Organisation/Company: Swansea University
Department: Central Research
Field: Economics » Social economics
Educational sciences: Education
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Country: United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 24 Feb 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/London)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
AI in Higher Education: Experimental Insights into Motivational and Cognitive Barriers
This PhD project plans to explore the influence of student access to generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) software on learning motivation and outcomes at higher education institutions. Against the backdrop that the use of generative AI will depend on many individual and contextual factors, the project employs a combination of carefully designed online and field experiments in real-world educational settings. These experiments aim to uncover how generative AI influences the effectiveness of different types of academic assignments, learning motivation, and what potential it offers to provide an inclusive learning environment, where learning disparities among students are reduced.
Please note that both the degree and language-proficiency entry requirements for SURES are higher than the baseline standard for entry that is stipulated for most of the PhD programmes at Swansea University.
Additional Information
Each SURES scholarship includes tuition fees and a stipend (currently £19,237 for 2024/25) – reviewed annually at the UKRI standard rate and a £1,000 annual training allowance to support immersive training experiences, conference attendance, engagement with industry and international collaborative opportunities.
Eligibility Criteria
Scholarships open to UK fee eligible applicants only.
* Candidates must have achieved, or be expecting to achieve, a 1st class UK undergraduate degree (or equivalent international qualification), or a 2:1 UK undergraduate degree and a Distinction in a UK master’s degree (or international equivalent).
* Where applicants have multiple master’s degrees, a distinction must be held in the degree that is most relevant to the intended PhD study.
* If you are currently studying for a master’s level qualification with an expected award date that is later than 01/10/2025, you should hold a minimum of an upper-second-class (2:1) honours degree.
* You should be able to demonstrate a pass with a minimum grade average of at least 70% for your part-one master’s degree modules (the taught aspect of your master’s course rather than a research-focused dissertation) and submit your dissertation by no later than 30/09/2025.
NB: If you hold a non-UK degree, please see the Swansea University degree comparisons to find out if you meet the eligibility criteria.
Applicants must be able to begin their course of study in October 2025. As a cohort-based programme, deferral to an alternative enrolment window within the academic year or to another academic year is not permissible.
Selection Process
Please see our website for more information.
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