenting in academia

Postdoc Parents Network

Queen's University Belfast

Established in 2025 by the Postdoctoral Development Centre (PDC), the Postdoc Parents Network is a peer-led community designed to support…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Structural Health Monitoring

Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges

Queen's University Belfast

Managing existing civil infrastructure is a major challenge. For example, a backlog of bridge maintenance works in the UK will cost $6.7bn…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship
PhD Structural Health Monitoring

Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges

Queen's University Belfast

Managing existing civil infrastructure is a major challenge. For example, a backlog of bridge maintenance works in the UK - identified in…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship
Postdoc Postdoctoral Development Centre

PDC Representatives' Network

Queen's University Belfast

The PDC Representatives' Network was established in January 2022 and brings together postdoctoral researchers and academic staff from…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Postdoc Postdoctoral research

Our postdocs

Queen's University Belfast

Postdoctoral researchers are essential members of the Queen's research community and get involved in multiple aspects of Queen's business…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Postdoc Postdoctoral Development Centre

NPAW

Queen's University Belfast

National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) is an annual celebration of postdoctoral researchers and the vital contributions they make to…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Hydrology

Groundwater Residence Times for Peatland Restoration

Queen's University Belfast

Upland areas, covered by blanket bog, form the principal source of water for many towns and cities across Britain and Ireland, with…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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NBE/2024/RF3 - CIV-PHD
PhD Complex systems

Frameworks & Governance for the Certification by Analysis of Complex Systems

Queen's University Belfast

Traditional approaches for the certification of complex systems typically require physical testing of finished products. This can be…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
This studentship will cover tuition fees, includes a maintenance stipend of £26,910 per annum, and is open to UK Nationals Only. An industry gross salary (pre-tax, student loan repayment, pension (3%) and national insurance contributions) of £34,000 results in an approximately equivalent take home pay. Dr Joe Butterfield Research Profile Full-time: Full Time
PhD Complex systems

Frameworks & Governance for the Certification by Analysis of Complex Systems

Queen's University Belfast

Traditional approaches for the certification of complex systems typically require physical testing of finished products. This can be…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
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Funding
This studentship will cover tuition fees, includes a maintenance stipend of £26,910 per annum, and is open to UK Nationals Only. An industry gross salary (pre-tax, student loan repayment, pension (3%) and national insurance contributions) of £34,000 results in an approximately equivalent take home pay. Dr Joe Butterfield Research Profile Full-time: Full Time
PhD Fluid Dynamics

Fluid Structure Interactions due to Scouring at Bridges

Queen's University Belfast

Bed scour at bridges, and in particular scour at short span masonry arch bridges, has recently come to the fore due to an increase in the…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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studentship; 3-year studentship with a stipend
PhD Healthcare

Developing and Evaluating a Trauma-Informed Interprofessional Simulation-Based Educational Intervention for Healthcare Practitioners Supporting Women Experiencing Pregnancy Loss, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Northern Ireland

Queen's University Belfast

There appears to be particularly little research examining a coherent, trauma-informed and interprofessional simulation approach to…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Researcher Development

Career Development Days and EDR

Queen's University Belfast

All research staff (AC1-AC3) at Queen’s University Belfast, including postdoctoral researchers, are entitled to up to 10 Career…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Postdoc Public Health

Career Development Case Study Series

Queen's University Belfast

Lesley used her Career Development Days to take a more intentional approach to her professional growth - combining staff coaching,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Geophysics

Application of ultra-high resolution geophysical data for deciphering the Middle to Late Pleistocene evolution of the North Sea and improving ground models for offshore wind developments

Queen's University Belfast

The growth in windfarm planning to meet net-zero sustainability targets means that large swaths of continental shelf offshore the UK are…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
PLEASE NOTE: These EPSRC studentships are open to candidates who are classed as Home, UK or Republic of Ireland, and candidates with settled status or ILTR. They are not open to international candidates. The value of an award includes the cost of approved fees as well as maintenance support (stipend). As an indicator, the level for 2023/2024 is currently £18,622. Please note that this research project is one of several advertised projects at Queen’s which are in competition for funding. The selection will be based on the projects which receive the best application. Dr Andrew Newton More Information a.newton@qub.ac.uk Research Profile Full-time: 3.5 years
PhD Astrophysics

The Terra Hunting Experiment

Queen's University Belfast

Despite the discovery of thousands of exoplanets over the past 30 years, we have yet to find a planetary system like our own solar-system,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Research Studentship
Postdoc Postdoctoral Development

