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🎓 Development Studies PhDs

Community Land Ownership and Sustainable Rural Development in Europe
University of the Highlands and Islands Dr Bobby Macaulay 🎓 Development Studies 🎓 Human geography

Explore how community land ownership shapes sustainable rural development across Europe. Use multiple methods including case studies and Q methodology to analyze community governance of land. Build on foundational theor…

This research addresses critical challenges such as climate change, soil exhaustion, and social equity by improving understanding of how co…

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land reform community landownership rural development island development
Data Justice for Urban Climate Impacts in Lagos and Harare
University of Manchester Dr. Rose Pritchard 🎓 Climate Science 🎓 Development Studies Deadline: 10 May 2026

Explore how climate data drives urban adaptation policies and whose voices are included or excluded. Investigate in Lagos and Harare to reveal insights on climate justice and equitable governance.

This research is crucial for improving urban climate adaptation strategies by highlighting the social dimensions of data use and governance…

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Social-ecological systems environmental change data justice
Epistemic Infrastructures of Planetary Health Governance in Southeast Asia
University of Sydney Prof Sonja van Wichelen 🎓 Development Studies 🎓 Public Policy

Explore how knowledge systems shape environmental governance in Southeast Asia. Investigate the power of epistemic infrastructures and their role in marginalizing local knowledges while legitimizing large-scale developm…

This research is crucial for revealing how dominant knowledge systems shape planetary health interventions, often marginalizing local and i…

Planetary Health Epistemic Infrastructures Climate Change Governance Southeast Asia
Decarbonization and Electrification in Social and Community Housing Living Labs in Quebec
Concordia University Prof Marguerite Mendell 🎓 Development Studies 🎓 Economics

Explore community-led models to decarbonize social housing through innovative social finance and policy co-construction. Analyze regulatory and financial frameworks shaping equitable energy transitions while engaging cl…

This research addresses critical gaps in ensuring social and low-income housing benefit from decarbonization and electrification efforts, s…

Social finance impact investing co-construction of public policy the commons
USYD-UofG Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Epistemic Infrastructures of Planetary Health Governance in Southeast Asia
University of Glasgow Prof Sotiria Grek; Dr Emiline Smith; Prof Sonja van Wichelen; Dr Sophie Chao 🎓 Development Studies 🎓 Government Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Sydney and University of Glasgow examining how knowledge systems shape planetary health governance in Southeast Asia.

UofG-USYD Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Caught in the sludge: legibility and the accessibility of energy support in Australia and Great Britain
University of Glasgow Prof Harriet Thomson; Dr Hannah Salmon; Dr Lee White; Dr Assel Mussagulova 🎓 Development Studies 🎓 Econometrics Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Glasgow and University of Sydney examining barriers to accessing energy support and designing policy improvements.