Why Geography at Queen Mary?
Our Directors of Graduate Studies share why Geography at Queen Mary is the best choice to commence your doctoral studies.
As Director of Graduate Studies, I want students to immerse themselves in the challenging and collegiate intellectual environment of the Department of Geography and Environmental Science to collectively produce knowledge that shapes social and physical worlds. We are committed to honing students analytical and research skills and supporting their development as researchers and advocates for broader social change.— Professor Kathryn Yusoff, Director of Graduate Studies (Human Geography)
Undertaking postgraduate research in physical and environmental sciences in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science is an exciting opportunity to work alongside academics at the forefront of their discipline. Research in the Department is supported by world-class laboratory, field and computational facilities which enable postgraduate researchers to pursue agenda setting science.— Dr Stuart Grieve, Director of Graduate Studies (Physical Geography and Environmental Science)
Our research students work under the close supervision of members of academic staff who are experts in their fields. You will meet regularly with your supervisory team throughout your PhD.
Your supervisors support you in the development of your thesis and in managing your progress through to completion (94% of our PGR students complete on time). Supervisors will also guide you in your professional development.
The Department's research excellence and commitment to its postgraduate studies is reflected in the large number of Research Council UK funded students that make up our PGR community. These include AHRC, ESRC and NERC studentships.
We are part of the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS), the London Natural Environment Research (NERC) Doctoral Training Partnership and we are associate members of the London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP).