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Birkbeck, University of London
Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: £19,490 to £22,123 per year (0.5 FTE) (pro-rated £38,981 rising to £44,247 1 FTE Grade 6).
Closes 01 May
University of Exeter - ESE
Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: Please see full advert for details of funding covered by this studentship.
Closes 24 Apr
University of Exeter - ESE
Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: Please see full advert for details of funding covered by this studentship.
Closes 24 Apr
University of Leeds - School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 01 May
University of Nottingham - Veterinary Medicine & Science
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 12 Apr
University of Exeter - Department of Public Health and Sports Sciences
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: Full tuition fees, stipend of £21,805 per annum travel funds of up to £15,000, and RTSG of £10,715 are available over the 3.5 year studentship
Closes 24 Apr
University of Exeter - Department of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: Full tuition fees, stipend of £21,805 per annum, travel funds of up to £15,000, and RTSG of £10,715 are available over the 3.5 year studentship
Closes 24 Apr
University of Exeter - Department of Computer Science
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: Full tuition fees, stipend of £21,805 per annum, travel funds of up to £15,000, and RTSG of £10,715 are available over the 3.5 year studentship
Closes 24 Apr
University of Leeds - School of History
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £21,805 per annum
Closes 13 Apr
University of Leeds - School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £21,805 - please see advert
Closes 01 May
Technical University of Denmark - DTU Construct
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 30 Apr
Closes 27 Apr
University of Essex - School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £38,249 to £45,413 per annum
Closes 10 Apr
University of Exeter - Department of Ecology and Conservation
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: Full tuition fees, stipend of £21,805 per annum, travel funds of up to £15,000, and RTSG of £10,715 are available over the 3.5 year studentship
Closes 24 Apr
University of Exeter - ESE
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: Full tuition fees, stipend of £21,805 per annum, travel funds of up to £15,000, and RTSG of £10,715 are available over the 3.5 year studentship
Closes 24 Apr
Victoria and Albert Museum - History of Design Programme (MA, MPhil and PhD)
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £17,350 – Tuition Fees for a UK (home status) for 12 months
Closes 13 May
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £2,770.30 approx. per month
Closes 18 May
Swansea University - Biosciences Geography and Physics School
Placed on: 30/03/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 27 Apr
Swansea University - Engineering and Applied Sciences School
Placed on: 30/03/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 27 Apr
Swansea University - Mathematics and Computer Science School
Placed on: 30/03/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 27 Apr
The University of Manchester
Placed on: 30/03/2026 Salary: £21,805 per annum
Closes 30 Apr
Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership - University of Warwick and University of Birmingham
Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: Please see advert for details
Closes 27 Apr
University of Surrey - Innovative Media Technology
Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: Fully and directly funded for this project only. Home or International fees for 42 months. UKRI standard stipend £21,805 pa (42 months) - for academic year 2026/27 RTSG: £1,500 pa. Additional conference funding (up to £3,000) may be available
Closes 30 May
University of Reading - Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences
Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: See advert for details
Closes 21 Jun
University of Surrey - Computer Science
Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: Fully funded studentship opportunity covering home university fees, additional research training, travel funds & UKRI standard rate (£21,805 for 2026/27 academic year). Funding is available for 3.5 years
Closes 31 May
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