Resources

Queen's University Belfast

We provide a variety of resources to support your development in ways that will suit your schedule, location, and learning preferences.…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Research Policy

Researcher Development Concordat

Queen's University Belfast

The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers (also known as the Researcher Development Concordat) is a UK-wide agreement…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Research Dissemination

Research Dissemination

Queen's University Belfast

As a researcher, you need to "get your research out there", so that it can impact and influence other researchers and the public. Those…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Social history

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast (School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy, and Politics (HAPP)), in partnership with National Museums NI,…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship
PhD Irish Language

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This opportunity is for a fully-funded full-time doctoral project, to be supervised by Dr Marcas Mac Coinnigh and Professor Mícheál Ó…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully-funded
PhD Machine Learning

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Heusler alloys have long been proposed as the building blocks of spintronic devices due to the possibility to "select" their properties…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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EPS DTP Enhanced Postgraduate Skills Doctoral Training Programme; £21,805 per annum + £5,000 top-up; Home studentships only - cover tuition fees
PhD Physics

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

BACKGROUND: During a solar flare, the Sun suddenly releases bursts of radiation that disturb the Earth’s ionosphere. These disturbances…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD High intensity lasers

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

By focusing ultra-short pulse length lasers to micron-scale spot sizes it is possible to achieve such high electromagnetic field strengths…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Vibrational Spectroscopy

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

A lot of research in modern environmental science is not about preventing future harm, but in reckoning with and mitigating against harm…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Creative Writing

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Cultural texts shape people’s attitudes to and understandings of violence and abuse. Representations of violence against women and girls…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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English offers pathways in Literary Studies, Creative Writing or Language and Linguistics
PhD Anthropology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project ethnographically explores early-years care among migrant and minority ethnic families in Northern Ireland. It looks at…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PHD
Postdoc Research-intensive universities

Prospective postdoc

Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast is a member of the Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities, with an established international…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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External funders
PhD Theoretical many-body physics

PhD in Theoretical many-body physics and quantum chemistry: Many-body theory and computation of low-energy antimatter interactions with matter and light [within ERC-funded research group].

Queen's University Belfast

The project will contribute to Prof Green's ERC Consolidator Grant project, by developing state-of-the-art methods in theoretical and…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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ERC-funded research group; International fees and stipend covered for international applicants; International fees covered
Postdoc Research Support

PDC Podcast

Queen's University Belfast

"The theory of the postdoc evolution" is the podcast from the PDC. It aims at providing postdocs with information that helps them plan…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Research Skills

Online learning

Queen's University Belfast

This series of 9 online training videos have been designed to help postdocs understand fellowships and start their application.

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Postdoc Postdoctoral Research

New postdoc

Queen's University Belfast

Starting a new position, sometimes in a new city or country can be very unsettling. On this page, you will find some resources and support…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Physics

Longitudinal analysis of athlete development in youth team sports

Queen's University Belfast

Soccer has long been one of the most popular and financially lucrative sports in the world. The formation of the Premier League in 1992,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Leadership

Leadership and vision

Queen's University Belfast

Leadership involves coming up with ideas, a "vision" of what you want to achieve and a strategy to get there, as well as inspiring others…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Postdoc Research Staff Development

Information sessions and related content

Queen's University Belfast

The 'Postdoc Life' series of information sessions was introduced in January 2023 following the September 2022 Research Staff Survey, which…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Postdoc Postdoctoral Research

Information

Queen's University Belfast

Postdoctoral researchers often work across multiple projects while balancing a wide range of responsibilities. In this context, it can be…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Research Impact and Engagement

Impact and Partnerships

Queen's University Belfast

The impact of your research is the effect it has on the world we live in. Whatever it is developing new products, practices, or ways of…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Internal funding (Agility Fund)
PhD Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Hybrid Co-packaging of a PIC with Miniature Free-Space Optical Elements

Queen's University Belfast

This project is funded under “QUB Collaborative Studentships” program. This is a collaborative project between Queen’s and Thales. The…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Home DfE Studentship; £21,805 per annum; Yes
PhD Migration history

