Research opportunities
Find out about the Doctoral Researcher studentships currently open for applications across the School of Sport, 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 Closing the gap between what we know and what we do when intervening on inactivity and poor nutrition among adolescents living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 21st July 2024
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PhD Developing a behavioural intervention to implement a digital decarbonisation approach and the impact on physical and mental health
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2024 or January 2025
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 30 June 2024
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PhD Empowering people in prison through sport
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 28 July 2024
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PhD Enhancing adherence to exercise rehabilitation programmes for musculoskeletal conditions
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024, January 2025, April 2025
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 30 June 2024
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PhD Establishing important physical and performance characteristics of elite junior tennis
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 30 June 2024
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PhD Examining mental health and wellbeing service provision for rugby players experiencing catastrophic injury
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 30 June 2024
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PhD Motivational dynamics during endurance performance
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024, January 2025, April 2025
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 7 July 2024
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PhD Nature: A highly promising but underdeveloped health intervention
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 19th July 2024
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PhD Neuromuscular function and muscle morphology in relation to sarcopenia, resistance exercise and neuromuscular electrical stimulation
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2024
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PhD Post-concussion syndrome (PCS) assessment and intervention
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 21 July 2024
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PhD Promoting Healthier Behaviours Among Black African and Caribbean Populations in the UK: A Positive Deviance Approach
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 14 July 2024
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PhD Skeletal muscle sex differences: an in vitro model of gender affirmation hormone therapy
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 7th July 2024
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PhD Fee waiver opportunity for UK students within the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2024
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 30 June 2024