PhD Studentships at the Centre
King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War is pleased to announce the availability of one fully funded doctoral studentship from February 2027. Deadline to apply is 5pm BST on 18 October 2026.
Leverhulme - The Slavery-War Nexus in Historical/Contemporary Contexts
King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded doctoral studentship from February 2027. We invite proposals on one of the following two subjects: 1) any aspect of historical war studies and slavery within the period 1791-1926; 2) any aspect of slavery in an occupation context from 2022-present.
Please note that this studentship is only open to applicants considered Home students under UKRI guidelines. Please do not submit more than one application to this call.
Important to note
This opportunity is only available to Home students.
The successful candidate will need to formally apply to the Department of War Studies PhD programme, through King’s Apply, and satisfy its admission requirements following selection. In order for applications to be assessed and prospective students chosen ahead of the admissions process, we require a deadline of 18 October 2026 - please be sure to apply at the link below by that date to be considered for this programme.
HOME STUDENTS
The deadline for Home students to make a college application through King’s Apply is 20 November. More information about application requirements can be found here (War Studies).
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