10 x Faculty Funded Projects for Sept 2025 Entry - Business, Law and Social Sciences PhD Studentships

Faculty Information

The Faculty of Business Law and Social Sciences (BLSS) is based at our City Centre Campus. We specialise in the fields of business, law, criminology, sociology and psychology, and have a strong record of teaching, research and consultancy. The Faculty is home to the following schools and colleges:

• Graduate School of Management
• College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics
• College of Business, Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship
• College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice
• College of Psychology

More information about the research centres supported by the different colleges within BLSS can be found here.

BLSS is making major investments in growing the quality and volume of PhD research across its five Colleges. We are pleased to invite applications for ten funded PhD opportunities to support this work. 

We particularly welcome applicants from groups currently under-represented in our research community including LGBT+ applicants, applicants from Black Asian and minority ethnic communities and disabled applicants. 

Birmingham City University is Stonewall Diversity Champion and holds an Athena Swan Bronze award. At Birmingham City University we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. All staff are expected to understand and enact the University’s commitment to ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion in our employment practice and in all that we do. This commitment is enshrined in our Core Values and is detailed in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Employment Policy. The University values and celebrates the diversity of our staff and students; we welcome people from the many different backgrounds and life experiences that reflect the students and the citizens we serve. We do not discriminate against applicants and actively encourage unique contributions and difference in respect of age, ability, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status.

The detail of the ten PhD projects is available via the above ‘Apply’ button.

Fees and Funding

The studentships will follow Birmingham City University’s ‘PhD Classic’ Doctoral Training Grant funding model.

This funding model includes a 36 month fully funded PhD Studentship, in-line with the Research Council values, which comprises a tax-free stipend paid monthly (2025/6 - £20,780) per year and a Full Time Fee Scholarship for up to 3 years, subject to you making satisfactory progression within your PhD.

PhD Classic studentship opportunities are open to UK, EU and Overseas applicants. All applicants will receive the same stipend irrespective of fee status.

How to Apply

To apply, please complete the project proposal form linked to the specific project ensuring that you quote the project code reference and then complete the online application (linked to the specific project) where you will be required to upload your proposal in place of a personal statement.

You will also be required to upload two references, at least one being an academic reference, and your qualification/s of entry (Bachelor/Masters certificate/s and transcript/s).  

Deadline for Applications

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Wednesday 16th April 2025 for a start date of the 1^st September 2025.