PhD Studentship in Psychology: Fully Funded Centre For Military Gambling Research (MiLGAM2) (PhD Scholarship)

Funding providers: Gambling Commission - Social Responsibility Funds (by way of Regulatory Settlements)

Subject areas: Clinical psychology, mental health, public health, military health, data science

Project start date: 

• 1 January 2024 (Enrolment open from mid-December)

Project description: 

The present scholarship is to support the creation of the first-ever Centre for Military Gambling Research (MilGAM) that will:

• Work with key stakeholders and beneficiaries to design and evaluate safer gambling interventions across the UK Armed Forces to help them understand, identify, and support those most at-risk and affected others.
• Build research and treatment evidence for policy and Defence-led organisational changes through an evidence hub and knowledge exchange services to be extended and replicated globally.
• Explore pathways to impact, raise awareness of gambling related harm among military researchers and treatment providers, and evaluate cost effectiveness of proposed treatment solutions.
• Embed lived experience of gambling harm and military service within all aspects of the Centre’s work.
• Develop links with routine-collected data sources, consultation-based healthcare coding, and financial support services to identify trends, conduct regular screening, and ensure individualised treatment and support for service personnel and affected others.
• Disseminate and share findings and methods, open access, with relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries.

There is, therefore, potential scope for the successful candidate to propose and agree a programme of research in keeping with both their interests and the MilGAM Centre’s aims. Potential projects include, but are not limited to: 

• Harmful gambling screening tools and financial management for service personnel and transition-focussed veterans.
• Digital platform interventions for harmful gambling and co-occurring challenges.
• Understanding the lived experience of service personnel, veterans, and affected others coping with harm from gambling.
• Improving data linkage opportunities among routinely collected military and general population information sources.

Eligibility

Candidates must hold an Upper Second Class (2.1) honours degree. If you are eligible to apply for the scholarship (i.e. a student who is eligible to pay the UK rate of tuition fees) but do not hold a UK degree, you can check our comparison entry requirements. Please note that you may need to provide evidence of your English Language proficiency. 

Alternatively, applicants with a UK first class honours degree (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) not holding a master’s degree, will be considered on an individual basis.

Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only, as defined by UKCISA regulations. 

Funding Details

This scholarship covers the full cost of UK tuition fees and an annual stipend of £18,622.

Additional research expenses will also be available.

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