Nottingham Trent University (NTU), England invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Positions at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), England.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Reviving the Past to Inform the Future: Enhancing young people’s political literacy in Nottingham and the region through history and performance
This project will address the challenge of enhancing young people’s political literacy — their confidence and ability to navigate different, often polarised, viewpoints on political issues — in Nottingham and region. It will do so through exploring the rich potential of a collection of local printed political propaganda from the 1850s and 1860s held at Nottingham Local Studies Library. The collection, including newspapers, handbills, election literature and political dramas (plays and handbills) provides opportunities for engaging young (14-21) contemporary audiences with politics in creative and insightful ways, particularly through the medium of performance.
The project will, firstly, research the local propaganda materials, mapping the local spaces in which they were performed, and uncovering points of connection between historical and contemporary debates concerning Nottingham’s political representation. Particular attention will be paid to highlighting the satirical methods and performative devices (drama, humour, irony) used to critique local political actors in comic but peaceful ways. Secondly, the results will be used to devise creative methods (including performance) for enhancing young people’s political literacy in the present day, through developing a toolkit of resources for use in schools, colleges and youth groups.
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
(02) PhD Positions- Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title:
Article 31 of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child recognises children’s right to play. However, in the UK there is increasing concern about the erosion of play opportunities, increased hostility towards children playing and an ineffectual policy landscape (Play England, 2025).
An extensive body of research details the wide-ranging benefits of play, particularly open-ended curiosity-driven play. These include developing social and communication skills (e.g. building healthy relationships); supporting cognitive development, particularly problem solving and critical thinking; building resilience and an ability to adapt, and positive impacts on health and wellbeing (Bradbury, 2025). Furthermore, established community play venues often become support networks for families; signposting or hosting food banks, clothes banks, or training spaces for employment skills (King 2021).
Nottingham has a rich history of community play with several adventure playgrounds. However, local communities note the decline, closure (e.g. The Venture in St Ann’s, Nottingham Play Forum) or inaccessibility of these spaces (Skelding, 2025). In addition to limited urban play spaces, top-down educational policy decisions and assessment-driven agendas have reduced the time children have to play in school (Bradbury & Hare, 2025). This also impacts all children across schooling. Continuous play provision has important educational and social advantages, contributing to the disruption of cycles of educational inequality. Teachers admit that their knowledge about play and ability to implement play methodologies is limited. While some external providers offer play programmes, they are unaffordable for many local schools.
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
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(03) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: The project will aim to address community needs in two main areas:Nature Based Wellbeing and Sustainable Resources: Community approaches to green prescribing in urban green spaces
Social Needs: The Nottingham Green Social Prescribing pilot, led by NCVS, connects residents with nature-based activities to improve mental health and wellbeing. As one of seven national test sites, it addresses rising mental health challenges, especially post-COVID, by reducing stress, anxiety, and isolation. It leverages Nottingham’s urban green spaces and community networks to offer inclusive, low-cost interventions. The green social prescribing programme addresses knowledge gaps, which exist around 1) awareness and accessibility, 2) integration into health systems, 3) data and evaluation, 4) capacity of green providers, and 5) equity and inclusion.
Environmental Needs: Nottingham’s extensive tree canopy produces a tremendous amount of leaf waste annually – some of this inevitably poses a hazard/nuisance, or ends up in municipal waste management. Knowledge gaps exist around the amount of leaf waste that is generated, collected and treated in Nottingham currently. Localised, sustainable, community uses of fallen leaves would increase environmental sustainability and support Nottingham’s carbon neutrality 2028 goals.
This project has been co-created with and is supported by researchers from University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and partners at the Nottingham Citizens Voluntary Service. The successful candidate for this project will be enrolled at University of Nottingham.
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
(04) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Nottingham Playhouse as a Theatre of Sanctuary: Exploring the benefits of creative programmes for refugee and asylum-seeking communities
The aims of this study are to:
1. To complete a review bringing together all current understanding in this area, drawing on both the more informal/anecdotal evidence available alongside published academic literature.
2. To examine the perceived benefits and challenges to accessing and engaging with the creative and arts-based programmes offered by the Playhouse. This will not only provide insight on the impact of such programs but amplify participant presence and voice in informing strategic development and future programming, opening the way for further and deeper participation from refugee and asylum-seeking communities.
3. To evaluate the effectiveness of Nottingham Playhouse’s refugee arts programmes, to provide concrete evidence capturing the benefits of such programmes.
4. To explore how those communities, often transient, develop understanding of Nottingham Playhouse as a Theatre of Sanctuary: What makes a creative space (and) a safe space?
