Doctoral studentships in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Doctoral research at National Museums Scotland is directed towards our collections in accordance with our Research Framework.

Co-supervised PhDs are proposed by a member of staff with an academic partner. We are not a degree awarding institution. Prospective students should contact an academic institution in the first instance. 

Doctoral students that are already funded and wish to access the collections are advised to get in touch with the relevant collections department, info@nms.ac.uk, or research@nms.ac.uk. Access is dependent on availability of staff and NMS conditions of access terms.

National Museums Scotland has hosted and co-supervised a wide ranging PhD studentships from funders including the AHRC. We are currently a key partner in the following consortia with active doctoral studentship opportunities.