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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Aberystwyth University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    30-SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 years

Course summary

The core scientific objective that underpins our research in the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences is to develop understanding of the natural and social environments of Planet Earth, the processes that shape them, and the challenges and processes that result from social and environmental change. We are a transdisciplinary institute, encompassing perspectives and methods from the sciences, social sciences and humanities, focused primarily on the discipline of Geography and its interface with the Earth Sciences, but engaging with, drawing from, and contributing to, cognate disciplines from Archaeology to Physics to Sociology.

Overview

The department welcomes questions from prospective research students and successful candidates will be allocated a primary and secondary supervisor based on their research interests.

We have highlighted the main research clusters below and recommend you search the departmental website for more detailed advice on research opportunities in the Institute.

Our lecturers are active researchers working at the cutting edge of their disciplines, and you will benefit from being taught the latest geographical theories and techniques. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework assessment (REF 2014) DGES retained its crown of the best Geography department in Wales, with 78% of the research being undertaken classified as either "world leading" or "internationally excellent”. DGES is also in the top ten of UK Geography departments with regard to research power, which provides a measure of the quality of research, as well as of the number of staff undertaking research within the department.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 19,405per year

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University information

Aberystwyth University

Aberystwyth University

  • University League Table

    39th

  • Campus address

    Aberystwyth University, Penglais, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3FL, Wales

Aberystwyth's high-quality teaching, incredible location, and inclusive and welcoming community attracts students from over 100 different countries.
The university has a dedicated International Student Adviser who offers professional, specialised and regulated advice on study visas and graduate visas.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    48th out of 84 2

    24th out of 73 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 222
    148 62%

    24th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    62.0 62%

    36th

    40
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.17 83%

    12th

    6
  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    125 59%

    40th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    75.0 75%

    23rd

    3
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.34 87%

    5th

    14

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