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
(05) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Empowering regions for better homes? Devolved governance for warm, healthy and energy-efficient housing
This PhD project will examine how the UK’s commitment to achieving a net zero economy by 2050, and the societal imperative to ensure healthy, warm and energy-efficient homes for all, intersect in the evolving context of English Devolution. Set against an evolving political backdrop and the promise of transferred powers from Whitehall, the project will investigate how Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) are working in partnership with local authorities across the newly established East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), the regional retrofit supply chain, and a diverse range of community stakeholders, to develop and implement a shared housing retrofit strategy and associated actions across a range of tenures.
Collaborative partnerships, innovative funding and business models, and revised delivery mechanisms are critical to this agenda, given the past fifteen years of austerity governance, and previously failed housing retrofit programmes, which have damaged trust for consumers and the supply chain alike. However, there is currently insufficient knowledge and evidence as to how these new strategic local/regional partnerships and approaches will play out, and the extent to which regional and local actors can be empowered and work together to deliver improvements in housing and neighbourhoods at scale.
The project aims to identify and evaluate how devolved governance arrangements and decision-making processes inform regional retrofit strategy development, collaborative partnerships, and business and delivery models for housing retrofit, with a focus on Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands. Looking across the housing system, these programmes could include, ‘One Stop Shop’ services to link householders with trusted routes to finance and endorsed retrofit suppliers, formation of a Retrofit Suppliers Forum, and/or an action group for industry skills development.
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
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(06) PhD Positions- Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Co-designing economics- and psychology-informed interventions to support financial resilience in Nottingham communities facing Severe and Multiple Disadvantage
People who face Severe and Multiple Disadvantage (SMD) experience a combination of homelessness, substance use, mental health issues, domestic violence, and contact with the criminal justice system. Being among society’s most vulnerable members, they exhibit worse outcomes in domains including health, education, and employment. Consequently, they struggle with money, both in terms of availability and financial capabilities.
Economics has developed a battery of tests to measure how people deal with money and how they make financial decisions. Economics has also identified financial literacy as one of the key skills needed to succeed. The aim of this project is to better understand the economic preferences of people who face SMD and to use this knowledge to work with them to help them improve their financial capabilities.
The first step would focus on surveying people who face SMD. The survey would include tasks from experimental economics to measure aspects of their economic preferences, such as their risk, time, and social preferences. The survey will also measure financial literacy, numeracy, and general financial skills. These quantitative measures will be combined with more qualitative measures, for example interviews and focus groups, to make sure that the lived experience of people facing SMD can shape the outcomes of the research.
The second step would compare people who face SMD to people who do not. To do so, a similar survey would be repeated with people from the general population of Nottingham. This comparison would allow us to identify the main differences in preferences and the main gaps in knowledge between the two populations.
The last step would leverage the knowledge identified so far to co-create interventions aimed at improving the financial capabilities of people who face SMD. Such interventions could take the form of workshops, mentors, or role models, or help us design better financial services.
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
(07) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Beyond Green: Developing a community-led model of sustainable and resilient urban nature
The aims of this study are to:
1. To co-develop a partnership framework between Universities for Nottingham, Nottingham Central Library, Nottingham College and selected urban green initiatives, clarifying roles, shared aims, and modes of collaboration in support of outdoor learning.
2. To design and implement a pilot curriculum for outdoor and place-based education tailored to Nottingham Central Library users (with a particular focus on young people, adult learners, families, or another clearly defined demographic]).
3. To evaluate the pilot curriculum in practice, through collaboration with Nottingham Central Library and Nottingham College, examining:
a. learner experiences and outcomes,
b. the potential contribution to wellbeing, belonging, and environmental engagement, and
c. the sustainability and scalability of such partnerships for urban communities.
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
(08) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Decolonising Addiction Recovery: Improving access and support for ethnic minority communities through culturally informed, peer-led models
The aims of this study are to:
1. To understand the lived experience of ethnic minorities seeking support for addiction recovery, including challenges and positive experiences.
2. To understand what good practice looks like from a practitioner’s perspective.
3. To understand what holistic support looks like for ethnic minorities seeking addiction recovery support.
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
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(09) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Exploring the Health and Social Impacts of Community-Based Walking Football in Underprivileged Areas of Nottingham(shire)
The aims of this study are to:
- A detailed understanding of the physical, mental, and social health outcomes associated with participation in walking football.
- Publication of primary research articles and an implementation paper detailing the setup, delivery, and community integration of walking football programmes.
- Practical recommendations to inform and enhance walking football initiatives across Nottingham and similar urban areas.
- Collaboration with existing partners within The FA, including Professor Dame Robina Shah, to support evidence-informed policy development, such as the FA Walking Football Game Plan.
