PhD Students
DEV has nearly 80 PhD students from varied backgrounds, countries and disciplines working closely with academic staff on diverse issues covering social, political, natural and environmental sciences and economics. PhD students are funded from a range of sources: self-financing, research council awards, charitable/international scholarships and UEA/DEV scholarships. PhD students join one or more research groups and attend UEA and DEV trainings to ensure personal and professional development. They are encouraged to be professionally active within their field: attending and presenting at in-house seminars, national and international meetings and conferences; publishing working papers, books chapters and articles; teaching on undergraduate and taught masters courses; organising seminars, workshops and conferences; and undertaking consultancies. Support is provided by the Postgraduate Research Student (PGR) director, two academic supervisors, a pastoral supervisor, peer-organised informal workshops and a buddy system.
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