Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies University of Cambridge

Overview

The Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies from University of Cambridge students will gain advanced methodological training suitable for conducting their own research from both in-house seminars and workshops, and supporting programmes around Cambridge. PhD students receive training in a wide variety of academic skills, such as engagement with other scholars in seminars and preparation for academic publishing and the job market. They will also have the opportunity to gain teaching skills, organise their own conferences, and participate in various forms of public engagement and other aspects of academic life as part of a lively and supportive community of scholars from UCCGS, around the University, and beyond.

The PhD programme is designed to enable students to produce original research that makes a significant contribution to the field of gender studies. The programme's outcomes are achieved through a focused study of a wide range of selected specialised aspects of gender analysis and through the development of more general research skills and methods that enable the student to produce original, independent work. 

The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to:

• frame research questions to construct appropriate research designs

• develop relevant methods for gathering, analysing and interpreting research material

• apply normative theories to substantive research topics

• interpret complex research publications effectively

• independently manage primary research, including data management and the writing up of research, as well as understanding codes of research practice and research ethics

• and present research and also make use of constructive criticism