Exciting PhD opportunities at IRiS, as part of the Global Challenges initiative at the University of Birmingham. Successful candidates would work on one of the themes/projects below, supervised by a member of IRiS:

• Cities on the Edge: How to create welcoming, egalitarian, adaptable, flourishing cities of tomorrow (Dr L Goodson, Prof A Green, Dr Rachel Humphris )
• The structure of migrant integration in Europe: Overview across time, groups, and geographies (Dr L Lessard-Phillips  , Dr Z Gong)
• Understanding Child Protection and Culture (Prof J Taylor, Prof J Phillimore )

The studentships cover an annual stipend of £14,764, paid monthly and fees at UK/EU fee level of £4,270.

International students are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should apply with a research proposal on the proposed themes and can contact the project leaders for guidance. For further information contact the various project leaders or visit the website.

Applications will be open until 23 March 2018.