PhD in Economics

ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work PhD Studentship (2026) The Impact of Digital Transformation on Skills, Wages, and Career Trajectories in the United Kingdom Supervisors at Sussex: Prof. Richard Dickens and Dr Wenchao Jin This studentship is supported by the ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work. You will study within the Economics PhD programme at the University of Sussex Business School, as part of the South East Doctoral Training Arc. The studentship includes a placement with the UK Low Pay Commission , providing the opportunity to investigate how digital technologies interact with rising minimum wages.