Institute for Advanced Studies Research Clusters
The Institute for Advanced Studies PhD Clusters aim to deliver fundamentally interdisciplinary supervision and research training for the doctoral graduates of tomorrow.
In an increasingly complex world, where solving some of our worlds most pressing problems requires a combination of diverse perspectives, the biggest advances are often found where traditional disciplines interact. At the University of Stirling, our Institute for Advanced Studies clusters lead our response to this rapidly rising need for interdisciplinary PhD graduates. Clusters centre on complex problems and interdisciplinary research areas that focus on major word problems and societal needs. Each cluster includes a cross-university supervisory team and provides a rich interdisciplinary supervisory environment for projects co-created by students and supervisors working to the cluster theme.
By embedding interdisciplinarity as the norm, our Institute for Advanced Studies cluster PhD programme supports the development of the next generation of leading thinkers, creators and problem solvers, grounded in research excellence and focussed on understanding and resolving some off the major challenges that we face.
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Explore IAS PhD Research Clusters
Accessible Environments
The Accessible Environments cluster aims to lead the way in identifying avenues for fair access for all.
Animal Welfare in a Changing World
Explore cognitive and behavioural abilities that animals display in different contexts so that objective criteria can be established to recognize their welfare.
Democracy, Human Rights and Communication/Advocacy
Have an impact in shaping the ethical conceptualisation, use, regulation, and transformation of the digital environment.
Nature Emergency
We address three inseparable crises that constitute the Nature Emergency: climate change, biodiversity loss, and disconnection from nature.
Net Zero Communities
This cluster works with communities in Clackmannanshire, Edinburgh and Glasgow to co-develop and evaluate place-based approaches to achieving net zero.
Environmental Justice
This cluster develops novel analyses and policies around environmental justice and low carbon transitions that are informed by cutting-edge research findings.
Inclusive Ageing in a Digital World
This cluster explores how digital technologies are influencing the daily lives of older people.
People on the Move
Engage with the complexities of migration through a multi-disciplinary approach that combines sociological, criminological, historical, cultural and comparative perspectives.
Blue Economy
Conduct research centred around the Blue Economy - which is increasingly recognized for its significant potential to address global food security challenges.
Creative Industries
Our Creative Industries Cluster advances innovative and interdisciplinary research that bridges theory and practice across regional creative media industries.
Health and Wellbeing
We explore systems-informed and/or community-based approaches to improving health and wellbeing.
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