Doctoral studies

Doctoral researchers of the Centre for Consumer Society Research are a part of multidisciplinary research environment that studies consumer society and the phenomena that influence it. Doctoral researchers affiliated to the Centre have to study in one of the doctoral programmes of the University of Helsinki.

Doctoral researchers will also have the opportunity to participate in the Centre's activities and be involved in ongoing research projects.

More information about doctoral education and instructions on how to apply for a doctoral degree can be found on the University of Helsinki's website. If you are interested in postgraduate studies in consumer research, please contact our supervising researchers directly. You can find the Centre's supervisors under headings and , or you can contact our researchers directly. The supervisor should be a PhD level researcher, and one of the two supervisors should have a long or permanent employment contract.

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Consumer Society Research PhD Seminar

The Consumer Society Research PhD Seminar is aimed at postgraduate students with an academic interest in exploring issues that concern consumer society and consumer culture. The seminar is divided into two different thematic tracks: Emerging Technologies in Society (responsible teacher Minna Ruckenstein) and Consumption (responsible teachers Petteri Repo and Frank Trentmann). The seminar is part of the Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences. See the course unit's web page for further information.