Employment and Equitable Futures | Research Degrees

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Award Award	Duration Duration	Start dates Start dates	Application Application
PhD (MPhil also available) PhD (MPhil also available)	Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years	February and October February and October	January to April January to April

Societies and workplaces are experiencing profound change, driven by developments in technology, shifts in geo-political power and multiple planetary crises. Precarious work is becoming ever more normalised, raising questions about the validity of established concepts of management, leadership, and forms of organising, including traditional employment relations. The menacing spectre of climate emergency is already ravaging parts of the planet, particularly in the so-called 'developing world'.

Our research seeks to craft equitable futures for work and society in a rapidly changing world. Its focus is on methodological, conceptual and empirical research that contributes to a better understanding of advances and practices that re-imagine inclusive and just organisations for the future. It does so in ways that playfully and critically interrogate both traditional employment and post-employment relations, looking for innovative organisational practices as clues for more broadly egalitarian futures.

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

There are a number of researchers in the Faculty of Business and Law whose research expertise relates to this area. Please see OUBS People for more details.

UK fee UK fee	International fee International fee
Full-time: £5,006 per year Full-time: £5,006 per year	Full-time: £12,705 per year Full-time: £12,705 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year Part-time: £2,503 per year	Part-time: £6,353 per year Part-time: £6,353 per year

For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.

To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.

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