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We have 42 Human Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
Human Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
We have 42 Human Geography PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students
Radical place-making: folk counter-geographies and cultural representations of opposition to power in Aberdeen, Scotland
The University of Aberdeen is an internationally recognised centre for excellence for research addressing the global challenges of energy transition, environment and biodiversity, social inclusion and cultural diversity, health, nutrition and wellbeing, and data and artificial intelligence. Read more
Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Co-designing equitable resilience adaptations to environmental hazards for disabled and older people
Aim. To co-design innovative nature-based and reused, repurposed and re/upcycled (3R) adaptations to environmental hazards, drawing on the expertise – experience, skills, and knowledge – of disabled and older people, in local communities in Scotland, to strengthen social inclusion and regenerate local environments. Read more
What Prying Eyes Might See: the Organisational Vulnerabilities Revealed in Transactional Data
Suppose someone were to hack into the IT system of a major UK company or government agency and obtain a large amount of data regarding its internal email… Read more
Humanitarian Careers? Reputation and Moral Labour in International Humanitarian Medical NGOs
The University of Manchester
Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
This case studentship revisits the work of Dauvin and Simeant (2002) on the sociology of labour at Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) to identify the motivations, career paths and work conditions of staff in now vastly expanded and internationalised medical humanitarian organisations. Read more
New nature markets at sea: evaluating stakeholder attitudes to guide policy and practice
Supervisors. Dr Flurina Wartmann (University of Aberdeen). Dr David Bailey (University of Glasgow). Prof Robbie McDonald (Office for Environmental Protection). Read more
The role of women’s organisations in social dialogue for gender just transitions in global food supply chains (NBC25/JENKINS)
This project is a collaborative PhD, funded by Northern Bridge doctoral training partnership. The project is jointly supervised by Prof Katy Jenkins, Dr Sarah Peck and Dr Paul Griffin, in partnership with Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and Women Working Worldwide (WWW). Read more
Young farmers: Sustainable growth transititions in the agricultural sector
We are seeking 6 Leverhulme doctoral scholars for the second cohort of the "Sustainable Rural Futures Programme" (SURF) at Keele University. Read more
Public understandings of peatland conservation: community engagement in conservation practice
We are seeking 6 Leverhulme doctoral scholars for the second cohort of the "Sustainable Rural Futures Programme" (SURF) at Keele University. Read more
Exploring Canine-Human Interfaces and Geographies of Zoonotic Disease: The Case of Hydatid Disease in Mid-Wales
Our project explores the interfaces between human and farm dogs in relation to the transmission and prevention of Hydatid Disease in mid-Wales, a known hot-spot where the causative parasite, Echinococcus granulosus, is endemic. Read more
School of Geography and Sustainable Development / Edwards Scholarships
We’re delighted to announce five fully funded PhD scholarships which are open to candidates of all nationalities. Two scholarships are part of the School scheme initiated in 2020 and represent our ongoing commitment to postgraduate research. Read more
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TARGET: Environmental and social sustainability of critical mineral extraction in Greenland
Project Highlights. · Receding ice in Greenland due to climate change is exposing largely unexplored mineral resources needed for the global energy transition. Read more
A Biophilic design approach to UN SDG 3 and Trauma Informed Design
Research Group:
Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
This PhD will contrast the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal, 3 – Good Health and Wellbeing (UN SDG 3) with Biophilic, Trauma Informed Design (TID). Read more
GIF CDT: Public perceptions of carbon capture & storage (CCS)
The Green Industrial Futures Centre for Doctoral Training (GIF CDT) is inviting applications for the following project, expected to commence in either June or September 2025. Read more
Rethinking moral status in light of global health inequality
Applications are invited for a 3-year funded PhD studentship at Brighton and Sussex Medical School under the supervision of philosopher Dr Arianne Shahvisi, sociologist Dr Ulla McKnight, and postcolonial scholar Dr Heba Youssef. Read more
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[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] ‘Two-Way Truth Telling’ Across Noongar Boodja and Manchester Museum
This Bicentenary PhD project is embedded in relational truth telling towards and beyond the return of cultural objects, with an overarching vision to support Noongar led goals for truth telling towards the bicentenaries of invasion of Noongar boodja in 2026 (Albany/King Geoge Sound) and 2029 (Perth/Swan River Colony). Read more