PhD Studentships

​Responsible business in the hyper-connected age

This project aims to deepen understanding how the hyper-connected age has impacted responsible business and how businesses promote economic, social, and ecological advancements in this era.

Understanding the Role of Management Accounting and the Management Accountant in the Development and Operationalization of the Metaverse

This project seeks to understand how participation in the metaverse will impact on management accounting practices and the work of the management accountant in organisations.

The Proteus effect in autistic people: Impact on wellbeing and self-esteem

This project seeks to investigate whether playing as different types of avatars in video games can improve the confidence, self-esteem, and mental health of adults with autism. It builds on the “Proteus effect,” a psychological phenomenon where embodying avatars influences real-world attitudes and behaviours. 

Access to Reproductive Rights in the USA

This proposal examines limitations on the rights of women to reproductive freedom in the United  States in the context of state restrictions on the availability of abortion services and on the provision of comprehensive sex education.  

Mindful Eating Behaviour in Action: Cross-Cultural Insights into Interventions and Psychometrics for Obesity and Diabetes Care

This research aims to help people with obesity or diabetes manage their weight by exploring how mindful eating can support healthier habits. Mindful eating means paying closer attention to how we eat, helping people make better food choices and feel more in control of their eating.  

Breaking Boundaries: The Impact of Coming Out on Religious Beliefs and Mental Wellbeing Among LGBTQ Individuals from an Afro-Caribbean background in the UK

This project will look at the experiences of LGBTQ+ people from Afro-Caribbean backgrounds in the UK who grew up in Pentecostal, Evangelical, or Charismatic Christian communities. 

Exploring Public-Private Partnership in Biomass Energy Innovation in Emerging Markets

The aim of this project is to identify barriers to innovation in biomass energy systems while exploring collaborative solutions by stakeholders for facilitating biomass energy innovation in emerging markets. 

Development of a Heath Literacy Toolkit for Public Health Practitioners to Support Disadvantaged Communities

The aim of this research project is to identify existing tools that are available to support health literacy, interview people that develop or use information from public health teams to understand the challenges of using a health literacy tool and develop and test a health literacy tool on a public health campaign. 

Becoming Brixton: the British Black Panthers, squatting, and community empowerment through histories of the present

The project aims to connect this historical knowledge to current struggles in Brixton and beyond, offering insights that could support ongoing community organisations fighting gentrification and social inequalities. 

US Military-Entertainment Complex from the Cold War to the War on Terror

This research project examines how American popular culture, including movies, TV shows, and other media, intersects with U.S. military and foreign policy messaging from the Cold War to today.