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Application process
Applying for a phd, introduction.
Known as a research degree, the PhD is usually a four year (full-time) or five to seven year (part-time) course of independent and original research which is supervised by an academic specialist in the subject area.
You will contribute new research in the form of a thesis suitable for publication which is usually around 100,000 words. It is examined by two examiners, one internal and one external who read your work and then ask you to defend it in an oral exam, the viva voce.
PhDs are traditionally research based, although the integrated PhDs, also known as New Route PhDs, combine research with more vocational training. Increasingly taught courses are compulsory in the first year.
Professional doctorates are useful for students interested in careers outside academia and consist of a taught core and incorporate both professional practice and academic knowledge. They are available in education (EdD), engineering (EngD or DEng) and business (DBA).
Why do a PhD?
People complete PhDs for a variety of reasons:
love of a particular part of their subject
springboard into a new career
access to excellent resources/training useful for non-academic careers
as a pre-requisite for academic careers.
As well as planning then conducting research and writing the thesis, PhD students will often teach undergraduate or master’s students, support more senior academics in their research work, publish articles, attend and present at conferences, work with business or other organisations to explore the value of their research in other fields outside academia (impact), collaborate with organisations or individuals (knowledge exchange) and contribute to their field in voluntary capacity (for example, as a reviewer, event organiser, network co-ordinator).
When can I do a PhD?
You can do a PhD if you have at least an Upper Second relevant first degree or a relevant master’s. You must have in-depth knowledge of your subject area and be able to present a comprehensive research proposal. Some people start the PhD straight after completing a master’s, other people work outside academia for a few years and then apply for the PhD.
Before starting a PhD you could apply for a job as a graduate research assistant where you would support the research of an academic in your department, teach, take part in laboratory work and complete your own research. You could also consider completing a PhD part-time whilst in a job.
Researching into PhDs
Choosing the right programme takes time and research. It is important to apply to departments that specialise in your topic. Check the research quality assessed in the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) and also the quality of the teaching in the department via the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) ratings.
Talk to people who know the field about where they recommend is a good place to study.
You can apply in one of two ways. You create the topic yourself, pitch it at your preferred institution in a Research Proposal and hope to gain funding via the institution. Alternatively, you can apply to work on a topic which has been agreed between a funding council and an institution and then advertised as a PhD position. If you are accepted funding will be assured.
We recommend you take time to:
ask for help from a current or recent academic tutor
think about the people whose work you like, or who you read regularly, look at their department
speak to the PhD administrator in departments that you think interest you
use information on Find a PhD
book on to a LSE Careers further study event
talk through your options with a careers consultant
use the LSE Careers blog , So you’re thinking about a PhD? 5 tips for prospective PhDs .
Making an application
Read the LSE guidance on applying for a PhD .
You will need to write a research proposal, personal statement and have a CV.
The referees you choose are important as they will write about your academic achievements and potential. Get in touch with them early and ask for their advice too.
Search programmes with spaces at LSE .
Useful publications in the LSE Careers physical library
Your PhD Companion, Stephen Marshall and Nick Green, 2004.
The PhD Application Handbook, Peter Bentley, 2006.
How To Get a PhD: third edition, Estelle Phillips and Derek Pugh, 2001.
Useful online information
Prospects.ac.uk: postgraduate study and research .
Find a PhD .
The Fulbright Commission for applications and funding in the USA.
Related pages
Watch our latest session on thinking about doing a PhD
Explore our further study events, book a one-to-one appointment to discuss your application.
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PhD students
Our phd students are affiliated to our three research clusters., current students , economic geography.
Ignacio Aravena González
Juan Alvarez-Vilanova
Antonio Avila-Uribe
Tea Gamtkitsulashvili
Ali Glisson
Andrea Herrera Bórquez
Martina Pardy
Shaonlee Patranabis
Gabriele Piazza [email protected]
Capucine Riom
M. Adil Sait
Muhammad Yorga Permana
Leiboyu Xiang
Jingyuan Zeng
Environment
Kevin Adams
Martin Brown Munene
Vincent Chung Jie Lun
Ana De Menezes
Ina Drouven
Sarah Elven
Fernanda Gimenes [email protected]
Nikolaus Hastreiter [email protected]
Alaa Iktash
Jeanette L. Kaiser
Woong Ki Lee
Violet Lasdun
Yarden Manelzon
Annalyse Moskeland
Marina Nazneen
Julien Picard
Romano Tarsia
Urbanisation, Planning and Development
Emmanuel C. P. Awohouedji
Lucrecia Bertelli
Joan Camilo Lopez
Dalia Gebrial
Hanh-An Trinh
Sandiswa Mapukata
Lindiwe Rennert
Heini-Emilia Saari
Fizzah Sajjad
Sraman Sircar
Martina Vittoria Sottini
Frida Timan
Melissa Weihmayer
Qing Yuan Guo
Past graduates
Juan Soto-Diaz
PhD in Economic Geography
Matthias Täger
PhD in Environmental Policy and Development
Janna Tenzing
Anshuman Tiwari
PhD in Environmental Economics
Louise Bernard
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays on urban and development economics
Billy Ndengeyingoma PhD in Regional and Urban Planning Studies Thesis: Geographies of the meantime: temporalities of housing cooperatives in Kigali, Rwanda
Jonathan Barnes
PhD candidate in Environmental Policy and Development Thesis: The assembly of climate finance in South Africa: Politics, scale and justice
Valeria Biffi
PhD in Environmental Policy and Development Thesis: The state effects of a state-led payment for ecosystem services scheme in Amazonian indigenous communities
Leanne Cass
PhD in Environmental Economics Thesis: Essays on the economics of climate change, international trade, and meat consumption
Yunxiong Li
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays on Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Technolgical Innovation
Lars Ludolph
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays in the economics of migration
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays in the economics of land, housing, and urban policy
Zachary Turk
PhD in Environmental Economics Thesis: Some Alternative Approaches to Persistent Environmental Problems and the Measurment of Inequality
PhD in Human Geography and Urban Studies Thesis: Practicing the urban commons between autonomy and togetherness: A genealogical analysis of the urban precariat movements in Tokyo and Seoul
Yohan Iddawela
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Papers on institutional quality and economic development in African regions
Carolin Iormashvili
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays on regional labour market s
Dzhamilya Nigmatulina PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essay in macro and development economics
Laura Antona
PhD in Human Geography and Urban Studies Thesis: Anatomies and apparatuses of violence: the everyday encounters of migrant domestic workers in Singapore.
