Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] [Personal Social Services] From University of Kent

Our PhD programme provides rigorous training for careers in professional and academic economics.

The School of Economics welcomes applications from students who wish to do PhDs in areas of research covered by members of the School. Most major areas of the discipline are included although we have particular strengths in macroeconomics, labour economics, applied microeconomics, time-series econometrics, agri-environmental economics, international trade and finance, and migration.

About the School of Economics

The School of Economics is dedicated to excellence in both teaching and research, as demonstrated by our results in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 and recent national student surveys. Our academic staff are active in research, and teaching and learning are informed by the SchoolÕs thriving research culture and strong cosmopolitan academic community.

We currently have 35 academic staff, with about 35-40 MSc and PhD students, which has the benefit of a good community for interaction between students but also means that each student receives a good deal of individual attention in classes and workshops. It also means that we are able to offer excellent facilities for research.

Our postgraduate student community is global with many of the students originating from outside the UK and Europe. There are also a number of different nationalities represented within the academic staff. You will be able to integrate into this multicultural environment and build yourself an international professional network for the future.

National ratings

In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, research by the School of Economics was ranked 21st in the UK for research intensity and 84% of our research was judged to be of international quality. The SchoolÕs environment was judged to be conducive to supporting the development of research of international excellence.

In the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2016, the School scored highly with 89% of respondents expressing satisfaction in the quality of our supervision and with the research skills they had developed. Overall, the School achieved an 86% satisfaction rate, placing us in the top quarter. This underlines our commitment to creating an excellent environment for our research students.