PhD AD[A]PT Studentships - AHRC funded Doctoral Focal Awards
Pursue a focused research project and develop your expertise through independent enquiry into the advertised studentship topic.
Key facts
- Duration
- Full time: 3 years 6 months, up to 4 years
- Part time: up to 6 years
- Starts
- October 2027
- Level
- PhDs and postgraduate research
- Funding status
- Funded
- Location
- Headington
- School
- School of Architecture
- Application deadline
Wednesday 13 January 2027, 5pm (GMT)
Overview
We are offering three fully funded PhD scholarships through the AD[A]PT Consortium's AHRC Doctoral Focal Award, supporting arts and humanities research for healthier people, places and planet. All studentships are being offered at the School of Architecture.
[AD[A]PT](https://www.adapt-phd.ac.uk/) offers the opportunity to work with our partners that include RIBA, RTPI, RICS, CIOB, Historic England, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cadw, RCAHMW, CIBSE, Design Commission for Wales, Landscape Institute, and Circus Eruption, some of which will support studentships in Collaborative Doctoral Awards, allowing students to be partly based within their organisation.
We welcome applicants from under-represented groups whose proposals address AD[A]PT’s vision: identifying barriers to creating healthy places, developing strategies to overcome them, and using design-led arts and humanities methods to support UN SDGs, net-zero goals, safety standards, and inclusive, biodiverse environments.
Eligibility:UK, EU and International applicants
Bursary p.a:The stipend is at the UKRI rate (currently £21,805 for the academic year 2026/27).
The studentship covers bench fees, stipend and tuition fees at the Home student rate. Visa and associated costs are not funded.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
| Qualification | Typical offer |
|---|---|
| IELTS | IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in all skills. For more information, please see our English language requirements. |
Fees and funding
Fees
Research degree fees and project costs
Full stipend. This studentship covers bench fees, stipend, and tuition fees at the Home Student rate.
The stipend for 2026-27 is £21,805; rates for 2027-28 will be published once confirmed.
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
- For information on payment methods please see our Make a Payment page.
- For information about refunds please visit our Refund policy page.
How to apply
Applicants should consult full application guidance at [AD[A]PT](https://www.adapt-phd.ac.uk/apply-here) including our FAQ section.
Interviews are likely to take place early March 2027. Applicants must be available to start, in person, on campus by 1 October 2027.
Successful international candidates for Oxford Brookes will need to meet the difference between home and international fees.
Our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, so module availability and course structures may vary from what is listed here. On rare occasions, we may also need to make updates to our course programmes after publication; for full details, please visit our changes to programmes page (opens in a new tab)