Andreas Diemer
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays in the spatial economic analysis of social interactions.
Lindsey Jones
PhD in Environmental Policy and Development Thesis: Essays on resilience measurement.
Tanner Regan
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays in urban and development economics.
Matthew Sharp
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays in spatial and labour economics.
Marta Talevi
PhD in Environmental Economics Thesis: Economic and non-economic drivers of the low-carbon energy transition: evidence from households in the UK, rural India, and refugee settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Carl Truedsson
PhD in Human Geography and Urban Studies Thesis: Trygghet in a new time? Swedish social democracy and the aggravated socio-cultural politics of immigration
Matthew Agarwala
PhD in Environmental Economics Thesis: Natural capital accounting and the measurement of sustainability.
Julius Andersson
PhD in Environmental Economics Thesis: The environmental and distributional effects of carbon taxes.
Joel Atherton
PhD in Environmental Policy and Development Thesis: Capturing public views on complex and unfamiliar goods: chemical water pollution in England and Wales.
Filippo Boeri
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays in urban economics and international trade.
J. Eduardo Ibarra-Olivo
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: The economic geography of foreign direct investment and human capital in Mexican regions.
Elisabetta Pietrostefani
PhD in Regional and Urban Planning Thesis: Essays in planning policy and urban economics.
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: Essays on urban and development economics.
Jordana Ramalho
PhD in Human Geography and Urban Studies Thesis: Risk, resilience and responsibilisation: gendered participation and empowerment in informal settlements of Metro Cebu, the Philippines.
PhD in Environmental Economics Thesis: Inequality, consumer choice, and the environment.
Alexandra Sotiriou
PhD in Economic Geography Thesis: The effects of trade integration and outward foreign direct investment: a regional and industry-level empirical investigation.
Theses for previous years' PhD candidates are available via LSE Theses Online .
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MRes/PhD Programme
The department of international development runs a vibrant research programme with students employing a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary methods for research projects across asia, africa, latin america and the middle east..
The MRes/PhD in International Development is a one-year research Master's linked to a four-year PhD. The programme grounds students in a common academic heritage while providing them with significant flexibility appropriate to their research interests. We equip our students with advanced methodological and theoretical skills within disciplinary specialisms, with the aim of producing graduates who go on to be excellent, well-rounded and intensively trained social scientists. To this end, the first year of the programme combines intensive coursework (through taught courses) with research design (preparation of a 10,000 word research proposal). This proposal forms the basis of the student's subsequent PhD research.
Programme Description (fuller information on the programme and how to apply)
Programme Regulations (programme structure and courses)
Please take the time to read our Frequently Asked Questions before making an application.
Sign up to our live online event for prospective research students in International Development, which will take place via Zoom webinar on Wednesday 15 November 2023, 12:30-13:30 .
If you are offered a place on the MRes/PhD International Development then you can also be considered for any funding opportunities you may be eligible for. These include:
- LSE PhD Studentships
- ESRC Studentships
- AHRC funding (for certain subject areas)
For more information or to ask a question, please contact the PhD Programme Manager, Monika Kruesmann: [email protected] .
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Making an application. Read the LSE guidance on applying for a PhD . You will need to write a research proposal, personal statement and have a CV. The referees you choose are important as they will write about your academic achievements and potential. Get in touch with them early and ask for their advice too.
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The LSE Economics PhD Programme is grounded in two years of rigorous coursework through the MRes component and by a strong research element. You can find information about the individual research courses offered through our programmes. As is the norm with top economic departments in the US, students entering the LSE PhD Economics programme are ...
Tuition fees 2024/25 for MRes/PhD Economics. Home students: £4,786 for the first year. Overseas students: £22,632 for the first year. The fee is likely to rise over subsequent years of the programme. The School charges home research students in line with the level of fee that the Research Councils recommend.
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PhD in Regional and Urban Planning Studies Thesis: Geographies of the meantime: temporalities of housing cooperatives in Kigali, Rwanda . Jonathan Barnes. PhD candidate in Environmental Policy and Development Thesis: The assembly of climate finance in South Africa: Politics, scale and justice. Valeria Biffi. PhD in Environmental Policy and ...
The MRes/PhD in International Development is a one-year research Master's linked to a four-year PhD. The programme grounds students in a common academic heritage while providing them with significant flexibility appropriate to their research interests. We equip our students with advanced methodological and theoretical skills within disciplinary ...
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