The University of Greenwich is now a partner in the UBEL (UCL, Bloomsbury and East London) Doctoral Training Partnership funded by the Economic and Social Research. Within this partnership, outstanding students can apply for studentships at NRI through three routes:

• The Climate, Environment and Development route under the International Development Pathway, led for NRI by Professor John Morton This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . For further information on this route, click here.
• The Intersectional Gender Inequalities route under the Gender and Sexuality Pathway, led by Professor Tracey Reynolds of the Institute for Inclusive Communities and Environments This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., includes selected potential supervisors from NRI. For further information on this route, click here.
• The Economics of Social and Ecological Sustainability route within the Economics Pathway, led by Professor Özlem Onaran of the Greenwich Business School This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., includes selected potential supervisors from NRI. For further information on this route, click here.

The opportunity with UBEL is highly competitive, with an overall success rate of around 1 in 20. Because of ESRC policies outside the control of UBEL or NRI, we regret to say that places for international students are especially limited.

UBEL runs a two-stage application process. The window for preliminary applications for PhDs starting in autumn 2027 is now open, with a deadline of 9 November 2026. Applicants should contact potential supervisors in NRI (listed in the links given above) to discuss their applications but must apply through the UBEL website and follow the instructions there carefully.