ESRC White Rose DTP Associated Studentship - Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data

University of Leeds • Leeds, England, United Kingdom • 3w ago

Session 2025/26 – Closing Date 17:00 (UK time) 18^th July 2025

The online application form can be found at: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/leeds/esrc-white-rose-dtp-associated-studentship-2025

Awards provide fees and maintenance at standard UKRI Rates (£20,780 in Session 2025/26)

This ESRC WRDTP Associated Studentship will be based in the ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre, providing access to the full programme of research and knowledge exchange and all the opportunities that this affords. The centre was launched in November 2021, funded by a £10 million award from the ESRC, and is co-directed from the University of Leeds (Professor Adam Crawford) and the University of York (Professor Kate Brown), in partnership with the Universities of Durham, Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Monash (Australia) and Temple (USA). The centre is the first of its kind to study how vulnerabilities – such as exploitation by country lines drug networks, online child sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, modern slavery, mental illness and homelessness – affect policing.

This PhD project will explore how individuals experiencing disadvantage and/or vulnerability interact with multiple public services, including health, education, housing social care and criminal justice. Using linked administrative datasets, the research will explore new approaches to identify patterns of cross-service involvement, develop typologies of need, and uncover spatial and temporal trends. Combining data science techniques with stakeholder engagement, the project aims to generate actionable insights that support more integrated preventative approaches to complex needs. This interdisciplinary project is ideal for students interested in applied data science, public policy, and improving outcomes for vulnerable populations through evidence-based approaches.

For further information about the application process, please contact the Admissions Team

For further information about the project, please contact Mark Mon-Williams

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