CreativeAI Studentships

The CreativeAI studentships (2026-29) will explore the rapidly evolving relationship between creativity and artificial intelligence (AI), considering what AI does for creativity and what creativity does for AI.

Six supervisor-led interdisciplinary projects bring together outstanding expertise by over 15 academic staff in arts, languages and cultures,computer science, social anthropology and law to address timely societal questions around AI’s impact on agency, authorship, imagination, inequality, and social relationships.

Studentships will be organized around three strands: AI for creativity, creativity for AI, and creativity of AI, supported by a methodological training theme, creative AI methods.

The Centre for Digital Humanities, Cultures and Media (DHCM) will serve as the intellectual and organizational home of the CreativeAI studentships, with members already working at the intersection of AI, creativity, society, and culture. 

Key features of this studentship

  • Receive a fully funded studentship covering tuition fees and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate (previously 2025/26 £20,780 per year) for 3.5 years.
  • Research Training and Support Grant (RTSG): £3,000 total over 3.5 years.
  • CreativeAI studentship methods training and cohort-building activities.

Available supervisor-led projects

Search for a project

Please use the Find a PhD search below to find projects which are eligible for this funding.

How to be considered

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to the success of The University of Manchester, and are at the heart of all of our activities. We know that diversity strengthens our research community, leading to enhanced research creativity, productivity and quality, and societal and economic impact.

We actively encourage applicants from diverse career paths and backgrounds and from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation and transgender status.

Contact Us

Have any questions? Get in touch. 

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the project leads in question. General questions about the CreativeAI studentships can be directed to Sam Hind (sam.hind@manchester.ac.uk)

Queries regarding the application process can be sent to the Doctoral Academy Admissions Office. 

Email: HUMS.doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk.