Human Geography

The Human Geography training pathway is offered at Newcastle University via the School of Geography, Politics & Sociology, at Queen’s University Belfast via the School of the Natural and Built Environment, at Northumbria via the School of Geography and Environmental Sciences and at Durham University via the Department of Geography.

Across all four institutions, students following the Human Geography pathway engage with research, which is conceptually rooted, theoretically innovative, and empirically rigorous. Our research has research-user impacts globally.

Opportunities exist for PhD research training and to conduct research across a wide range of human geography fields, including political, economic, urban, social and cultural geography. Please consult the webpages for each institution to find out more about our respective areas of expertise in human geography.

Students applying for a 4.5 (1+3.5) studentship can receive Masters-level research training via one of the following programmes:

• Newcastle University: MA Human Geography (Research); MA Global Sustainable Futures
• Durham University: MA Interdisciplinary Research Methods (L3KG07)
• Queen’s University Belfast: MRes in Social Sciences Research Methods

Each of these programmes combines core geography-specific research training with more generic training in research skills, methodologies and theories. Students awarded this funding can then proceed to their PhD on completion of their MA or MRes at any of the four institutions.

Students already holding a recognised geography research training qualification at Masters level and those with some Masters-level research training, are eligible to apply for funding on a +3.5 or +4 basis. For these applicants, further research training is available and is undertaken in conjunction with their primary research on their PhD topic.

Supervision for PhD projects can either be delivered entirely within one of the four Human Geography pathway institutions or can draw on expertise from different institutions across the pathway.

If you are interested in submitting an application to any of the four Human Geography pathway partners, please contact the named person below for the university that you’re interested in joining.