Final call for applications for fully funded PhDs in Data Visualization
Applications for Diverse CDT’s Data Visualization PhDs close at 4pm on Friday 17 April. Join one of the UK’s most innovative and exciting PhD programmes and learn from world-leading data visualization experts.
There are still a few days left to apply for a four-year, fully funded PhDs in Data Visualization. Students receive a stipend of £24,183 (2026-7 rate), plus fees and a research allowance.
Diverse CDT was set up to train the next generation of researchers to design, develop, and evaluate inclusive, impactful, and socially responsible data visualizations that address real-world challenges. “Big Data Specialist” is the fastest growing job area, according to the World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2024. The same survey cited analytical and creative thinking as numbers one and four in employer-ranked core workforce skills.
You will be based in either in London (at City St George’s, University of London) or Coventry (at the University of Warwick). “The Diverse CDT programme offers an incredible depth of knowledge and a wealth of opportunities; if you’re ready to throw yourself into the world of data visualization and PhD study, you’ll find a genuinely supportive and inspiring environment with great people to learn alongside.”
Diverse CDT first year PhD student
Your data visualization work will have real world impact though working with our partners on areas as diverse as local government policy, ecosystem modelling, global mapping, healthcare outcomes, and network security. The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Diversity in Data Visualization (Diverse CDT) harnesses the potential of diversity – in research methodology, cohort-based research, and data visualization – to change what we can see and see what we can change.
