Pathways

Development and Humanitarianism

This pathway supports innovative inter-disciplinary research on a range of global issues and welcomes applications on a wide variety of topics including global health and well-being, poverty reduction, economic growth, environmental sustainability, refugees & internal displacement, humanitarian assistance, peacebuilding & post-conflict reconstruction, as well and global policy & management. PhD candidates enrolled in this pathway will benefit from cross-institutional supervision and support, which includes opportunities to undertake specialized research training across the three contributing institutes. All candidates will also have the chance to participate in the specialized events and master classes associated with the these institutes, including sessions with the HCRI’s Executive Director and former president of Médecins Sans Frontières, Dr. Rony Brauman and the Brooks World Poverty Institute’s summer school, chaired by Professsor Joseph Stiglitz.

Lancaster University

PhDs related to Development and Humanitarianism may be carried out in a range of disciplines. Potential supervisors based across Lancaster university (in the Lancaster Environment Centre, the Lancaster University Management School and the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion) are affiliated with the International Development and Humanitarianism research cluster.

University of Manchester

Institute for Development Policy and Management

MA/MSc(Research Training) & PhD in International Development & Policy Management; covering areas of development studies, development economics, development informatics, human resources and development management.

Humanitarianism and Conflict Response Institute

HCRI offer a four year PhD in Humanitarianism & Conflict Response.

University of Liverpool

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine offer a MSc & PhD in Humanitarian Studies/Humanitarian Health Programme Management.

Eligible Programmes

Training Pathway	Institution(s)	Structure(s) of provision	Type
Geography (Lancaster Environment Centre)	Lancaster	1+3, +3	FT and PT
Management (Lancaster University Management School)	Lancaster	1+3, +3	FT and PT
Organisation Work and Technology (Lancaster University Management School)	Lancaster	1+3, +3	FT and PT
Politics and International Relations (Politics, Philosophy and Religion)	Lancaster	1+3, +3	FT and PT
IDPM: Development Studies	Manchester	1+3, +3	FT and PT
IDPM: Development Economics	Manchester	1+3, +3	FT and PT
IDPM: Development Informatics	Manchester	1+3, +3	FT and PT
IDPM: Human Resources and Development Management	Manchester	1+3, +3	FT and PT
HCRI: Humanitarianism and Conflict Response	Manchester	+4	FT and PT
Humanitarian Studies	Liverpool	1+3	FT
Humanitarian Programme Management	Liverpool	1+3	FT