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King's College London

Leverhulme Trust

Fully Funded PhD Studentship in the Slavery-War Nexus at King’s College London King’s College London in United Kingdom

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Sociology

Funding

One fully funded doctoral studentship is available from February 2026. The programme notes that some or all PhD opportunities have funding attached and that funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities.

Deadline

Oct 18, 2026

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United Kingdom

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King's College London

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Keywords

Sociology
Political Science
Geography
International Relations
Military History
History
Literature
Heritage Studies
Economic History
Social History
Law
War Studies
Party Politics
Economics
Global History

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About this position

King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War is offering one fully funded doctoral studentship starting from February 2026.

This PhD opportunity sits within the Department of War Studies and the wider Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, a ten-year, £10 million initiative jointly led by King’s College London and the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab. The Centre is building a new interdisciplinary field around the slavery-war nexus, with research spanning historical conflicts, contemporary crises, and future-oriented forecasting.

Research themes include (Re)conceptualising, Understanding, Forecasting, and Tackling slavery in war. The programme highlights methods and interests across war studies, modern slavery studies, law, geography, political theory, international relations, political science, digital humanities, and data science. It also mentions survivor narratives, historical and legal analysis, satellite imagery, future methods, peace-gaming, AI-powered forecasting, and Earth Observation data analysis.

Relevant study areas and keywords include history, political science, sociology, international relations, law, geography, economic history, heritage studies, military history, social history, world history, and languages, literature & culture.

The opportunity is open to suitably qualified candidates worldwide, although the funding notes say support may be limited to a restricted set of nationalities. The successful candidate must also formally apply to the Department of War Studies PhD programme and satisfy its admission requirements after selection.

Deadline: 18 October 2026 at 5pm.

Funding details

One fully funded doctoral studentship is available from February 2026. The programme notes that some or all PhD opportunities have funding attached and that funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities.

What's required

Applicants must be suitably qualified and able to apply to the Department of War Studies PhD programme after selection. Candidates should be ready to submit a formal PhD application immediately after selection and satisfy the department’s admission requirements. Applications are welcome from candidates worldwide, though funding may be limited to certain nationalities.

How to apply

Apply by 5pm on 18 October 2026. If selected, you must then formally apply to the Department of War Studies PhD programme and meet its admission requirements. Read the full programme details for any nationality-specific funding conditions.

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