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The Sustainability Research Institute at University of Leeds's School of Earth and Environment is currently accepting applications for the Ph.D. track in Sustainable Business.

The Sustainability Research Institute is one of the largest research groups in the field, home to a team of over 40 academic staff, 25 research staff and 45 research students conducting inter-disciplinary research on the different dimensions of sustainability. Research within SRI is based largely on the environmental social sciences and draws upon aspects of geography, sociology, politics, planning, economics, management, development studies and science and technology studies. Since its formal creation in 2004, SRI has attracted significant research funding from the ESRC, NERC, EPSRC, the EU and a variety of other funding bodies. It is home to two RCUK Research Fellows and one ESRC early career inter-disciplinary research fellow and it has ESRC recognition for its post-graduate research programme. Researchers at SRI explore a wide range of issues including climate change, energy, transport, water, resource use, land use, conservation, cities and communities, business and lifestyles. We specialise in participatory, action-oriented research that brings together government, business, NGOs and local communities to enhance the relevance, quality and practical influence of our research. In the last Research Excellence Framework evaluation, the School of Earth and Environment was ranked 1st in the UK for the quantity of its world-leading research and 2nd for research power.

The Sustainable Business track is hosted by the Business & Organisations for Sustainable Societies Research Group (BOSS) and responds to the growing interest in critically evaluating the role of businesses and organisations and how they can incorporate sustainability in their systems, including their activities and throughout their supply chains. Research projects may look at the role of companies in influencing pro-environmental behaviour in the home; spaces of engagement, resource governance and the extractive industries; sustainable entrepreneurship and community innovation; environmental ethics in business; circular economy; pro-environmental behaviour in organisations.

Prospective students with backgrounds in sociology, political science, business, environmental science, or other relevant areas are encouraged to apply. Selected students work closely with faculty members to develop deep knowledge of the field of business sustainability and develop theories and approaches which enable businesses and organisations to tackle the challenges of sustainable development in a coherent, systematic, holistic and robust way. Faculty include William Young, Jamie Van Alstine, Sally Russell, Alice Owen, Anne Tallontire, Pablo Munoz, Pasi Heikkurinen. Their research has regularly appeared in top journals such as Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Environmental Management, California Management Review, Energy Policy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Business Ethics, Organization & Environment, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Sustainable Development and Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 

SRI also hosts the Economics and Policy for Sustainability, Environment and Development, and Energy and Climate Change Mitigation research groups; providing a rich and diverse research environment for selected students.

The minimum entry requirement is an Upper Second Class British Bachelor degree (or equivalent), however, many of our students enter doctoral study with a Masters degree which has often provided some research training. Funding is available for outstanding candidates. If candidates would like to be considered for one of the University's scholarships competitions, they need to submit a separate application for the scholarship and visit http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk for further information.

 

Information about SRI

 

Information about the research programme, training and application

 

Information about research projects and opportunities http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/admissions-and-study/research-degrees/sri

 

Please contact Sally Russell, Associate Professor and head of the BOSS research group (S.Russell@leeds.ac.uk) or Pablo Munoz, Lecturer in Business and Sustainable Change (p.munoz@leeds.ac.uk), if you know of high potential candidates or if you have questions about this exciting program.