Key Information
Duration
- Full-time: 48 months
- Part-time: 72 months
Start Dates and Application Deadlines
- Starting September 2026 — Apply anytime.
- Starting February 2027 — Apply anytime.
- Starting April 2027 — Apply anytime.
- Starting July 2027 — Apply anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
York, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Geography, Environmental Economics & Policy, Environmental Sciences
Overview
Within this Human Geography and Environment PhD programme is offered by University of York a student will be working on their own research project, working closely with their academic supervisor and with the support of other postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff in their research group.
Key Features
- Rated second in the UK and 17th in the world for the impact of our research, the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York offers an outstanding, dynamic and multidisciplinary environment in which to carry out PhD research. Our current PhD students come from many countries around the world and are funded via research councils, charities, industry, government grants, and private resources.
- Use the find a supervisor tool to search for a PhD supervisor with expertise in a particular area or staff profiles to view individuals’ research interests. We particularly welcome applications that connect with our research themes and groups.
- You should contact potential supervisors early on. They will be happy to give you advice on the feasibility of your research ideas and offer feedback on a draft proposal. For each academic year, we also offer a number of funded studentships to exceptional applicants. Please see the funding section and the list of current PhD projects for more information.
- The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), a leading global environmental policy institute, has one of its largest centres embedded within the Department of Environment and Geography. This unique arrangement allows postgraduate researchers to gain a research degree from the department, while simultaneously benefiting from SEI’s strong links to global policy makers such as UNEP and the World Health Organisation, and international connections with other SEI centres in Stockholm, Bangkok, Nairobi, Oxford, Tallinn, Bogota, and offices in the US.
Programme Structure
Modules include:
- Energy geographies including: international development; public and stakeholder attitudes towards supply, demand, and energy system change; environmental and social justice issues
- Perceptions of environmental and socio-technical risk issues
- Environmental, economic and social costs of enhanced transport systems
- Sustainable agri-food systems, including understanding current or changed behaviours that may affect the sustainability of consumption and production systems in the future
- Interaction of social, economic and political processes across urban contexts
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 79
- IELTS: 6
Other requirements
We prefer applicants to MPhil/PhD programme to have a relevant Masters degree. Those without should consider first taking one of the Department’s taught MScs, a pass in any of which would satisfy minimum entry requirements.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD.
- International: 47,894 AUD / year (≈ 25,350 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 9,896 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Living costs
York, United Kingdom: 1,221–2,124 AUD / month
Funding
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Human Geography and Environment.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships — Grant, 3500 USD, Deadline 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Merit-based, Various benefits, Deadline Not specified
- Scholarships for PhD Students — Merit-based, 19000 GBP, Deadline Not specified
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship — Merit-based, Various benefits, Deadline 28 Feb 2027
- Royal Geographical Society - Dudley Stamp Memorial Award in UK — 500 GBP, Deadline 23 Nov 2026
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Merit-based, 1000 USD, Deadline 31 Oct 2026
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — 1000 USD, Deadline 01 Mar 2027
- Women Scholarship for International Students — Merit-based, 5000 USD, Deadline 28 Aug 2026
- The PhD Prep Fellowship — Merit-based, 10000 USD, Deadline 01 Sep 2026
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Merit-based, 1000 USD, Deadline 13 Jan 2027
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Need-based, 3000 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids — 22500 GBP, Deadline Not specified
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Need-based, Various benefits, Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — 1500 USD, Deadline Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — 12000 USD, Deadline 11 Jan 2027