Application for PhD in Global Development

This programme is housed in the new Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre (IGDC), which applies interdisciplinary expertise to research, teaching and partnership to address development challenges in innovative ways. Students will benefit from bespoke training in interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies and have supervisors from two departments in order to bring wider expertise to bear on global development challenges. They will join and contribute to the IGDC's vibrant research community. Areas where we are keen to promote scholarship include:

  • health and wellbeing
  • governance
  • citizenship
  • sustainability
  • development alternatives

When would you like to start this programme?

Have the following documents ready

You will need to upload the following documents when you apply:

  • Academic transcript
  • Your CV (curriculum vitae)
  • Research proposal or outline of academic interests
  • Personal statement **
  • Specified written work

You can also choose to upload:

  • Copy of a language certificate