Geography and Planning

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally hold a first or second class Honours degree (or equivalent) or a Masters degree in a discipline relevant to the particular area of research.

Months of entry

April, October

Course content

As a top-rated research school with the ambition to play a leading role in academic and policy debates at national and international levels, we aim to recruit committed research students for the pursuit of innovative, cutting-edge research at PhD level.

With our international linkages and research profile, we provide a rich and lively scholarly environment in which to conduct doctoral research work. At present there are around 30 full-time PhD students in the School.

Our research structured around the following broad themes:

• Sustainable consumption and production systems
• Poverty, social justice and entitlement
• Regional, city-region and neighbourhood governance
• Innovation and regeneration
• Complexity, urban evolution and environmental systems
• Pedagogy, knowledge and the built environment

Information for international students

All candidates will be required to demonstrate competency in English language prior to arrival in the UK. We look for the following standard: IELTS minimum overall score of 6.5 with at least a score of 7.0 in the writing section, and no less than a score of 6.0 in other sections.