PhD Studentship: Journalism, Digital Media: ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) - Journalism, Digital Media and Democracy
Overview
Swansea University offers a PhD studentship through the ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences within the Journalism, Digital Media and Democracy pathway. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences provides an academic environment focused on contemporary media, traditional print and broadcast journalism, alternative digital news media, and related societal impacts.
What you get
The studentship covers full tuition fees and provides an annual tax-free living stipend set at the UKRI minimum rate, which is £21,805 per annum for the 2026 and 2027 academic year. Students also gain access to research methods training spanning both quantitative and qualitative techniques, as well as internship and work experience opportunities facilitated through industry links.
Key dates
The closing date for applications is 2026-12-06.
About Swansea University
Swansea University is a public research university in Swansea, Wales. It was established as University College of Swansea in 1920 and adopted its current name in 2007. It teaches and researches across three faculties on two campuses on the coast of Swansea Bay: the Singleton Park Campus, and the Bay Campus, which opened in September 2015.
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