- A knowledge exchange event to share findings and best practices with community partners, practitioners, and policymakers.
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
(10) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Pride in Place, Voice in Practice: A Collaborative Study of Inclusive Regeneration in Nottinghamshire
The aims of this study are to:
1. To analyse how experiences of inclusion/exclusion, across formal planning and informal community practices, shape regeneration strategy and practice and their effects.
2. To explore and explain how practices of inclusion/exclusion build, sustain, erode pride in place across diverse community groups and may foster collaborative place stewardship.
3. To amplify the voices and agency of local residents and external stakeholders (including investors and visitors) in the design and realisation of regeneration strategies, fostering dialogue across different interests and identities.
4. To provide evidence on the benefits of co-creating regeneration initiatives through engagement with local actors, demonstrating how participatory approaches can enhance legitimacy, relevance, and sustainability.
5. To assess the relationship between investment in regeneration and its social and environmental effects, identifying opportunities/challenges in delivering equitable, community-engaged sustainable change.
Deadline : 30th November 2025.
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(11) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Nonlinear Computational Imaging via All-Dielectric Metasurfaces
This PhD project is embedded within the nonlinear imaging initiative “Nonlinear Computational Imaging via All-Dielectric Metasurfaces.” It aims to pioneer new technologies in infrared imaging by exploiting the unique capabilities of all-dielectric metasurfaces.
The research will focus on overcoming the limitations of current nonlinear imaging techniques by engineering dielectric nanostructures capable of high-resolution, real-time imaging. This involves advanced computational modelling, optical simulations, and experimental characterisation of metasurfaces.
Deadline : 31 January 2026
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(12) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Determining the diversity and functionality of antimicrobial resistance genes encoded by Klebsiella spp
Klebsiella spp. are found in a range of different environments. They are early colonisers and commensals of human skin, oral, nasal, throat and gut microbiotas, but also contribute to a wide range of nosocomial infections (e.g. pneumonia, wound, urinary tract or bloodstream infections, sepsis). Infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae are increasingly associated with multidrug resistance, with Klebsiella pneumoniae the most studied species of the genus Klebsiella because of its contribution to the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, reports on AMR in all Klebsiella spp. are increasing, and most members of the genus Klebsiella have been reported as emerging opportunistic pathogens of humans and other animals.
The beta-lactamases SHV and OXY are core to members of the Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca complexes, respectively, providing these bacteria with intrinsic resistance to antibiotics such as ampicillin. Recent work in our laboratory has shown that known and novel members of the Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena complexes also encode core beta-lactamases conferring resistance to penicillins. beta-Lactamases encoded by KPC, OXA-48 and NDM genes are found in some clinical isolates of Klebsiella, are associated with multidrug resistance and contribute directly to treatment failures in clinical settings.
We have found that Klebsiella spp. encode a range of uncharacterized AMR genes. Some, or all, of these genes may be functional. If they are functional, they may represent an unrecognized contributor to the global burden of AMR. This project will combine computational- and laboratory-based approaches to characterize the full range of beta-lactamases encoded by Klebsiella spp. Full training will be provided in relevant bioinformatics and data science skills to the student who takes on this exciting and ambitious project.
Deadline : Open until filled
(13) PhD Positions – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Defining how oxygen availability influences the growth characteristics of Klebsiella spp
Klebsiella spp. are found in a range of different environments. They are early colonisers and commensals of human skin, oral, nasal, throat and gut microbiotas, but also contribute to a wide range of nosocomial infections (e.g. pneumonia, wound, urinary tract or bloodstream infections, sepsis). The human gut microbiota represents a nutrient-rich environment, encompassing aerobic (oesophagus), microaerobic (small intestine) and anaerobic (large intestine) niches. Viable Klebsiella populations can be recovered from all these niches. The human bladder represents a nutrient-poor environment with limited oxygen availability, yet Klebsiella spp. can grow in urine under the microaerobic conditions characteristic of this organ. Beyond our recent work on Klebsiella pneumoniae that contribute to urinary tract infections, how Klebsiella spp. survive the different oxygen conditions seen across human microbiotas has been little studied but could give insights into how these bacteria contribute to colonization and infection processes.
This project will use classical microbiology and omics approaches to study the effects of oxygen availability on the growth and phenotypes of a range of different Klebsiella spp. It would suit a student keen to develop a mixture of laboratory-based and computational skills.
Deadline : Open until filled
About Nottingham Trent University (NTU), England – Official Website
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university in Nottingham, England. Its roots go back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design, which still exists within the university today. It is the sixth largest university in the UK (out of 169) with 35,785 students split over five different campuses in Nottingham. The university has most recently opened a new campus in London.
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