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 Carbon emissions from grass roots to youth sport: a gendered analysis
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 28 April 2023
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PhD Drivers of malnutrition in women, infants and young children in Peru
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2023, January 2024
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
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PhD Physiological and nutritional interventions for effective acclimation strategies in a climate-changed world
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 26 April 2023
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PhD Testing the efficacy and mechanisms of the 'gravitostat' as a tool to support long-term weight loss in people with obesity
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode:
Start date: October 2022, January 2023, April 2023, July 2023, October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2023
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PhD Outsourced and exclusive? Examining young people’s experiences of outsourced physical education
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2023
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PhD Boys will be boys? Exploring boys’ embodied identities within physical education
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
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PhD Forest School for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in secondary schools
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Geography and Environment
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: April 2023, July 2023, October 2023, January 2024
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2023
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PhD Gut microbiome-derived metabolites and their protective effect on metabolic health and immunity
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: July 2023, January 2024
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
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PhD Practical real-world optimization of heat acclimation/acclimatization and/or cooling for elite sport training and competition
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: April 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
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PhD Investigating skeletal muscle sex differences and the effects of gender transition
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: April 2023, July 2023, October 2023, January 2024
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 December 2023
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PhD Investigating the effects of milk lipid bioactives in cardiometabolic and cognitive health
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
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PhD Modelling skeletal response to exercise
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: July 2023, October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
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PhD Musculoskeletal loading from a minimal wearable sensor system during rehabilitation
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: July 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 7 May 2023
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PhD Examining the potential of Physical Education for promoting Social and Emotional Learning
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: January 2023, April 2023, July 2023, October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2023
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PhD Co-constructing ‘Pedagogies for Voice’ within Physical Education
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: January 2023, April 2023, July 2023, October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2023
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PhD Physical literacy, the early years, and the importance of the outdoor natural learning environment
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: January 2023, April 2023, July 2023, October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2023
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PhD Physiological signatures of task failure during high-intensity exercise
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
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PhD Genetic mechanisms for postprandial metabolism across the lifespan
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: July 2023, October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 May 2023
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PhD Teacher - pupil health and well-being and the role of schools in enhancing both
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2023
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PhD Reimagining physical education and school sport for inclusion
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: January 2023, April 2023, July 2023, October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 July 2023
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PhD Working towards improved musculoskeletal rehabilitation outcomes following Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) syndrome in endurance athletes
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: July 2023, October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 7 May 2023
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PhD Spinal cord injury and remote ischaemic conditioning: Improving physical capacity, health and wellbeing during inpatient rehabilitation
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
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PhD Sport and the remaking of ‘race’ during the Black Lives Matter Movement
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
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PhD Investigating the relationship between differences in sensory processing and paranormal experiences
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2023
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 31 March 2023