The Design Group at the Open University is part of the Open-Oxford-Cambridge (OOC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), funded by AHRC, which provides graduate students with unique and exciting opportunities to pursue research, to engage in training, and to learn from each other as part of a large multi-disciplinary group.
Please follow this link to learn more and how to apply under the standard route: https://fass.open.ac.uk/research/funding/ooc-dtp?nocache=651584f2d612b#contact
This year we also have a Collaborative Doctoral Award opportunity funded by OOC. More information here: https://www.oocdtp.ac.uk/making-urban-public-places-more-accessible-through-design-video-ethnographic-research
Closing date for both routes is the 7th of January (midday UK time) for October 2025 start.