PHD Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University

• Benefit from and contribute to a thriving, collegiate research environment.
• Join a research centre ranked in the top quartile of UK institutions and the highest ranked post-1992 University.

PhD candidates are integral members of the CRESR team, located alongside staff. The Centre holds an enduring commitment to academic rigour through applied policy research, and has been recognised through the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF): 81% of research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

PhD proposals are welcome across CRESR's areas of expertise, including: housing, urban infrastructure, spatial disadvantage, labour markets, environmental sustainability and energy, and the Third Sector.

Networking opportunities

PhD researchers in CRESR also benefit from the Centre's involvement with the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (www.wrdtc.ac.uk) and the University Alliance Doctoral Training Alliance (https://unialliance.ac.uk/dta/). These partnerships provide a range of training, collaboration and networking opportunities for PhD researchers. Candidates will therefore become part of cross-institution cohorts of high-achieving postgraduate researchers with similar research interests.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• Academia
• Policy
• Practice

PhD researchers are provided opportunities to engage with teaching and CRESR research projects, and benefit from the Centre's wide range of partners in policy and practice.

Employability guidance and training is also provided in CRESR, the SHU Doctoral School and CRESR's partners in the White Rose DTP and University Alliance DTA.

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• NHS England
• Shelter
• The Building and Social Housing Foundation
• Sheffield Hallam University
• The University of Sheffield
• The University of St. Andrews
• The University of Nottingham