Funded Masters and PhD Scholarships through The Connected Waters Leverhulme Doctoral programme (a partnership between Roehampton University and Cranfield University, funded by the Leverhulme Trust).

This Leverhulme doctoral programme will train a new generation of interdisciplinary scholars (up to 18 fully funded PhD scholarships) to develop a deeper, holistic view of the interactions between humans and freshwaters, laying the groundwork for solutions that work for people and nature.

For entry in October 2025 we are offering up to three projects at Roehampton University and more at Cranfield University (see here).

For further project details, eligibility requirements and how to apply see the Connected Waters Leverhulme Doctoral Programme website, by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

Funded projects registered at Roehampton University (deadline 27^th March 2025). Please contact the named supervisor for further details.

• Artistic research on the river and its communities. Project 1: artistic socially engaged research. Project 2: Artistic research. Supervisors: Heike Salzer, Muriel Tinel-Temple

These two arts practice-as-research doctoral projects present a unique opportunity to reckon with the role of human/more than human agency in riverscapes and riverine culture. The projects will be approached through embodied research, via the disciplines of dance, somatic practice, film and audio-visual practices, cultivating new creative or participatory methods of engaging with the topic.

• Development and assessment of a computer game designed to improve children’s understanding of flood management. Supervisor:  Rogerio Da-Silva

This project will design and implement a simulation game that allows the player to build their own city around a river and understand its effects on the river discharge and pollution levels. The impact of the game on the player in terms of perceptions about urbanisation and discharge will also be assessed.

• Sacred waters: faith and folk traditions and their role in conservation and management of natural water sources. Supervisor: Nick Mayhew Smith

This project will examine some of the very long narratives that have developed around sacred water courses, including springs, wells, lakes, rivers and the sea, examining their lingering cultural footprint in the 21st century and focussing on the extent to which popular imagination and memory can help efforts to conserve and restore these natural phenomena.

Student led competition at Roehampton University (Deadline 6^th February 2025) where students work on a research project they have come up with themselves.

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