PhD topics for research students

Find below a list of currently available self-funded PhD topics.

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Quantum-Enhanced Smart Data Governance
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 ...
Self Funded
Responsible digital innovation for social value creation
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...
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...
Self Funded
AI and data-driven strategies for decarbonisation in healthcare management
We are offering a self-funded PhD position with the Brunel Business School, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to drive decarbonisation efforts within healt...
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 ...
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 ...
Self Funded
Navigating menopause at work as a precarious worker
We are offering a self-funded PhD position in Human Resource Management and Organisation Behaviour with the Brunel Business School. The project focuses on examining experiences of navigating menopause...
Self Funded
Psychological Stress and Performance in Sport
Potential project 1: To further establish the construct validity of the Three-Factor Anxiety Inventory (TFAI). Using longitudinal quantitative data with UK university and elite sporting cohorts, confi...
Self-Funded
Partnerships and Power Dynamics in Sport for Development: Implications for Capacity Building
Partnerships play a significant role in Sport for Development (SfD) initiatives, yet they often involve complex power dynamics that affect decision-making, resource allocation and ultimately may impa...
Self Funded
Limiting sedentary behaviour and increasing physical activity to managing long-term conditions
The PhD will investigate sedentary behaviour and physical activity in the management of long-term conditions. This may include studying one of the following conditions: Frailty Sarcopenia Multipl...
Self Funded