Poverty and Social Protection | Research Degrees

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Award Award	Duration Duration	Start dates Start dates	Application Application
PhD or Professional doctorate PhD or Professional doctorate	PhD: Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years Professional doctorate: Part-time: 4–8 years PhD: Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years Professional doctorate: Part-time: 4–8 years	October October	November to January November to January

Living a life free of poverty entails having ample income to meet basic needs, access to opportunities to grow and thrive, and the ability to participate in society with dignity and respect. Social protection, or welfare, is a vital policy tool in reducing poverty, as noted in Sustainable Development Goal #1. Schemes such as child benefits, old age pensions, health insurance, and economic inclusion interventions are key in alleviating poverty, offering a safety net and supplying a springboard for positive change.

We aim to enhance our understanding of the experiences, drivers and dynamics of poverty and how social protection or welfare policies can meaningfully engage with these to reduce poverty in a dignified and empowering manner. Inclusion – through the representation of marginalised groups and foregrounding of often unheard or overlooked voices – and bridging the ‘Global North-South’ divide are important elements of any work within the Poverty and Social Protection hub.

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

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

UK fee UK fee	International fee International fee
Full-time: £3,811 per year Full-time: £3,811 per year	Full-time: £9,676 per year Full-time: £9,676 per year

Some of our research students are funded via the Faculty or The Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.

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

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