Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University is delighted to announce 10 fully-funded PhD studentships. The Faculty of Media and Communication (FMC) is keen to encourage applications across all our research interests.  

FMC is an amazing place to undertake a PhD. We are a world-leading centre for the study of media and communication. You will you be joining a vibrant, rich, and rapidly expanding research community. Ranked number one in the UK for Research Power in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies (UoA34, REF 2021), FMC been awarded around £3,000,000 in research grants in 2023-24. We have 10 research centres, including the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA), the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (CEMP), the Centre for Comparative Media and Politics Research, the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) and the Centre for Science, Health and Data Communication Research. All students are linked to a research centre.  

The Faculty has a community of approaching 200 PhD students. We offer a vibrant PhD training program; a PhD Summer School in Digital Methods; and a host of research events, seminars and conferences – including the internationally-recognised Research Process Seminar Series. Students receive up to £3,000 to support their research.   

You can find a searchable list of supervisors here, but it is worth also looking on the staff pages of our four departments: Communication and Journalism, Computer Animation, Humanities and Law, and Media Production.

Please reach out to potential supervisors in the first instance.  

Full details can be found here and in the Fully Funded Studentship Policy. Applicants will be asked to complete a bespoke application form and attach this to their online application.