PhD in Geography

University of Sheffield

The Department of Geography has a vibrant research culture with over 30 academic staff and around 50 PhD students researching a wide range of topics across human and physical geography, from the impact of melting glaciers in the polar regions to the housing issues of the urban poor in the UK and questions of sustainable development worldwide. This is reflected in the wide-ranging nature of our 6 Research Clusters - Power, Policy and Place Geographies of the Global South Culture, Space and Difference Ice and Climate Research Food, Environment and Water and Landscape Dynamics - many of which examine multi- and inter-disciplinary themes. Our PhD students come to us via a range of funding routes: through the university but also through UK and international funders. As a PhD student in Geography you will be researching at the edges of geographical knowledge, at a time when our discipline is contributing centrally to environmental and societal debates on how our world is evolving.