Migration Studies Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

Address the world’s growing diversity, driven by migration and mobility. At Sussex, you’ll work in a dynamic research community, guided and supervised by expert faculty from the Sussex Centre for Migration Research.

You’ll benefit from our policy links with national governments and international organisations such as the International Organization for Migration and the International Labour Organization.

Our areas of expertise and supervision include:


- mobility, displacement and urban citizenship


- the geopolitics of migration management and control


- undocumented migration


- border studies and detention


- return and re-integration


- refugees and internal displacement


- forced migration and human trafficking


- human smuggling


- internal and international migration


- the impacts of migration on cities


- protracted displacement.


We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.