Development Studies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 48 Development Studies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Postgraduate Research Studentships in Social Sciences

University of East Anglia Faculty of Social Sciences

SENSS student-led ESRC PhD studentships. UEA is a member of the South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS), which is a research and doctoral training partnership funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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Local Communities and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) In Search for Justice

University of Portsmouth Faculty of Business and Law

Applications are invited for a fully-funded three-year PhD to commence in October 2024. The PhD will be based in the Faculty of Business and Law, and will be supervised Professor Leïla Choukroune and Dr Andrii Zharikov. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Choukroune, Dr A Zharikov

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD studentship on the social and environmental outcomes of reforestation processes

The University of Manchester Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, School of Environment, Education and Development

The Sustainable Forest Transitions (SFT) Project is recruiting one full-time PhD student at the Global Development Institute (University of Manchester) from September 2024 to work on one of two themes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JO Oldekop

12 February 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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QUADRAT DTP: Sustainable management of fresh groundwater resources in coastal East Africa – Using lessons from the past to build future resilience to climate and environmental change

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. High coastal population growth rates, with associated water demand and environmental changes including climate change are putting enormous pressure on coastal groundwater resources. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J C Comte

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

IHS is a cooperative institute of the Erasmus School of Economics and the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Exploring the value of regional decadal climate prediction for adaptation planning

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment

On-going and future climate change threaten societies and communities around the world. Climate adaptation improves preparedness as one of two broad strategies (along with climate mitigation) for climate risk management. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SL Lorenz, Prof S Dessai, Ms N Golding, Dr JD Daron, Dr A Maycock

Open Day(s) 5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Science for Disaster Risk Reduction: What’s not working?

University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences

There is no sustainable development without Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) but progress towards international DRR objectives has been slow. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Donovan

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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How do marginalised women and girls inform sustainable public services through new forms of decentralised decision making to ensure green goals are met? (Ref: RDF24/BL/LHRM/JOHNSTON)

Northumbria University Faculty of Business and Law

Gender equality and the empowerment of women are recognised by the United Nations as an essential Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5). Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Johnston, Dr A Memon

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sustainable food supply chains in Latin America – the case of emergent food commodities (Ref: RDF24/BL/LHRM/PRADO)

Northumbria University Faculty of Business and Law

Food production and consumption are at the root of some of the world’s most intractable problems, including poverty, malnutrition, human rights issues, and other social and environmental challenges related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Crenna, Sinkko & Sala, 2019; FAO, 2018). Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Prado, Dr A Hope

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sustainable Urban Regeneration and Development in the Global South: the tourism and liveability couplet (Ref: RDF24/BL/EIS/MORDUE)

Northumbria University Faculty of Business and Law

Drawing on concepts of ‘livability’ developed in urban studies, tourism geographies, and sustainable development studies, this research investigates state-led greenspace provision as a mechanism to boost city quality of life in a developing country context, namely. Read more

Supervisors: Prof TJ Mordue, Dr R Prescott

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Human-Computer Interaction – Rural Computing for Resilient Rural Communities

Newcastle University School of Computing

Award Summary. 100% Home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £18,622 (2023-24 UKRI rate). Overview. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I G Johnson

28 March 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(De)colonising the cosmos: exploring the political ecologies of NewSpace industries (Ref: RDF24/EE/GES/HOWSON)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

The global space industry’s value reached £450 billion in 2022, having expanded 70% over the last 10 years. With the rapid outsourcing of launch capabilities to private companies, some forecasts expect the industry to reach £1 trillion in annual revenue by 2040 (Eriksson and Newlove-Eriksson, 2023). Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Howson, Dr O Hensengerth

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Department of Social Sciences (Advert Reference: RDF24/ADSS/SOCIALSCIENCES)

Northumbria University Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences

These studentships are extremely popular and very competitive. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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Department of Humanities (Advert Reference: RDF24/ADSS/HUMANITIES)

Northumbria University Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences

These studentships are competitive. We recommend contacting the relevant Subject Leads significantly before the application deadline so they can connect you with a supervisor. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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Sub-Continent Religious Traditions, Disability (Non-normative Bodies)

University of Dundee School of Education and Social Work

Miles (2013) estimates that at least half of all the world’s disabled people live Asia. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F.K. Campbell

28 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 48 Development Studies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Development Studies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 48 Development Studies PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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