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 An evaluation of Erasmus+ Sport projects and their impact on EU sport policy development
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025, January 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 10 March 2025
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PhD Climate change, work design and worker wellbeing
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 13 March 2025
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PhD Developing prescription guidelines for passive heat therapy
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: July 2025
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 12 March 2025
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PhD Does socialised real-life body exposure promote body image positivity?
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 14 March 2025
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PhD Energy dissipation in human soft tissue during impacts
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 13 March 2025
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PhD Enhancing Motivation in Sport and Exercise Contexts
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 11 March 2024
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PhD Exploring organisational sustainability and the interplay between economic, social and environmental logics within not-for-profit sport organisations
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 10 March 2025
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PhD Female-specific physiological responses to exercise in the heat
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 14 March 2025
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PhD Governance transplants and the autonomy of National Olympic Committees in the Global South
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025, January 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 12 March 2025
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PhD Influence of postbiotic supplementation on bone health
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025, January 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 11 March 2025
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PhD Investigating the physiological and biomechanical demands of wheelchair rugby game play: Implications for load monitoring
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 13 March 2025
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PhD Modelling skeletal response to exercise to reduce risk of osteoporosis and/or osteoarthritis
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 12 March 2025
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PhD Motivational dynamics during endurance performance
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 11 March 2025
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PhD Optimising The Health and Performance of Female Soccer Players: A Co-Created Health Literacy Framework for Players and Staff
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 14 March 2025
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PhD Physical activity and sports participation of disabled children and young people – understanding current levels and time-trends, and how to tackle inequalities
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-timePart-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 10 March 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: July 2025, October 2025, January 2026
Funding status Self-funded
Application deadline: 10 March 2025
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PhD Quantifying the physical and tactical demands of wheelchair tennis on different court surfaces
Campus: Loughborough
Department(s): Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: October 2025
Funding status Funded
Application deadline: 14 March 2025