Finding “home” in a cultural landscape of migration and belonging

Queen's University Belfast

Migration history plays an important role in the shaping of identity for departure and receiving countries. How these histories are…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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The School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen’s University Belfast is offering a CAST Department for the Economy Studentship for October 2025 entry. The studentship will cover tuition fees and stipend. The current stipend for 24/25 academic year is £19,237 but 25/26 has yet to be determined but this tends to go up each year in line with inflation. Student fees can be found at this link: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgraduate/tuition-fees/ To be eligible for consideration for a DfE Studentship (covering tuition fees and maintenance stipend), a candidate must satisfy all the eligibility criteria based on nationality, residency, and academic qualifications. The Studentship is open to UK and ROI nationals, and to EU nationals with settled status in the UK, subject to meeting the specific DfE nationality and residency criteria. Full eligibility information can be viewed at https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/economy/postgraduate-studentships-terms-conditions.pdf Dr Sophie Cooper More Information s.cooper@qub.ac.uk Research Profile Full-time: 3 years
PhD Research Development

Fellowships

Queen's University Belfast

Fellowships are personal awards which include the salary of the fellow as well as, most of the time, a budget for research (consumables,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fellowship
PhD Materials Science

Exploring domain wall continuity in polycrystalline ferroelectrics

Queen's University Belfast

Polycrystalline ferroelectrics belong to a strong and well-defined class of advanced functional materials, with remarkable piezoelectric,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship
PhD Condensed Matter Physics

Exploring Dipolar Skyrmion Sheets at Ferroelectric Interfaces

Queen's University Belfast

Background Normally, ferroelectric microstructures are characterised by the formation of distinct domains, in which local electrical…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Postdoc Research integrity, ethics and data management

Development

Queen's University Belfast

A postdoctoral position provides valuable opportunities to develop both your research expertise and the wider skills needed for long-term…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Politics

Building consent for infrastructure projects

Queen's University Belfast

Governments often find obtaining citizens’ consent for infrastructure projects challenging. This PhD project will contribute to our…

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PhD Carbohydrate Chemistry

An ATLAS for understanding carbohydrate chemistry

Queen's University Belfast

Carbohydrates and sugars are biological molecules, which adopt various geometrices. In cells, carbohydrates change conformation when they…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Atomic Physics

A Dirac R-matrix approach to the determination of opacities.

Queen's University Belfast

Opacities are key ingredients in any domain where radiative transfer is important. In particular, Rosseland mean opacities play an…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Atomic and Molecular Physics

Ultrabright Sources of Attosecond Pulses

Queen's University Belfast

The internal mechanics of atomic and molecular electronic systems operate on a timescale of attoseconds (10-18s) which require sources of…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Atomic Physics

Ultra-fast atomic dynamics in X-ray FEL light

Queen's University Belfast

This project investigates the application of computational techniques for the description of ultra-fast atomic processes to atoms in…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Quantum Mechanics

Skewed-Polarisation Absorption Spectroscopy

Queen's University Belfast

With recent improvements in laser technology, experimentalists are routinely able to measure electron dynamics in atoms and molecules on…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Automation of high repetition rate high-power lasers for industrial applications

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Mathematics and Physics is building the first facility in the UK that will provide a high-power (10 TeraWatt) and high…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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studentship; £20,780 per annum (maintenance stipend) + £5,000 per year (top-up stipend); Tuition fees covered
PhD Materials Science

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Wide band gap semiconductors are required for power electronics, as silicon-based components are less robust and face serious challenges.…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Artificial Intelligence

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Recent advances in artificial intelligence, particularly transformer-based deep learning architectures, have revolutionised fields from…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Physics

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Beyond the recent demonstration of indirect-drive target-gain at US’s National Ignition Facility, further progress towards Inertial Fusion…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Particle Acceleration

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Recent advances in ultra-intense, high-repetition-rate laser systems are opening a new frontier in compact particle accelerators—an…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Physics

Protecting the Final Optic: Experimental Approaches to Debris Characterization and control for Next-Generation Inertial Fusion Energy Reactors

Queen's University Belfast

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) reactors must ultimately operate at multi-hertz repetition rates with minimal downtime to deliver viable…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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This project is part of the Enhanced Postgraduate Skills Doctoral Training Project. This project is available to Home studentships – and the studentship will cover tuition fees and include a maintenance stipend of £20,780 per annum. The duration of this studentship is 3.5 years. This project offers an additional top-up stipend of £5,000 per year, and together with the maintenance stipend will give a take home pay of £25,780 per annum. An industry gross salary (pre-tax, student loan repayment, pension (3%) and national insurance contributions) of £33,000 results in an approximately equivalent take home pay. A Home studentship is open to UK and ROI nationals, and to EU nationals with settled status in the UK, subject to meeting specific nationality and residency criteria. DfE studentship eligibility information can be viewed at: https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/student-finance-postgraduate-studentships-terms-and-conditions As part of the EPS DTP you will also receive a £5000 per year (first 3 years) of Research Training Support Grant to help support your research. Dr Charlotte Palmer More Information c.palmer@qub.ac.uk Research Profile Full-time: 3 years
PhD Computational Chemistry

