Fully Funded AI and Law PhD Studentship
- Organization: Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
- Type: Scholarship
- Location: United Kingdom
- Deadline: September 30, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
Edinburgh Law School is offering one fully funded PhD place in the Decisions cluster of the Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, researching how AI and algorithms are changing legal and public decision-making, from welfare and public administration to military and security. The student is supervised by Professor Nehal Bhuta in Edinburgh and joins the wider PhD and postdoctoral cohort of the Centre, which is based at Durham University. **What you get:** - Tuition fees paid at UK Home fee rates - An annual stipend in line with UKRI rates, approximately £21,805 a year, paid monthly for 3.5 years subject to satisfactory progress - Additional research funding for training and development - Membership of the Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life's interdisciplinary PhD and postdoctoral cohort, with specialist training and engagement with partners in academia, industry, and the charitable and arts sectors **What you'll do:** - Research a PhD thesis on how AI and algorithmic technologies shape, and are shaped by, law and legal decision-making - Work with Professor Nehal Bhuta at Edinburgh Law School while taking part in the Centre's research environment - Collaborate across the social sciences, humanities and sciences **Key dates:** - Applications close 30 September 2026 at 5pm UK time - Online interviews in late October 2026 - PhD starts January 2027 or September 2027 **More information:** - Apply through the University's admissions portal (EUCLID) for the PhD Law programme and enter Professor Nehal Bhuta as proposed supervisor - The research proposal, CV and cover letter must be uploaded as one combined document - Only complete applications go forward to the academic selectors - Questions about PhD applications: phd.law@ed.ac.uk
