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PhD Geography and Environmental Science

University of Reading

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    University of Reading

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 years

Course summary

As a PhD student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Reading, you will be part of a vibrant research community.

We offer PhD programmes in the following areas:

environmental science

geography

human geography

soil science.

Geographies of justice, care and responsibility: We focus on inequalities, participatory approaches, politics and governance in diverse fields. These include environmental change, food networks, gender and caring relations, and citizen science at local–global spatial scales.

Global development, environment and sustainability: We critically examine global flows of ideas and resources looking at the interactions between poverty, population, livelihood development, governance and sustainability of natural resources.

Past climate and environmental change: We use a range of paleo-data and modelling approaches to understand past human–environment–climate relationships at regional to global scales, over millennial to glacial-interglacial time frames.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 22,900per year

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University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    35th

  • Campus address

    University of Reading, Whiteknights House, PO Box 217, Reading, Wokingham, RG6 6AH, United Kingdom

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The University of Reading is an international community with more than 26,000 students from around 160 countries. 
Reading is a lively town just 22 minutes from London Paddington by train, and 45 minutes from Heathrow Airport by coach. Windsor and Oxford are also close by.
Reading supports undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to maintain, improve and develop their academic English.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Geography & Environmental Science

    29th out of 73 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    120 57%

    46th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    73.0 73%

    44th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.21 80%

    21st

    20

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