Overview
About the programme
The Department of Geography and Environment at the University of Chester is keen to hear from students who would like to conduct research in any of the areas of staff expertise.
Departmental research focuses on three themes:
- Global environmental change and hazard management
- Communities, culture and sustainability
- Technology-enhanced learning and student partnerships
Programme Structure
Specific staff research interests include:- Coastal/fluvial dynamics
- Geoecology
- Geographical information science
- Physical and social impacts of flooding
- Catchment and flood modelling
- Natural hazards
- Quaternary studies
- Agroecological change
- Digital geographies
- Youth cultures and consumption
- Migration, refuge and asylum
- Sustainability
- Geopolitics
- Popular culture and the media
- Military geography
- Technology-enhanced learning
- Student-staff partnership practice in higher education
- Teaching ethics and ethical thinking
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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We would advise contacting us at least 6 months before the time you hope to begin your studies.
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Disciplines
Geography Environmental Economics & Policy View 50 other PhDs in Environmental Economics & Policy in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- To be eligible to apply for PhD programmes, applicants should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least an upper second class honours degree in a discipline appropriate to their intended area of research.
- Substantial prior research experience may, in some instances, be acceptable in place of a first degree qualification.
- A completed application, two references (in most cases the references shall come from independent academic referees, i.e. they are not normally provided by a prospective supervisor), an up-to-date CV and copies of appropriate certificates or transcripts must be uploaded to the application in order to be considered.
Tuition Fee
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International
14644 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14644 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4786 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Chester
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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