New ESRC-funded supervisor-led studentships in social science. Highlights: 'How should we communicate with people living with chest, heart and stroke conditions to promote physical activity and improve health and wellbeing?'; and, 'Neurodivergent students’ access to education: the role of social inequalities, child and family factors.' There are multiple studentships available in this cohort. See https://www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships/current-opportunities/. Two of note: How should we communicate with people living with chest, heart and stroke conditions to promote physical activity and improve health and wellbeing? Over 1.1 million people in Scotland live with a chest, heart or stroke (CHS) condition. Physical activity can make a real difference to their lives, but many face significant barriers, and the communities around them often don't know how best to offer support. This project aims to change that.Working within the world-class The Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC) and in partnership with Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, the successful candidate will:- Explore messaging preferences through qualitative research- Co-develop physical activity messages with CHS communities and practitioners- Test message effectiveness on behaviour change outcomesThis is a fully-funded ESRC studentship through the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS), based full-time or part-time at the University of Edinburgh. The programme starts October 2026. Neurodivergent students’ access to education: the role of social inequalities, child and family factors Passionate about making a difference to neurodivergent young people's school experiences? This project involves quantitative analysis of administrative data to explore the social inequality and child/family factors which might be associated over time with neurodivergent young people’s school attendance. The project also includes working with a neurodivergent youth advisory group to ensure that the lived experiences of neurodivergent young people are reflected in study design and interpretation/communication of findings. Employer University of Edinburgh Funder Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Deadline for applications 24 Mar, 2026 Additional detail link Further information and application
