Collaborative and Strategic Joint Studentships
In addition to our pathway-specific studentships, the Midlands Graduate School DTP will offer a number of Collaborative Studentships involving research or other activities with external public, private or third sector organisations. As part of the Midlands Graduate School, we also offer a number of Strategic Joint ESRC DTP Studentships. Students will be fully registered and hosted at one of the Midlands Graduate School institutions, but will have a second supervisor at another MGS institution.
Applications for Collaborative and Strategic Joint studentships for October 2025 entry are now open.
The deadline for academics wishing to submit a Collaborative or Strategic Joint proposal for 2025 entry has now passed. Information on supervisor-led opportunities for entry in October 2026 will be made available around early October 2025.
Information regarding all the different projects available for entry in October 2025 are available below. Deadlines will vary - please check carefully to ensure your application is made on time.
Collaborative Studentships
In order to apply for one of the advertised collaborative studentship projects as listed below, you will need to complete the 'Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Collaborative Studentship Application form' and you may need to submit additional information as part of your application. Please check the relevant project advertisement to see if additional documentation is required and ensure that you upload all application material as part of the online application process.
Additionally please read the Collaborative Guidance Notes for Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP applicantsLink opens in a new window before completing the application form.
| University | Training Pathway | Collaborating Organisation |
Research Topic (including link to advertisement) |
Application Deadline (23:59 GMT unless otherwise stated) |
| Loughborough University | Living in a Digital Society | Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust | Wednesday 23 April 2025 (11:00 GMT) |
Strategic Joint Studentships
In order to apply for one of the advertised strategic joint studentship projects as listed below, you will need to complete the 'Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship Application form' and you may need to submit additional information as part of your application. Please check the relevant project advertisement to see if additional documentation is required and ensure that you upload all application material as part of the online application process.
Additionally please read the Strategic Joint Guidance Notes for Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP applicantsLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window before completing the application form.
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University (where the student will be registered) |
Training Pathway | Joint University |
Research Topic (including link to advertisement) |
Application Deadline (23:59 GMT unless otherwise stated) |
| University of Nottingham | Cross-disciplinary Methodologies and Advanced Data Analysis | University of Birmingham | Bridging Attitudes and Actions: Using Smart Data, Eye-Tracking, and Machine Learning to Understand Non-Sustainable Consumer BehaviourLink opens in a new window | Monday 19 May 2025 |
Project-Linked Studentships
There are no Project-Linked studentships currently available.