| Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
| PhD or Professional doctorate |
PhD:
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Professional doctorate:
Part-time: 4–8 years |
October |
November to January |
Qualifications
PhD or Professional doctorate |
Duration
PhD:
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Professional doctorate:
Part-time: 4–8 years |
Start dates
October |
Application period
November to January |
Young people are often offered the hope that progress through education will lead to secured jobs, and that the situation of their families and that of their children will be better. However, young people across the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries, face increasingly complex life transitions, including school-to-work transitions, family transition and housing transition amid jobless growth in most countries.
Our research focuses on ‘just transitions’ within diverse contexts (social class, gender, ethnicity etc.) and places, and explores links to young people’s wellbeing and livelihoods. Areas of particular interest are young people’s life course transitions and various forms of adult status; young people’s agency and capability in negotiating structural barriers, injustices and power at the intersections of education, employment, housing and family life; the social and economic factors, as well as the local and global conditions, that shapes youth aspiration and transitions for deeper understandings of contemporary ‘just transitions’.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent)and an MA or research methods training at MA level (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Current/recent research projects
- Teachers and Students’ Lived Experiences of teaching and learning with Mobile Technology in IDP Camps in Nigeria
- The rise of children using digital technology since 2000 against the impact on primary children using green spaces outdoors
- The use of a gaming app for A-level Psychology revision
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
PhD fees
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Full-time: £5,006 per year |
Full-time: £12,705 per year |
| Part-time: £2,503 per year |
Part-time: £6,353 per year |
Professional doctorate fees
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Part-time: £3,811 per year |
Part-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, visit Current studentships.
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