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Geography PhD

Newcastle University

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Newcastle, Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    JAN

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

We offer PhD supervision across a wide range of topics in human and physical geography Our research engages with applied issues and public policy concerns. It also covers more abstract cultural and theoretical issues. Our research strengths in physical geography include:paleoclimatologylandscape evolutionapplied geomorphology and natural hazardsQuaternary geochronologyglaciologywater scienceWe collaborate with colleagues in Newcastle University and beyond.Our research in economic geographies is theoretically informed and politically engaged. It covers the production, forms, experiences and impacts of uneven geographies of:commoditiespeoplefinanceknowledgetechnologyintrastructureOur team of internationally renowned researchers explore 'ordinary', diverse and/or ‘left behind’ economies and subjectivities.In power, space, politics our research focuses on the expression of political power across space and includes topics around:borders and boundariescritical geopoliticsinternational developmentmilitarism and military geographiesthe politics of representationissues of resistance, justice and peacethe geographies of memory and memorialisationWe conduct research on a range of scales. From the international and national to the individual, with reference to a range of global contexts. In geographies of social change we explore and extend an applied, critical and geographical understanding of social justice and transformation by researching:identityfamilies and householdshealthwelfare and careinfrastructurescommunityThese lead us to connect with issues of:genderraceethnicitymigrationyouthreligionclasssizegeneration

Tuition fees

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£ 23,700per year

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University information

Newcastle University

Newcastle University

  • University League Table

    31st

  • Campus address

    Newcastle, Main Campus, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, England, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

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Newcastle is known for being friendly and welcoming to people from all around the globe. Students enjoy a lower cost of living compared to other UK cities.
Degree programmes are shaped by strong links with national and international businesses, with opportunities for professional accreditation and placements.
Newcastle University offers some of the most generous scholarships for international students.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Geography & Environmental Science

    22nd out of 72 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    138 66%

    29th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    81.0 81%

    22nd

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.07 77%

    45th

    18

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