University of Leicester PhD Studentships: AHRC Humanity and Space Studentships (in Law and other disciplines)
The first cohort of PhD scholarships funded by the £1m AHRC Doctoral Focal Award in Humanity and Space has now been advertised.
One project is hosted by Centre for European Law and Internationalisation (CELI) in the Law School, one by the Institute for Digital Culture and one is an open call. Here are the full details:
1. ‘Is Outer Space a Global Common?’ (Law/CELI)
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/funded-opportunities/cssah-ahrc–law-deplano
2. ‘Collecting Space Heritage’ (Museum Studies/Institute for Digital Culture)
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/funded-opportunities/cssah-ahrc-museum-parry
3. Open call (any outer space-related topic within the arts and humanities)
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/funded-opportunities/ahrc-humanity-and-space
Deadline: 9 April 2026
PhD students will be recruited in several cohorts and be both based in an academic department and the interdisciplinary Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS), providing a unique interdisciplinary working environment.
Contact:
Professor Rossana Deplano
Professor of International Space Law and Co-Director of the Centre for European Law and Internationalisation (CELI)
Director, UKRI/AHRC Doctoral Focal Award in Humanity and Space (DFAHS)
Deputy Director, Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS)
University of Leicester rd279@leicester.ac.uk