Research opportunities
Find out about the Doctoral Researcher studentships currently open for applications across the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.
We frequently advertise a diverse range of opportunities to engage in a variety of funded and unfunded research projects across the School. These Doctoral Researchers already have a topic and supervisor allocated to them – browse the list below for our latest studentships.
PhD opportunities
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PhD Co-creating Flood-Resilient Green Spaces: Understanding Health, Access and Equity in Leicestershire Communities
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Geography and Environment
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 8 January 2026
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PhD E-cigarettes, vaping & appetite control: mapping the evidence and unpicking interactive mechanisms
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: July 2026, October 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 1 March 2026
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PhD Governance in British Basketball: Funding Precarity, Structural Deficiencies, and Organisational Instability
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 1 August 2026
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PhD Heat Therapy to Improve Health and Wellbeing in a Clinical Population
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: April 2026
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 7 December 2025
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PhD Psychology of Human Performance and Health
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2026, January 2027, April 2027, July 2027
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2026
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PhD Understanding the Impact of a Team-Based Sport Weight Loss Intervention on Men’s Mental Health: Evaluation of MAN v FAT Football
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: April 2026, July 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 1 February 2026