Post Graduate Studies at CRESC

CRESC currently has a lively and engaged post-graduate community, and we are keen to welcome PhD applications from anyone who is keen to undertake doctoral work within our exciting interdisciplinary programme. Currently we have students from France, Turkey, the UK, Germany, China, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Taiwan working on aspects of socio-cultural change - ranging from studies of social mobility, urban change, social theory, elites, and changing forms of identity. More information on our students is found on student webpages (link). Regular seminars are held and and full administrative support is provided . There are excellent opportunities for post-graduate students to become involved in the wider research programme of CRESC, and students have been employed on funded research projects. All students are affiliated with an academic discipline, meaning that they can also benefit from the facilities made available to students in, for example, anthropology, history, politics, sociology, and management.

Supervision can be provided by Centre Directors or Research Associates/ Fellows. Currently, all of our students have obtained funding either through ESRC or University of Manchester studentships. Such funding is available to candidates who are nominated by one of CRESC’s disciplines. Anyone interested in applying should in the first instance discuss their interest with CRESC post-graduate co-ordinators - Mike Savage (Mike.Savage@manchester.ac.uk) at Manchester and TBA at the Open University - who will advise on the appropriate discipline and school through which an application can be made and how best to apply for funding.

Current research students

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