[Job Vacancy] Fully funded PhD studentship

Start date: 1 October 2025
Duration: 3.5 years
Application deadline: 17 January 2025
Funding source: The University of Surrey and Techne (AHRC)
Funding information
This competition-funded studentship is available to UK and International students and includes full UK or International fee waiver and stipend at UKRI rates.

The UK fees and stipend for 2025/26 have not yet been announced but for the academic year of 2024/25 the UK fees are £4,786 and the stipend is £19,237.

International applicants will be responsible for all costs associated with their Visa application.

AHRC Techne – Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) on inclusive gaming with audio description and AI
We are offering a fully funded PhD studentship to support interdisciplinary research in Audiovisual Translation, Game Accessibility and AI to improve the gaming experience for people with sight loss and promote accessibility of games for all.

This PhD is funded by the AHRC Techne Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDA) and the University of Surrey. The successful candidate will be supervised by world-leading scholars at the Centre for Translation Studies and Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).

For more details, please visit: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/ahrc-techne-collaborative-doctoral-awards-cda-inclusive-gaming-audio-description-and-ai