About the Programme
If you are interested in addressing complex, international issues and developing your professional research skills, then pursuing a PhD in the Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs could be for you.
Our aim is to create a vibrant, enthusiastic and forward-thinking research community, where academics and students work closely together on solutions to problems of diplomacy and international affairs.
Our academics offer research expertise and experience in a wide range of subject areas. They are extremely well-networked with professionals outside of academia in their respective fields.
Students who choose to undertake a research programme with us will have the opportunity to work with top researchers and industry leaders and gain first-hand experience of industry centred problem solving. You will be actively encouraged to engage with research communities across the globe and you will become part of a talented research community within the University.
In some cases, the Institute can provide joint supervisory arrangements with colleagues from other Loughborough University London institutes and from research teams based at Loughborough University’s East Midlands campus, for example the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.
The Institute has recently supervised or currently supervises PhDs in the fields of Northern Ireland and political identity in the time of Brexit; narratives and myths of contemporary Polish foreign policy; First Ladies and cultural and public diplomacy in Ukraine; comparative policy learning in times of crisis (Australia, the UK and Covid responses); foreign policy and domestic Turkish politics; AI in Russian strategic discourse; sport as a geopolitical tool; Brexit and employment in the UK sport sector; and the role of metropolitan innovation ecosystems as diplomatic actors.
Research at Loughborough University London
Loughborough University London continues Loughborough's success as one of the country's top research-led universities, bringing benefit to local and international communities through applied research and sociocultural, interdisciplinary thinking.
Students who choose to undertake a research programme with us will have the opportunity to work with top researchers and industry leaders and gain first-hand experience of industry centred problem solving. You will be actively encouraged to engage with research communities across the globe and you will become part of a talented research community within the University.
Diplomacy and International Governance PhD
PhD: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time
MPhil: 2 years full-time; 4 years part-time