爱丁堡大学是一个蓬勃发展的国际化研究团体，致力于应对全球发展挑战。我们是国际发展政策与卫生，科学/技术，宗教，移民，能源，城市化，采矿和人权的交汇处以及国际专家在非洲和南亚的区域中心的国际知名学者的故乡。爱丁堡大学是一个蓬勃发展的国际化研究团体，致力于应对全球发展挑战。我们是国际发展政策与卫生，科学/技术，宗教，移民，能源，城市化，采矿和人权的交汇处的国际知名学者的故乡，并且在非洲，南亚和拉丁美洲设有地区专业知识中心。
The University of Edinburgh is host to a thriving and cosmopolitan community of researchers working on global development issues.<br><br>We are home to internationally renowned academics working at the intersection of:<br><br>international development policy and health<br>science and technology<br>religion<br>migration<br>energy<br>urbanisation<br>mining<br>human rights<br>We are also respected regional centres of expertise in Africa, South Asia and Latin America.<br><br>Usually undertaken full-time over three years, or part-time over six years, the PhD in International Development is a research degree in which you will make an original contribution to knowledge by pursuing an extended and focused piece of research on a topic of interest to them.<br><br>You will also be invited to join research workshops and regular open research seminars held by subject areas across the School of Social and Political Science, where you will enjoy special opportunities to meet development policy makers, practitioners, diplomats, and internationally recognised academics. Interdisciplinary research is strongly encouraged.<br><br>While based in the School of Social and Political Science, in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, International Development doctoral students will have opportunities to draw from expertise across the University's different Schools and Colleges for the purposes of supervision and research collaboration.