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International Development (Global Studies) PhD

University of Sussex

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    University of Sussex

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Conduct expert research and address today’s foremost global issues. Join a diverse research community and make your mark. Join our lively community of doctoral researchers and address some of the most important current issues in international development. Our PhD is among the most diverse in the world in terms of supervisors, students and research topics. All our doctoral projects engage with the global challenges that face societies across the world today. You’ll work with a range of experts from across the natural and social sciences whose cutting-edge original research has made a significant impact on individuals, institutions and societies around the world. In the School of Global Studies, we host one of the UK’s largest doctoral research communities in International Development. Here, students have a voice and an identity. Our research interests are in fields such as: environment, resources and mobilisation gender, sexuality and conflict human rights and welfare humanitarian design and citizen aid markets, labour and finance migration and mobility.

Application deadline

10/08/2026

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 23,500per year

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University information

University of Sussex

University of Sussex

University of Sussex

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    University of Sussex, Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9RH, United Kingdom

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At Sussex, fresh thinking and international perspectives fuel teaching that matters, helping you thrive in careers anywhere in the world.
A diverse, supportive and inclusive community: at Sussex, you can explore, question and develop as an individual and meet people who will inspire you.
Sussex’s world-leading research underpins your education, meaning that what you learn is at the cutting edge of current knowledge.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Economics

    43rd out of 76 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    112 50%

    41st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    68.0 68%

    56th

    9

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.14 78%

    33rd

    9

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