Doctoral Studies Programme: 2026 recipients announced

August 1, 2026

Doctoral Studies Awards 2026

  • Amara Eden Doshi, University of St. Andrews.  PhD title:  Managing Generative AI in Game Development R&D: Sociotechnical Imaginaries, Organisational Adoption, and Innovation Outcomes in the United Kingdom and United States
  • Bernard N.C. Liu, University of Cambridge.  PhD title:  Science-to-Enterprise Acceleration Mechanisms: Scaling-up through R and D and Intellectual Property Co-Management in Cambridge Deep-Tech Spin-Outs
  • Fangrui Li, University of Cambridge.  PhD title:  Towards safe and reliable adoption of Large Language Models in R&D Management: a data perspective
  • Siddharth Sinha, University of Oxford.  PhD title:  R&D Management in Institutional Context: A Dynamic Systems Model of Internal and External Alignment
  • Yongxu Zhao, University of Cambridge.  PhD title:  Enhancing R&D Resilience Under Geopolitical Uncertainty

The Doctoral Studies Programme award provides up to three years funding to talented prospective or mid-study PhD students, offering an opportunity to concentrate on the studentship for the period of the award.  The expectation is that candidates will have a Masters degree in a relevant field or an excellent first degree or equivalent. Candidates are expected to complete yearly progress reports and to make a copy of their thesis available to RADMA upon its completion.  Find out more about awarded funding