The University Alliance's Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) is one of the largest nationwide doctoral training initiatives in the UK. The University of Brighton is proud to be the lead partner in a new DTA programme, Future Societies.
The Future Societies programme will support solutions-driven research that tackles the world’s most pressing challenges, with projects guided by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the corresponding research priorities of the participating universities.
All DTA programmes deliver structured PhD training in collaboration with Alliance universities and partner institutions. The supportive and inclusive cohort environment empowers students through enhanced training. This ensures that DTA graduates are highly skilled and ready to meet the challenges of a global world. Professional, personal and academic development is at the heart of the DTA programmes.
Themes Climate action, sustainable cities, energy, health, justice and inequality, clean water
Centres of Research and Enterprise Excellence
Advanced Engineering Centre
Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics
Centre for Earth Observation Science
Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics
Centre for Stress and Age-Related Disease
Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender
See also Research and Enterprise Groups
Application deadline: Currently closed for applications
Each studentship is for three years and consists of a full stipend, tuition fees and a travel bursary for participation by the students and supervisors in cohort building and training events related to the DTA Future Societies network programme.
Please see individual projects for details.
Due to the post’s funding it is only open to home applicants as defined by the Fees Regulations.
If you have any questions about these studentships, your research proposal or application, contact the Doctoral College at DoctoralCollege@brighton.ac.uk and we will be happy to help.
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