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Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)
Sheffield
United Kingdom
Development Studies
Energy Technologies
Architecture, Building & Planning
Geography
Sociology
Rural Planning
Social Work
Urban Planning
About the Programme
All our PhD students have the support of two (or more) supervisors to guide them through their projects, a dedicated training programme of support within our Department (which includes weekly workshops), and wider training provided by the University and the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP).
Research areas and topics
We welcome research proposals addressing topics from across the broad range of urban studies and planning and related disciplines such as geography, sociology, international development and politics.
We are particularly keen to supervise PhD topics which align with our research priorities - details of potential projects are provided below. We encourage you to treat these projects as starting points for a conversation with us.
If you find one or more projects which excites you then we invite you to contact us – either direct to the proposed supervisor or through the Director of the Research School, Dr Glyn Williams.
- Environment, infrastructure and sustainability
- Housing and real estate
- Planning, people and place
- Urban inequalities and social justice
For more information about our range of PhD opportunities, please visit our website.
Please see our webpage for full details on funding your PhD in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
Funding Notes
Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.
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