📢 I currently support applications for PhD and postdoctoral funding at the Cultural Geo-Analytics Lab (Dept. of Digital Humanities, King’s College London). I consider projects in geographic data science, cultural analytics, digital geographies, spatial humanities, and closely related fields with a strong empirical, quantitative, or computational focus. I am happy to discuss research ideas and application details.
🏛️ The Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London offers a world-leading environment for interdisciplinary research across cultural data science, cultural analytics, digital geographies, internet and media studies, digital humanities, creative and cultural industries, critical data studies, computational methods, and data journalism.
✍️ Contact me by email enclosing (i) a short CV / résumé with your marks, (ii) a short research plan, (iii) the funding source(s) you plan to apply for, (iv) one or ideally two referees (people who can write a support letter/reference for you, such as former supervisors, teachers, or managers). I also support self-funded PhDs. See also my tips for writing a good PhD/postdoctoral project proposal.
🚨🤖 AI note: Please do not submit AI-generated text as part of your PhD inquiries. We are assessing your ability to think independently, design research, and communicate your own ideas. Using AI to produce a project makes it difficult for us to judge your actual skills and undermines the purpose of the application—it’s usually overly generic and shallow. If a project is largely generated by a tool, we cannot be confident about your readiness for doctoral-level research. It may also raise concerns about academic integrity at a very early stage of your career.
Current opportunities at the lab 🎓 🗺️
- PhD project: Mapping theatre in Nigeria: deadline 13 February 2026
Funding schemes at King’s College London 🎓
- Arts & Humanities Doctoral Studentships, deadline 13 February 2026
- ADAPT-AI AHRC Doctoral Studentship, in partnership with London South Bank University and Guildhall School of Music & Drama, deadline 13 February 2026
- King’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship programme (K-CSC), deadline 1 January 2026
- King’s-Ramón Areces Foundation PhD Scholarship Programme (K-FRA), (candidates with Spanish nationality), deadline 13 February 2026
- Joint PhD Scholarships with partner universities (Uni. of Hong Kong, Humboldt Uni., the National Uni. of Singapore and the Uni. of Sao Paulo), deadline 15 February 2026
- African Creativity Beyond Borders, deadline 13 February 2026
Funding schemes in the UK/EU 🎓
- London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP): deadline for individual applications 23 Jan 2026
- EU postdoctoral funding Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA): application deadline TBA, contact me by May
- British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships (BA): deadline for applications Oct TBA; contact me by July
Resources for applicants 💡
These resources are a useful starting point for PhD and postdoctoral funding at King’s College London and in the UK:
- Doing a PhD at KCL
- Digital Humanities PhD at KCL
- Study UK: Prepare to Study and Live in the UK (online course)
- PhD funding in the UK
Past opportunities
- London Arts & Humanities Doctoral Training Partnership (LAHP) (scheme cancelled from 2025)
- PhD scholarship at the University of Leicester on Data Census
- PhD Studentship at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/Birkbeck on food geography
- UBEL DTP scholarships in quantitative human geography/GIS (co-supervision with UCL)
Last updated: Dec 2025
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