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30 Part-time PhD programmes in Sustainable Development

Doctorate in Sustainability
Developed for professionals working to create a more sustainable future, Doctorate in Sustainability students at School for International Training will investigate the social, ecological, technical, and political dimensions of sustainable transformations, the relationship of science and society in advancing more sustainable futures.

Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) - Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities
Receive intensive research training to prepare for doctoral study. The Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) - Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities programme from Victoria University offers an alternative path to a PhD in a broad range of disciplines.

Climate Change, Sustainability and Society
The Climate Change, Sustainability and Society programme from University of Bristol is designed to cultivate a new generation of researchers equipped to tackle the urgent social challenges of sustainability in the context of global environmental change.

Development Studies
Study this Development Studies programme from SOAS University of London to realise your potential to tackle global injustice and transform the world with your research impact.

Doctor of Philosophy - Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities
Complete your Doctor of Philosophy - Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities programme from Victoria University in a research institute dedicated to improving our cities and communities through scientific, technological, creative and social innovation.

Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability Science and Technology
This novel Doctor in Philosophy in Sustainability Science and Technology programme from Sunway University aims to produce leaders in academia and industry through its multi-disciplinary approach to sustainability. Graduates will be equipped with quantitative and qualitative analytical skills necessary to formulate and champion technological solutions to global sustainability issues.

Sustainability
The Practitioner Doctorate in Sustainability PhD programme at the University of Surrey is aimed at high-achieving researchers and graduates whose vision is to become a sustainability leader in industry.

Phd in Sustainable Development (By Research)
The Phd in Sustainable Development (By Research) programme from the Sunway University is a full research programme focusing on key areas of sustainable development and themes outlined in the 17 sustainable development goals.

Executive PhD
The Executive PhD at Maastricht School of Management allows working professionals and researchers with full-time or part-time jobs to combine their careers with obtaining a PhD.

Geography and Sustainable Communities
The Doctor of Philosophy in Geography and Sustainable Communities at the University of Wollongong is an advanced postgraduate research degree that develops research skills and provides high achieving candidates with the opportunity to conduct in-depth research in their chosen field of research.
Sustainability Assessment and Decision Making and Environmental Management
The Engineering Division is home to the Urban Water Technology Centre (UWTC) that has a unique focus on the interface between scientific and technological research addressing the challenges of building resilient and sustainable communities. This PhD in Sustainability Assessment and Decision Making and Environmental Management is offered at Abertay University.
Sustainable Energy Technologies
Research in Sustainable Energy Technologies at the University of Hertfordshire has been supported with grants from the EPSRC, InnovateUK and industry.
Sustainability Management - Water
The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) is unique in Canada, and possibly the world, in its focus on the intersection of environment and sustainability, on one hand, and business and development on the other. We offer a phd degree in Sustainability Management - Water at the University of Waterloo.
Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability
Do you want to advance or change your career, deepen your expertise in a topic, or expand your research and practical skills? Then the Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability programme at Manchester Metropolitan University is for you!
Brewing Science
The scope of the Brewing Science programme University of Nottingham ranges from fundamental pioneering research, to applied projects targeted at brewing process improvements, increasing efficiency and sustainability, or the development of novel products and processes.
Doctor of Philosophy
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development's Doctor of Philosophy program stands as a beacon of academic pursuit within the realm of sustainability.
Sustainable Built Environment
The Sustainable Built Environment at Cardiff Metropolitan University enables a broad range of professional disciplines to engage in masterminding a change in practice, leading to an enhanced sustainable built environment; focused on buildings, the landscape in which buildings are situated, or components within buildings or the landscape.
Sustainable Urban Development
The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford provides outstanding students an opportunity to pursue in-depth and rigorous research about the pressing challenges of urban sustainability and the processes of environmental, economic, and social development in urban environments around the world.
Sustainable Development
There are a number of taught modules of the Sustainable Development course at De Montfort University which will follow a matrix structure with four contextual modules that have specific relevance to the research groups, and students. There are also four generic modules that will provide the cross cutting and core skills for engaging in ‘real world’ research.
Energy and Sustainability
The Open University UK has been active in considering the relationship between Energy and Sustainability.