PhD Studentships

Understanding Society supports a number of studentships for doctoral research. Our PhD students specialise in different areas relevant to the Study and are part of the wider research community at the Institute for Social and Economic Research.

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Understanding Society studentships are supervised by leading scholars based at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex. The Institute for Social and Economic Research has a rich and interdisciplinary research culture. ISER research students are full and active members of a research community where students, early career researchers and established subject experts work closely together. We provide a challenging and supportive academic environment with outstanding working facilities, resources and technical support.

Our PhD Studentships for 2023 have been filled. Join our mailing list to find out when applications open for Studentships starting in 2024.

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The Economic and Social Research Council is the primary funder of the study
The Study is led by a team at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.

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