The MPhil/PhD in Gender is a dynamic programme that will develop your scholarly and career interests, preparing you for the world of academia and policy research. You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a substantial piece of work that is worthy of publication, and which makes an original contribution to the field of Gender Studies.
The final deadline for the application including all supporting documentation, such as references and transcripts, is 15 January 2025.
All applicants received by the January deadline will be considered for a place onto the PhD programme in Gender, and thereafter for an LSE PhD Studentship and, if eligible, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding.
For 2025 entry to the PhD programme, the department particularly welcomes applications from candidates seeking to work in the following areas of the interdisciplinary Gender Studies:
- Feminist Methodologies in the social sciences (including economics, development studies, population studies, sociology, and social policy)
- Gender and Affect and/or psychoanalytic approaches (to gender, culture and politics)
- Gender and Culture (including film, media, digital and popular culture, and/or the arts)
- Gender and imperialism
- Gender and Narrative in literature and/or culture
- Gender and Reproductive Justice
- Transnational, decolonial and postcolonial politics of rights, human rights and justice
- Transnational Sexual Culture and Representation
The department anticipates proposals attending to questions of complex inequality, and particularly welcomes approaches investigating overlaps across or intersections among forms of power.
How to Apply
For details of the application process and to submit your application online visit the graduate study pages.
Read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on applying for a PhD in the department for further guidance.
In addition to our needs-based awards, LSE also offers scholarships for students from specific regions of the world and awards for certain subjects.