PhD Studentship: LGBTQ+ people and adult social care

Funding for: UK students, eligible for Home tuition fees

The project

We invite applications for a PhD studentship exploring LGBTQ+ people and adult social care. There are currently knowledge gaps relating to particular groups of LGBTQ+ people: disabled people, those who receive domiciliary care and LGBTQ+ people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds. We welcome applications exploring these topics, but we would also consider research proposals exploring other under-researched areas around LGBTQ+ people and adult social care. It is important that the methods and topic proposed are broadly aligned. This project is funded by the NIHR School for Social Care Research.

The expected start date of this studentship is: 15 September 2025

The closing date for applications is: 15 May 2025

For informal enquiries please contact:

Professor Jason Schaub, jason.schaub@bristol.ac.uk  

How to apply:

Please consult our research proposal guidance then submit an online application for this project at http://www.bris.ac.uk/pg-howtoapply. Please select either PhD Social Work or PhD Social Policy on the programme choice page. Please enter the advertised project title and the named supervisor in the Research Details section of the application form. You should ensure that you upload all required supporting documentation as attachments to your application. The required supporting documents are listed on the Admissions Statement linked under the Entry Requirements on the relevant prospectus page. If you are currently undertaking a Master’s degree, please also attach an official interim transcript issued by your University. For application submission queries, please contact: sps-pgadmissions@bristol.ac.uk

Candidate requirements:  Applicants should hold a first class/good upper second-class BSc/BA and hold (or expect to hold) MSc/MA with distinction/merit (or equivalent qualifications) in the social sciences. Current PhD students are not eligible to apply.

Funding: Tax-free annual stipend at the current UKRI rate, which is £20,780 for the 2025/26 academic year and paid in monthly instalments; full-time Home tuition fees for 3 years. An additional £8000 is available specifically to cover research costs over the duration of the award.

Contacts:  

Professor Jason Schaub, jason.schaub@bristol.ac.uk  

Zaheda Tariq, Executive Administration Manager, zaheda.anwar@bristol.ac.uk

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