PhD Human Geography
University of Manchester
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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SEP-26

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3 Years

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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SEP-26

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A PhD in Human Geography at Manchester will allow you to benefit from the supervision of world-leading academics who have reputations for research excellence. The University of Manchester is one of the best places to study human geography globally, and our department has a high reputation for its research and teaching.Your research will seek to help create a fair and sustainable future, engaging with themes such as:emotions, identities, place and geographic scaleeveryday life in uncertain ...Read more

A PhD in Human Geography at Manchester will allow you to benefit from the supervision of world-leading academics who have reputations for research excellence. The University of Manchester is one of the best places to study human geography globally, and our department has a high reputation for its research and teaching.Your research will seek to help create a fair and sustainable future, engaging with themes such as:emotions, identities, place and geographic scaleeveryday life in uncertain timesglobal production networks and laboursocio-spatial inequality and vulnerabilitypolitical economy of environmental use, governance and conflictsustainable cities and green transitionsurban politics and mobilitiesurban transition and crisiscritical cartography.

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28th

Entry requirements

A First or Upper Second Class Bachelor's degree (or its international equivalent). A relevant master's degree, with Merit and a minimum average grade of 60% in both the taught course units and your dissertation (or international equivalent of 60%).

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£6,000 per year

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£22,500 per year

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£22,500 per year

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University of Manchester
Oxford Road Manchester Greater Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Manchester Oxford Road  0.4 miles away
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