PhD topics for research students

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Artificial Intelligence, International Trade, and Economic Competitiveness
We are offering a self-funded PhD position with the Brunel Business School, focusing on quantum-enhanced smart data governance. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. If you have any questions ...
Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi
Self Funded
Driving Inclusive Economic Growth through Responsible AI Innovation
We are offering a self-funded PhD position with the Brunel Business School, focusing on exploring AI's role in responsible digital innovation. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. If you have...
Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi
Self Funded
Elucidating the Neuropsychological and Genomic Mechanisms Underlying Psychosis in Older Adults with and Without Dementia
Psychosis, broadly defined by delusions and hallucinations, is a feature of many clinical conditions. Perhaps the best known of these is schizophrenia but psychosis also occurs in the context of demen...
Byron Creese
Self-Funded
Computational methods for Governance Processes in Social Media
Are you passionate about understanding and improving the digital world? Our research project on the Governance of Social Media and Online Communities (e.g., Reddit) is tackling some of the most pressi...
Habin Lee
Self Funded
Blinded by the load – electrophysiological and pupillometric indices of the interplay between non-spatial and spatial attention
We are continuously bombarded by a potentially overwhelming amount of information around us. However, our brains have limited processing resources and can only process a subset of this information at ...
Bianca De Haan
Self Funded
Cross-border cooperation in Europe
This project seeks to examine the factors that influence the shape and success of different cross-border cooperation programmes in Europe, as funded through the EU. Some of these are much more success...
Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt
Self Funded
PhD project in human augmentation through artificial intelligence (AI)
We are offering a self-funded PhD position with our Department of Computer Science at Brunel University of London, focusing on integrating AI into human augmentation. This research project aims to exp...
Fotios Spyridonis
Yongmin Li
Self Funded
AI-driven heritage preservation and management
We are offering a self-funded PhD position with the Brunel Business School, focusing on exploring the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in preserving cultural heritage. Applications are accepted on...
Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi
Self Funded
The future of work: Labour markets and the rise of gig economy platforms
We are offering a self-funded PhD position with the Brunel Business School, focusing on the impact of digital technologies on labour markets in the evolving digital economy. Applications are accepted ...
Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi
Self Funded
Safe and Inclusive Workplaces: Intersectional Approaches to Addressing Gender-Based Violence for Minoritised Groups
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in Human Resource Management and Organisation Behaviour with Brunel Business School. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. If you have any questions ...
Rachel Morgan
Self Funded