Probing dipole instabilities in the ultrafast ionization of molecules

Queen's University Belfast

The energy deposited when molecules interact with radiation sources can initiate a range of electronic and ionic processes in the…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Environmental Science

Improving the environmental and social appraisal of infrastructure projects

Queen's University Belfast

There is increasing focus on the long-term effects of large infrastructure projects on the physical, biological and social environment.…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship; £14,777; Home/EU fees
PhD Optics

Generation of Exotically Polarised Light to Manipulate Matter

Queen's University Belfast

Light is a transverse wave and normally we think of its polarisation states as being linear, elliptical or circular. Controlling the…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Materials Science

Ferroelectrics in Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor Structures

Queen's University Belfast

Project in Collaboration with Kyocera AVX and the University of Sheffield. Periods of human history are often defined in terms of the…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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studentship; £20,780 per annum (maintenance stipend) + £5,000 per year (top-up stipend); Yes
PhD Translation

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - Translation

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully funded; Maintenance stipend for a maximum duration of three years; Full tuition fees
PhD Spanish

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - Spanish

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully funded; Maintenance stipend for a maximum duration of three years; Full tuition fees
PhD Media and Broadcast

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - Media and Broadcast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully Funded; Maintenance Stipend; Full Tuition Fees
PhD Lusophone Studies

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - Lusophone

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully Funded; Maintenance stipend for a maximum duration of three years; Full tuition fees
PhD Linguistics

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - Linguistics

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully Funded; Maintenance stipend for a maximum duration of three years; Full tuition fees
PhD Irish and Celtic Studies

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - Irish and Celtic

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully funded; Maintenance stipend for a maximum duration of three years; Full tuition fees
PhD Interpreting

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - Interpreting

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully funded; Maintenance stipend for a maximum duration of three years; Full tuition fees
PhD French and Francophone Studies

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - French

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully Funded PhD Studentships; Maintenance stipend for a maximum duration of three years; Full tuition fees
PhD Film Studies

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - Film Studies

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully Funded; Maintenance Stipend; Full Tuition Fees
PhD Literary Studies

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - English

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully Funded PhD Studentships; Maintenance stipend for a maximum duration of three years; Full tuition fees
PhD Drama

DfE Fully Funded PhD Studentships - Drama

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Arts English and Languages invites applications for fully-funded PhD studentships in 8 thematic areas, each generously…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully Funded; Maintenance Stipend; Full Tuition Fees
PhD Infrastructure engineering

Benchmarking social value for infrastructure projects

Queen's University Belfast

The conflict between government approval and community approval for infrastructure projects remains unresolved, resulting in protest,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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SNBE-2024-HM1
PhD Irish-English

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship with National Museums NI

Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast (School of Arts, English and Languages) in partnership with National Museums NI, invites applications from…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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studentship; £21,805 (UKRI National Minimum Doctoral Stipend) + £600/year (CDP maintenance payment); up to the value of the full-time home UKRI rate for PhD degrees
PhD Peace and Reconciliation

The Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Peace and Reconciliation

Queen's University Belfast

The Funding & Scholarship Finder helps prospective and current students find funding to help cover costs towards a whole range of study…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Scholarship; Full Tuition Fee Waiver
PhD Nursing & Midwifery

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

You’ll be part of a dynamic doctoral research environment and will study alongside students from across the world undertaking research in…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Algebra

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The Mathematical Research Centre conducts world-class research in the following areas: Algebra, Analysis, Operator Algebras, Algebraic…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Aerospace Engineering

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Our society needs exceptional engineers who can understand, create and harness technology to address our shared global challenges. Without…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Design

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Our society needs exceptional engineers who can understand, create and harness technology to address our shared global challenges. Without…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EEECS) aims to enhance the way we use technology in communication,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Translation

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The Centre for Translation and Interpreting provides a vibrant environment for both disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship.…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Music

