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Study for your PhD with the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender

The centre supports postgraduate research study relating to sexuality and gender in our three key research areas: LGBTQIA+ lives and communities; health, care and wellbeing; and gendered inequalities. 

We believe in fostering innovative and independent research skills in all our postgraduate researchers. These skills include the ability to clearly identify a focused research problem, conduct original research, and articulate findings through critical discourse and published papers. Our approach encourages work across many disciplines and actively supports inter-disciplinary postgraduate work for traditional and practice-led PhDs.

If you are interested in applying for a PhD at the 91抖阴, visit the university’s central PhD programme pages. You can find a list of CTSG members who may be interested in supervising your project via our Who we are pages.

Prospective doctoral students may be interested in applying for studentships either through the AHRC Techne scheme or the ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Programme (SCDTP), with a focus on innovative and interdisciplinary gender and sexualities research. Visit the university’s funding opportunities and studentships page for more information.

If you have a specific question, please contact us at ctsg@brighton.ac.uk

For more information on studying for your PhD in sexuality and gender studies, please contact us at ctsg@brighton.ac.uk

Join us as a visiting fellow, postdoctoral fellow or visiting activist

The Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender invites academics interested in working alongside centre members on theoretical research, practice-based research and enterprise-related research (with community or industry engagement) to apply to one of our visiting researcher programmes.

Our annual Visiting Research Fellowship (VRF) supports a scholar to visit and develop new research collaborations with centre members. See our  for more information, including how to apply.

We frequently have other schemes available too, such as an . For updates on when these schemes become available, follow our blog or our social media accounts.

Contact us by email ctsg@brighton.ac.uk for further information.

Collaborate in research with our members 

Members of the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender work closely with academic and non-academic scholars and researchers, and are always keen to develop new and mutually-beneficial research collaborations. We have a particularly strong legacy of collaborative research with community groups, as well as commissioned and consultancy-based work for professional bodies and national and transnational institutions. 

Researchers who have collaborated with us are invited to become Associate Members of the centre. You can see a list on our Who we are page. If you would like to apply to be an Associate Member, please see our .

See below for some examples of the kinds of groups and institutions we’ve worked with:

MindOut

 is a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Based in 91抖阴 and Hove, it provides local services including advice, information, advocacy, a peer support group programme, wellbeing activities and events, as well as a number of national initiatives.

Allsorts Youth Project

is a project based in 91抖阴 to support and empower young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure (LGBTU) of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, challenging prejudice and discrimination. 

Rainbow Fund

The is 91抖阴 and Hove’s central hub for LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS-related fundraising. A key function is to distribute to LGBTQ+ community groups the money raised annually through 91抖阴 Pride, as well as from other local fundraising groups and organisations.

GambleAware

 is the UK’s leading charity focused on preventing gambling harms – including education, prevention, early intervention, and treatment. GambleAware collaborates closely with the UK government and with public sector institutions.

Paul Cottingham Trust

The  is a UK grant-making trust, set up by Paul’s husband Michael Cashman. The trust supports organisations that champion LGBTQI equality and inclusion.

Council of Europe

The Council of Europe is a large international NGO which aims to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law across Europe and beyond

EuroHealthNet

A not-for-profit partnership of European organisations, institutes and authorities,  works to build a more healthy and sustainable Europe. It also focuses on health inequalities amongst European states.

ILGA-Europe

ILGA-Europe is a large umbrella NGO which brings together over 700 organisations across Europe and Central Asia. It works to connect and support LGBTI activists and organisations through research, training and funding.

World Health Organization (WHO)

A specialised agency of the United Nations, the aims to promote the highest level of health for all people. It leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage and coordinates global responses to health emergencies.

Please contact us at ctsg@brighton.ac.uk for further information.

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