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University of Glasgow

14 Active PhDs

Available PhD Projects

Children's Reading and Cultural Engagement Across Libraries and Community Spaces in Leeds
University of Glasgow Prof Melanie Ramdarshan Bold and Prof Evelyn Arizpe 🎓 Education 🎓 Information Services

Explore how children and young people experience reading and storytelling across libraries and community spaces. Investigate partnerships that foster inclusive reading cultures and social literacy shaped by culture and …

This research addresses real-world inequalities in literacy access by exploring how libraries and cultural institutions can create inclusiv…

773+ citations · h13
Publishing and Book Studies Authorship Contemporary Book History Children's and Young Adult literature
Data-Driven Physics-Informed Reliability Prediction of Power Electronics for Net Zero Applications
University of Glasgow Dr Sheng Wang 🎓 Artificial Intelligence 🎓 Electrical Engineering

Develop a novel physics-informed, data-driven model to predict power electronics reliability in net-zero applications. Integrate multi-modal data for real-time health monitoring to enable early failure detection and imp…

Accurately predicting the reliability of power electronics is critical for reducing failures in net-zero energy systems such as electrified…

886+ citations · h17
power converter gate driver wide bandgap power semiconductor AC/DC power network
Getting There, Getting Ahead: the link between school non-attendance, transport mode and educational outcomes
University of Glasgow Prof Morag Treanor Deadline: 15 Apr 2026

Explore the impact of school non-attendance and transport mode on educational outcomes using novel linked datasets. Contribute new evidence to shape policy supporting youth development in Scotland.

This research addresses critical gaps in understanding how transport mode and household factors influence school attendance and educational…

1500+ citations · h20
School Non-Attendance Transport Mode Educational Outcomes Household Characteristics
Informal Creditors and Sovereign Debt Restructuring with a Special Focus on Barbados and the Caribbean
University of Glasgow Prof Sayantan Ghosal; Dr Dania Thomas 🎓 Econometrics 🎓 Financial Economics Deadline: 20 Apr 2026

Fully funded PhD exploring how including citizens (“informal creditors”) in sovereign debt restructuring can improve fairness and economic outcomes, with a focus on Barbados and the Caribbean.

Orchestrating Missions Through Digital Platforms: A Comparative Study of Mission-Oriented Innovation in Australia and Europe
University of Glasgow Dr Vladimir Sobota; Prof Sreevas Sahasranamam 🎓 Business 🎓 Digital Media Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded PhD exploring how digital platforms enable coordination and implementation of mission-driven innovation policies across Australia and Europe.

USYD-UofG Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Epistemic Infrastructures of Planetary Health Governance in Southeast Asia
University of Glasgow Prof Sotiria Grek; Dr Emiline Smith; Prof Sonja van Wichelen; Dr Sophie Chao 🎓 Development Studies 🎓 Government Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Sydney and University of Glasgow examining how knowledge systems shape planetary health governance in Southeast Asia.

UofG-USYD Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Weaponising Criminal Law: National Security, Dissent, and Constitutional Protection in South Asia
University of Glasgow Prof L Farmer; Dr Paul Scott 🎓 Asian history 🎓 British and Irish History Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Glasgow and University of Sydney examining the use of criminal law and emergency powers to suppress dissent in South Asia.

UofG-USYD Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Caught in the sludge: legibility and the accessibility of energy support in Australia and Great Britain
University of Glasgow Prof Harriet Thomson; Dr Hannah Salmon; Dr Lee White; Dr Assel Mussagulova 🎓 Development Studies 🎓 Econometrics Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Glasgow and University of Sydney examining barriers to accessing energy support and designing policy improvements.

USYD-UofG Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Designing Policy with Lived Experience: Visualisation, Storytelling, and the Production of Policy Knowledge
University of Glasgow Dr Claire Macrae, Prof Nicola McEwen 🎓 Design 🎓 Public Policy Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Sydney and University of Glasgow exploring how design and storytelling can integrate lived experience into policymaking.

USYD-UofG Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Designing Policy with Lived Experience: Visualisation, Storytelling, and the Production of Policy Knowledge
University of Glasgow Dr Claire Macrae, Prof Nicola McEwen 🎓 Design 🎓 Public Policy Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Sydney and University of Glasgow exploring how design and storytelling can integrate lived experience into policymaking.

USYD-UofG Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Responsible AI for Actionable Homelessness Intervention Across Welfare Regimes
University of Glasgow Prof Bowei Chen; Dr Anupam Singh; Dr Rosa Taghikhah; Prof Junbin Gao 🎓 Artificial Intelligence 🎓 Data Science Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Sydney and University of Glasgow developing responsible AI systems for actionable homelessness interventions across different welfare regimes.

USYD UofG Joint PhD Scholarship: Living with Print in the Eighteenth Century
University of Glasgow Prof Matthew Sangster; Prof Nicola Parsons 🎓 English Language 🎓 English Literature Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Sydney and University of Glasgow exploring reading practices and print culture in the eighteenth century using archival research.

Continuous-flow 14C-LC-mass spectrometry development for the life-sciences
University of Glasgow Prof Stewart Freeman 🎓 Biological Sciences 🎓 Chemistry

Fully funded interdisciplinary PhD developing continuous-flow 14C-LC mass spectrometry, combining analytical chemistry and ion beam physics to enable highly sensitive radiocarbon detection for drug development and life-…

Establishing an Isotope Toolkit for Saline Groundwaters (IT4SG)
University of Glasgow Prof Fin Stuart 🎓 Environmental Chemistry 🎓 Environmental Engineering Deadline: 18 May 2026

Funded PhD at the University of Glasgow developing isotopic techniques to characterise saline groundwaters for nuclear waste disposal and hydrogeological modelling.