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

SARC: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sound and Music is established as a broad research environment supporting work in all areas…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Criminology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Studying a PhD in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work allows students to take an interdisciplinary…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Computer Science

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EEECS) aims to enhance the way we use technology in communication,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Cognition and Culture

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The Institute of Cognition and Culture (ICC) is one of the world's first centres for research in the cognitive science of culture. This is…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Public Policy

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The PhD in Public Policy at Queen’s University provides an exciting and rewarding programme of independent research with an established…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Scholarships
PhD Spanish

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Spanish at Queen’s has a long tradition and history with 2026 marking 100 years of Spanish at the University. Spanish is part of the…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Anthropological Studies

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Anthropology at Queen's is internationally renowned and a long established and rapidly expanding centre for postgraduate teaching and…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Sociological and Anthropological approaches to religion

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Trillions of bacteria comprise the gut microbiome and contribute to human health by producing metabolites that travel to distant tissues…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Politics

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Research and education in the School are driven by a concern to encourage innovative and critically incisive ways of thinking about a wide…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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NINE DTP – Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership, AHRC Landscape Awards, DfE Studentship – Department for the Economy Postgraduate Studentship scheme
PhD Film Studies

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

We offer graduate research programmes in both creative and critical practice. These are designed for students who are interested in…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Arts Management and Cultural Policy

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

You will be part of a growing doctoral research environment and will study alongside students from Northern Ireland and abroad.

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Accounting and reporting, accounting change, governance and performance management in not-for-profit organisations

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The Department of Accounting at Queen's Business School brings together expertise in accounting, accounting change, budgeting, governance,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Architecture

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Architecture at Queen’s addresses issues of architecture and urbanism in an increasingly globalised world, where factors such as…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Physics

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The scientific research within the School of Mathematics and Physics was highly rated in the 2021 REF peer-review exercise, with 90% of…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD International Business, Entrepreneurship and Marketing

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The PhD in Business and Management at Queen’s Business School offers an intellectually rigorous and supportive environment for doctoral…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Pharmacy

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Apply for your research degree in a university where 99% of our research is internationally recognised. As a research student at Queen's,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fully-Funded Studentships
PhD Interpreting

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The Centre for Translation and Interpreting provides a vibrant environment for both disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship.…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Accounting

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Completing a postgraduate research degree at Queen's University offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD International

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

We offer prestigious, competitive scholarships of up to 50% off tuition fees to new international students. You must have an offer to…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Tuition Fee Reductions and Living Expenses; Up to 50% off tuition fees
PhD Applied Ethics

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Philosophy has a strong international reputation for innovative research, across a wide range of specialist research strengths. These…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD History

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

History at Queen’s is the largest group of historians at any university on the island of Ireland. It is a dynamic research area, with…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Social Policy

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

You'll be a social scientist committed to multidisciplinary research that builds knowledge and capacities in the communities around us,…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD International Relations

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

International Relations at Queen’s assembles one of the largest and most diverse group of scholars in the UK covering almost all areas of…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Law

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Law has over 100 years of achievement in both education and research. We are ranked as a leading centre for legal research…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Social Work

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

You'll be a social scientist committed to multidisciplinary research that builds knowledge and capacities in the communities around us,…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
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PhD Sociology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

You'll be a social scientist committed to multidisciplinary research that builds knowledge and capacities in the communities around us,…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
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PhD Drama

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Drama at Queen’s offers supervisory expertise in both critical and practice-based methods of research. Proposals are welcome in all areas…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Pharmaceutical sciences

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Pharmacy (SoP) focuses its research activities on key areas of the pharmaceutical sciences, clinical and primary care…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Lusophone Studies

Lusophone PhD

Queen's University Belfast

Lusophone Studies is part of the Modern Languages research cluster, which provides a vibrant environment for both disciplinary and…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Archaeology

Archaeology & Palaeoecology PhD

Queen's University Belfast

By joining Archaeology & Palaeoecology you will become part of a dynamic group of researchers in one of two interdisciplinary Research…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Award
PhD Literary Studies

Queen's University Belfast - PhD in English

Queen's University Belfast

English offers pathways in Literary Studies, Creative Writing or Language and Linguistics. Proposals are welcomed in all areas from…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Planning

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The discipline of Planning is located in the School of Natural and Built Environment. In recent years the performance of the discipline…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Linguistics

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The study of language is fundamental to the research environment across the School of Arts, English and Languages, where various…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Civil Engineering

