PhD Studentships

Funded Postgraduate Research

PhD studentships are PhD funding opportunities supported by the University and organisations, where your research will be actively used in overcoming real-world problems. Contribute to research expertise at BCU and explore current PhD studentships here.

Built Environment

Development of Large Language Models for Guiding Net Zero Building Design

Applications of AI in highways safety science research: development of a decision support tool

The Birmingham skyline at sunset. The sky fades from pink to blue and the setting sunlight glints off the Rotunda building.

Computing and Digital Technology

NLP4AECO: Natural Language Processing for automatic compliance checking in Architecture Engineering Construction Operation

Towards 6G and beyond intelligent and multifunctional networks: From forward-looking visions to implementable applications

Engineering

Enhancing the reliability and performance of electric vehicles through advanced additively manufactured shock and damage absorbers

Psychology

Discourses of masculinity and desire: Investigating the links between language, sex, and male supremacism

Nursing and Midwifery

What knowledge do neonatal nurses have of the needs of multiple birth families and what do they need to know to deliver excellent care?

Arts, Design and Media

Analysing the Language of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

Protecting an informed electorate: understanding and preventing electoral misinformation in the Larger World

InStore: Close Encounters with Community in Retail Spaces. Exploring how Socially Engaged Practice using XR Art and Design Technologies can Provoke Meaningful, Inclusive Encounters Between Communities and Spaces of Exchange

Researcher blogs

Hear from our postgraduate researchers on what studying a PhD is like, from career opportunities to effective time management.

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Meet our researchers

BCU is home to talented and proactive research academics, who have created ground-breaking ideas challenging their field of study and the world.

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Research projects

Solving real world problems with our expertise. Our research talent and drive to add a genuine contribution to knowledge help us make a difference through our work.

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Graduate Scholarship

The Graduate Scholarship is a 20% fee reduction available to all BCU graduates (BA, BSc, LLB, MA, MSc, LLM, PGCE) enrolling onto an eligible Master’s or PhD qualification for the first time in 2024/25 or 2025/26.

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Research Centres

Our research centres work to address key local, national and global challenges, in line with the priorities of the University and our students.

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