PhD study
Studying a PhD in politics means embarking upon an exciting and novel research agenda, and joining a large community of scholars, both those currently at Sheffield and others around the rest of the world.
PhD Projects
Optimising Political Trust in a Digital Age (PODTrust) - Funded PhD Project
Seek to understand how digital communication can strengthen and erode trust between citizens and politicians as part of the international PODTrust project.
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What is a PhD?
Director of Postgraduate Research in the Department, Professor Alasdair Cochrane, discusses what a PhD is and how to apply.
Fees and funding
There are many different funding and scholarship opportunities for PhD research in Politics at the University of Sheffield.
White Rose Doctoral Training Centre
Politics Sheffield is the lead department for the Politics pathway of the White Rose Doctoral Training Centre.
PhD students
Each of our PhD researchers is passionate about addressing the world's big political challenges.