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The research centre will address the topical grand challenges in the civil engineering field, building on existing and developing new…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Education

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

You’ll be part of a dynamic doctoral research environment and will study alongside students from over 25 different countries; we supervise…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funded by The Department for Education (DfE) Northern Ireland
PhD Architecture

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Architecture at Queen’s addresses the issues of architecture and urbanism in an increasingly globalised world, where factors such as…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Games Technologies

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The PhD in Games Technologies is a research-intensive programme that combines independent doctoral research with structured training in…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Media and Broadcast

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The doctoral programme in media and broadcast offers opportunities for both critical and creative practice. Doctoral candidates can focus…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Irish & Celtic Studies

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

In Irish and Celtic Studies you will be part of a vibrant research area that is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD French

French PhD

Queen's University Belfast

French and Francophone Studies forms part of the Modern Languages Core Disciplinary Research Group (CDRG) which provides a vibrant,…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Research

Postdoc Awards

Queen's University Belfast

Winners were announced at the Postdoc Showcase on Friday 25 September in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (21- 25…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
Award
PhD Natural and Built Environment

The Hugh Wisnom Scholarship

Queen's University Belfast

Completing a postgraduate research degree at Queen's University offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
Funded
PhD Public Consultation and Policy-Making

Queen's University Belfast - Public Consultation and Policy-Making

Queen's University Belfast

Public consultation plays an established role in policy-making, providing citizens with the opportunity to express their views in between…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
DfE funding
PhD Global drivers of fossil fuel demand in the Net Zero transition

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Local energy transitions are shaped by global drivers of energy supply and demand. This project enables policymakers and industry to…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
DfE funding
PhD Online Misogyny and Radicalisation: Ending Violence against Women and Girls

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

It is increasingly recognised that online misogyny contributes to and facilitates violence and women and girls (VAWG). With rising numbers…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
DfE funding
PhD Philosophy

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The last couple of decades have seen deepening polarisation, declining trust, and a distortion of the ‘epistemic commons’ in plural,…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
studentship
PhD Gender and social history

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

To explore the history of childcare provision in the late twentieth century, through the lens of gender and social history, as well as…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
DfE funding
PhD Creative Practices and Processes for Building Safer Communities

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project will look at the power of art, music and theatre in building safety, peace and inclusivity through socially engaged…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
DfE funding
PhD Migrants, Refugees and Housing

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project ethnographically examines migrant and refugee access to housing in Northern Ireland as a key issue in migrant integration and…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
DfE funding
PhD Art

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Developing more effective modes of engaging communities and increasing their understanding and support for the Net Zero energy transition.

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
DfE funding
PhD Child to parent violence

Understanding Child to Parent Violence: A Family Wide Perspective.

Queen's University Belfast

Child to parent violence (CPA) has become an increasingly significant problem over the past decade (Dahouri, et al., 2025). Rates of…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
Home DfE Studentship; £20,780 per annum; Yes
PhD Human-robot interactions

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

With the advent of robot and AI technologies, many industries (including manufacturing) are starting embed robotic systems into the…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Psychology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This PhD Project aims to develop a framework for considering compassionate pedagogy in higher education, which focuses on facilitating…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Coaching Identity and Mental Health Guidelines in Community Sport

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Sport coaches are among the most trusted and influential figures in young people's lives, yet many feel ill-equipped when it comes to…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
Fully Funded PhD Studentship; PhD stipend in line with QUB/DfE rates; Full tuition fees covered
PhD Developmental Psychology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project will investigate how children and adolescents develop emotional granularity—the ability to differentiate and label emotions…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
Studentship
PhD Collective victimhood, imagined futures, and the constitutional status of Northern Ireland

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The role of collective victimhood, both past and future, on how different groups perceive the future of Northern Ireland.

