PhDs in Development & Social Policy and Planning

PhD in Education and Social Sciences

We offer supervision for MPhil and PhD students in education and related social studies. The Institute of Education, University of London (IOE) tops the league table for education research, according to the latest official audit of UK universities and across all subjects, the IOE's performance places it in the top 10 universities in the UK.

PhD in Anthropology and Sociology of Development

The Institute’s PhD with a specialisation in Anthropology and Sociology of Development aims to provide students with analytical and methodological tools to explore the social and cultural systems that influence, and are influenced by, policy interventions, especially – but not exclusively – in the field of development.

PhD in Development Economics

Our unique PhD in Development Economics programme provides state-of-the-art training for outstanding economists who wish to focus on developing countries. Two compulsory doctoral seminars, one in micro-development, the other in macro-development, ensure that students are both rigorously trained and well-rounded.

PhD in Culture, Transformation and Subjectivity

Cardiff University

Research training is a strong feature of our PhD Programme. Postgraduate researchers usually complete an MSc in Social Science Research Methods (or equivalent) prior to registration for their PhD. For DTC/ESRC funded students this is mandatory.

PhD in International Development Studies

Roskilde University

The overall field of study is relations between rich and poor countries within the global system and the aim is to reach a deeper understanding of developing societies and their cultural, political and social dynamics.

PhD in Urban and Regional Governance

Cardiff University

The Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning is a major international centre for research in the areas of planning, environment, housing and spatial policy.

PhD in Contemporary India Research

Kings College London

The newly established King’s India Institute offers a unique and exciting environment for the in-depth study of India. The Institute is able to draw on academic expertise in a range of disciplines, and supervision may be provided from within the Institute or jointly with other faculty within the College.

PhD in Estudos de Desenvolvimento - Development Studies

ISEG

The PhD Development Studies was established by the Technical University of Lisbon in 2009. This 3rd cycle course aims to provide high quality academic training in development studies and produce original research in this field. The course has emerged in response to the changes in recent decades that have brought Development Studies to the fore in current debates, both in the academies and in the area of economic, social and environmental policy.

PhD in Sociologia Económica E das Organizações - Economic and Organizational Sociology

ISEG

The PhD Economic and Organizational Sociology was established by the Technical University of Lisbon in 1991 and adapted to the European Higher Education Area in 2009. This 3rd cycle course aims to provide high quality academic training in economic and organizational sociology and produce original research in this field. The course is taught in scientific partnership with the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS/UL) and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the New University of Lisbon (FCSH/UNL).

PhD in Social Policy PhD/MPhil

University of Birmingham

All our research degrees involve appropriate postgraduate research training modules, which are agreed with the supervisor and the Institute Research Student Coordinator, and which are assessed. In addition, we hold regular research student workshops and seminars, and an annual research student conference.

PhD in Architecture, Planning and Landscape

Newcastle University

PhD supervision is normally available in the following areas: Architectural and planning education; Architectural science and environmental design; Cities and technology; Design history and theory; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Housing and community; Information technology in construction; Landscape architecture, landscape planning, landscape design and landscape management; International urban development; Planning processes and policy; Spatial analysis; Urban Design.

PhD in Methods and Methodology

Cardiff University

Research training is a strong feature of our PhD Programme. Postgraduate researchers usually complete an MSc in Social Science Research Methods (or equivalent) prior to registration for their PhD. For ERSC funded students this is mandatory.