Research opportunities
Find out about the Doctoral Researcher studentships currently open for applications across the School of 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences.
We frequently advertise a diverse range of opportunities to engage in a variety of funded and unfunded research projects across the School. These Doctoral Researchers already have a topic and supervisor allocated to them – browse the list below for our latest studentships.
PhD opportunities
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PhD Behavioural Sleep Dysfunction as a Mechanistic Driver of Long COVID Symptom Severity: An Integrative Psychophysiological Investigation
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: April 2026, July 2026, October 2026, February 2027
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 18 December 2026
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PhD Co Designing Active School Uniforms : Equity Focused Approaches to Enhancing Physical Activity in Secondary Schools
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode:
Start date: July 2026, October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 4 May 2026
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PhD Community and Lifestyle Health
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2026
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PhD Governance in British Basketball: Funding Precarity, Structural Deficiencies, and Organisational Instability
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 1 August 2026
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PhD Psychology of Human Performance and Health
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026, February 2027 or July 2027
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2026
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PhD Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy, Recovery and Adaptation in Endurance Trained Athletes
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode:
Start date: July 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 30 April 2026
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PhD Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy: Effects on Markers of Exercise Induced Muscle Damage and Recovery
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: July 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 30 April 2026
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PhD Rehabilitation and Health
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2026
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PhD 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Performance
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2026
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PhD 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµs Integrity
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2026
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PhD Towards Inclusive Leadership: Examining Leadership and Workforce Diversity in Global 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 27 April 2026
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PhD Unravelling Sex-Specific Mechanisms Underpinning Long COVID: An Integrative Epidemiological and Biomarker-Based Investigation of Women’s Disproportionate Burden
Campus: 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Department(s): 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026, February 2027, July 2027
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 18 December 2026