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
Funded by the Department for the Economy (DfE); £19,237; Approved tuition fees and maintenance support
PhD Human Behaviour Change for Sustainable Dairy Farming

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

• PLEASE NOTE THAT CANDIDATES FOR THIS PROJECT MUST NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO QUEEN’S. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA A FOODBIOSYSTEMS DTP…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
We welcome applications from candidates with Home/ROI fees and international fees status. This studentship is funded by UKRI and covers stipend, fees at Home/ROI rate, and research costs. The host university will not charge UKRI funded international students the difference between Home/ROI fees and international fees. Costs that must be found from other sources or met by the individual student include: visa fees, healthcare surcharge, relocation costs and guarantor services. For up to date information on funding eligibility, studentship rates and part-time registration, please visit the FoodBioSystems website: https://research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosystems/ Dr Grace Carroll More Information g.carroll@qub.ac.uk Research Profile Full-time: 4 years
PhD Mathematics Education

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Supporting Children’s Early Arithmetic by Teaching the Relational Meaning of “=”

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Psychology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This PhD project will explore the mechanisms between the trauma and resilience relationship. We are interested in the process of flexible…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Political Psychology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The PhD student will work with Dr Mengyao Li in one of the following research areas: • Truth and justice in post-conflict societies •…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding
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PhD Cultural and gender-related experiences of Parkinson’s across Ireland

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project focuses on cultural- and gender-related experiences of PD across Ireland, including unmet needs, as well as culture and…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
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Studentship
PhD Psychology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This PhD project will focus on spouses / intimate partners who have cared for police officers with occupational related psychological…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Social Cognition

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This programme of research will investigate how young people evaluate the credibility of information in divided societies, including how…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Development

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Psychology has a thriving, well-resourced and engaged PhD community that is central to its research environment. Students…

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Mental Health Priorities of People Living with Parkinson’s

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project will focus on the mental health priorities of people living with Parkinson’s disease using a range of methodologies (which…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship
PhD Intergroup conflicts and collective trauma

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The PhD student will work with Dr Mengyao Li in one of the following research areas: • Intergroup conflicts and collective trauma •…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Studentship (covering tuition fees and maintenance stipend); £17,668 per annum; Yes
PhD Cognitive Neuroscience

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This project investigates how the brain reallocates attention to maintain balance when unexpected disturbances occur, a process that…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
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Home DfE Studentship; £20,780 per annum
PhD Psychological Outcomes Following Early Pregnancy Loss

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This research will explore how identity, emotion regulation, and relational support may act as key processes influencing risk or…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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studentship; £19,237; Approved tuition fees and maintenance support
PhD Psychology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Transgenerational Contact: Exploring how a Child’s Positive Intergroup Relationships Improves Parental Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviours

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder (DPDR)

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

This doctoral project explores individual differences in personality and Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder (DPDR), a mental health…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funded by the Department for the Economy (DfE); £19,237; Approved tuition fees and maintenance support
PhD Parkinson’s Disease

Neural Signatures of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

Queen's University Belfast

Freezing of gait (FoG) is a debilitating symptom of Parkinson’s Disease during which individuals feel like their “feet are glued to the…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Full-time PhD funding
PhD Education

Integrated education in post-Agreement Northern Ireland

Queen's University Belfast

In collaboration with Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), the project will provide high-quality evidence of…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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CAST studentship; £18,622; Approved tuition fees and maintenance support
PhD Artificial Intelligence

Automated Analysis of Challenging Clinical Interactions: An AI Approach to Routinely Collected Healthcare Data

Queen's University Belfast

Restrictive practices in mental health inpatient care—such as physical restraint, seclusion in a locked room, and rapid…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funding Eligibility: To be eligible for consideration for a Home DfE Studentship (covering tuition fees and maintenance stipend of approx. £20,780 per annum), a candidate must satisfy all the eligibility criteria based on nationality, residency and academic qualifications. To be classed as a Home student, candidates must meet the DfE residency requirements and the following criteria: • Be a UK National, or • Have settled status, or • Have pre-settled status, or • Have indefinite leave to remain or enter the UK. Candidates from ROI may also qualify for Home student funding. Previous PhD study MAY make you ineligible to be considered for funding. Please note that other terms and conditions also apply. For further information about the residency and nationality requirements please see: https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/student-finance-postgraduate-studentships-terms-and-conditions Please note that any available PhD studentships will be allocated on a competitive basis across a number of projects currently being advertised by the School. Dr Mary Lavelle More Information mary.lavelle@qub.ac.uk Research Profile Full-time: 3 years
PhD Cancer Research and Cell Biology

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences trains ~350 postgraduate research students undertaking PhD, MD and MPhil degrees…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Dentistry

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences trains ~350 postgraduate research students undertaking PhD, MD and MPhil degrees…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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PhD Chemical Engineering

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering aims to promote sustainable processes and materials to meet the energy and healthcare…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Funded
PhD Catalysis

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering aims to promote sustainable processes and materials to meet the energy and healthcare…

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Deadline
Funding
Funded