PhD Physical Geography
Queen Mary University of London
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The breadth of the Schools research expertise offers a wide range of opportunities for those wishing to embark on a programme of doctoral research in human or physical geography. Research students work under the close supervision of members of academic staff. We welcome applications from those wishing to study full or part-time. The School is part of the London Social Science ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (joint between QMUL/Goldsmiths), the London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership, the ...Read more

The breadth of the School's research expertise offers a wide range of opportunities for those wishing to embark on a programme of doctoral research in human or physical geography. Research students work under the close supervision of members of academic staff. We welcome applications from those wishing to study full or part-time. The School is part of the London Social Science ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (joint between QMUL/Goldsmiths), the London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership, the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Programme on 'Science for Management of Rivers and their Tidal Systems, and also regularly receives AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Awards.

Prospective PhD students are encouraged to consider the wide variety of academic research areas covered by the School of Geography. Our research strengths include:

  • migration studies
  • geographies of development
  • global health (linked with Blizard Institute)
  • biosciences and health security
  • labour and global production (linked with Business and Management)
  • studies of the home (collaboration with the Geffrye Museum of the Home)
  • urban geography
  • urban cultural politics
  • historical geography
  • geographies of knowlege and practice
  • environmental science (including specialisms in freshwater biogeochemical processes, fluvial processes, aquatic restoration projects and geoarchives)

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Entry requirements

A first-class honours degree in Mathematics or Statistics or the equivalent qualification from an overseas institution. If your qualifications are not from a UK university, QMUL also considers recognised equivalent qualifications from accredited overseas institutions and equivalent professional qualification. Ideally you should have a more advanced qualification such as MSci, MMath or MSc, in which case we expect at least an upper second in your undergraduate degree with a merit in your postgraduate degree.

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£23,050 per year

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Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London , London

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is an internationally regarded public research institution based in London....

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Queen Mary University of London
Admissions and Recruitment Office Mile End Road London Tower Hamlets E1 4NS United Kingdom
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