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September 18, 2025

**Job Description**
Newcastle University Business School invites applications for a three-year PhD studentship in Economics, commencing January 2026. This full-time studentship focuses on research using applied econometric methods, specifically exploring the health and well-being benefits of arts engagement. Applicants are encouraged to develop research projects that combine rigorous economic analysis with innovative approaches to measuring cultural participation and health/well-being outcomes, addressing policy concerns regarding health inequalities and engagement in arts, culture, and heritage.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Rigorous economic analysis
• Innovative approaches to measuring cultural participation and health/well-being outcomes

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Economics
• Statistics
• Maths
• Quantitative Social Sciences
Other:
• Good Honours degree (first-class or upper-second-class Honours) in a relevant subject area
• Master’s-level qualification, or equivalent, with merit or above in a relevant subject area
• IELTS overall 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.5 in writing, and 6.0 in all other sub-skills) for non-English native speakers

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Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Annual Salary: £20,780 (estimated for 2025/26) Benefits: Full PhD tuition fees at the UK home student rate (for UK students and EU students with settled or pre-settled status)
Valid Until
November 14, 2025
Details
Full-time / Part-time Duration: 3 years full-time Location Requirement: Campus-based
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Newcastle University Business School • Economics Subject Group • Creative Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC)
Supervisor(s)
Dr Sarah Najm Professor John Wildman
Supervisor Email
[email protected] [email protected]
Newcastle University
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Industry
Education
Phone
+44 (0)191 208 6000 +44 (0)191 208 **** Show
Location
Newcastle-upon-Tyne