PhD Geography at University of Brighton

Physical geography at Brighton is underpinned by a wide range of expertise across the geosciences, and has been an important and impactful research focus at the University of Brighton for more than 40 years. Our expert research staff work across the spectrum of physical geography, bringing real-world impact through laboratory and field methods in, for example, geology and earth science, geophysics, geochemistry, mineralogy, glaciology, geospatial technologies, environmental data and remote sensing.

Faculty: Brighton Doctoral College  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The independent research programme is balanced and enhanced with a range of support from our academic community. You and your fellow postgraduate researchers will have the opportunity to attend and present at regular seminar sessions with guests from across the world of applied health science. Postgraduate PhD student Gavin Leong co-authored papers with Dr Matthew Brolly on technologies and processes that reveal prehistoric carving density behind dense lichen growth at Stonehenge.

Career pathways

Our graduate students from the physical geography PhD have gone on to a variety of different roles following the successful completion of their research.

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