Self-funded opportunities

Driven by our cross-faculty research institutes, our interdisciplinary approach promotes extensive collaboration and ensures our courses and research span diverse areas, enabling you to discover unique opportunities beyond conventional academic structures. 

What is self funded study?

Self-funding your studies means that you are not in receipt of a University scholarship, and are either paying the fees yourself, or you have secured funding for your degree yourself (either through a doctoral loan or sponsorship from an external organisation). You will be responsible for devising your own research project and writing your own research proposal, and for finding a suitable supervisor

What we’re looking for 

We welcome postgraduate researchers in the following areas:  

  1. Social Sciences Research and Innovation Institute

    • Reproductive Research
    • Social Justice end Empowerment
    • Psychological Sciences
    • Education
    • Criminology
  2. Institute of Global Challenges and Cultures

    • Migration, Integration and Conflict
    • Media, Politics and International Relations and Material
    • Textual and Visual Cultures
  3. Leicester Institute for Pharmaceutical & Health Innovations

    • Pharmaceutical manufacturing and technologies
    • Pharmacology
    • Infectious Disease
    • Professional Practice, Patients and Communities
  4. Institute of Digital Future

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Cyber Security
    • Data Science
    • Creative Technologies
    • Ethical and Responsible Research
    • Sonic Creativity and Innovation
  5. Institute for Sustainable Futures

    • Sustainability in Technology
    • Sustainability in Economy
    • Environmental Sustainability
    • Behavioural changes for Sustainability
  6. Institute of Arts, Design and Performance

    • Circular Design
    • Creative practices and their histories
    • Architecture, Art and Design
    • Fashion and Textiles
    • Dance, Drama and Performance studies
  7. Institute for Responsible Business and Social Justice

    • Economic Growth and Productivity
    • Responsible business practice
    • Social value in wellbeing and business change
    • Transport and Mobility
    • Food Security in Manufacturing and regional agri-foods

Find out more on how to apply for a self-funded opportunity.

 

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