Teaching & Supervising

At Oxford, I teach across two departments. Within the School of Geography and the Environment I teach undergraduate and postgraduate students. In the Department for Continuing Education, I teach on the Sustainable Urban Development master’s programme.

I supervise masters and DPhil (PhD) projects in both departments. I also mentor visiting graduate students whose research aligns with my own.

I currently (co-)supervise six DPhil students and two Postdoctoral Research Associates.

If you’re interested in working with me for your graduate studies, as a visiting student or to apply for external postdoctoral funding (ESRC, MSCA etc.), the first step is to take a look at my research page, which outlines what I am currently working on.

If you decide to apply to Oxford, take a look at the university website which has a lot of guidance on the process and the proposal requirements.

If you would like to have a chat about your research interests for your graduate work, pop me an email at: debbie.hopkins[at]ouce.ox.ac.uk

Current DPhil (PhD) Students

  • Julia Youngs (OLL)

  • Neha Arora (OLL)

  • Michael Folayan (SoGE)

  • Maryam Altaf (SoGE)

  • Yi Fan Liu (SoGE)

  • Faizal Bin Abdul Aziz (SoGE)



Current Postdocs

  • Dr Vanessa Ternes

    INCLUCity+: Youth and Logistics Integration in the 15-Minute City

    Funding: UKRI Economic and Social Research Council

  • Dr Jianxiao Liu

    CanisCity: Canine Cityscapes: Sensing, Modelling, and Designing for More-than-Human Co-Residents,

    Funding: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions [MSCA] 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship

Former Students

  • Dr Andreas Papallas, DPhil student, graduated 2026.

  • Dr Vera Huwe, visiting student.

Former Postdocs

  • Dr Kaveri Medappa

    Postdoc on the Trucking Lives: Making Space for People in Truck Driving Work (2022-2026) ESRC funded project.

    Now: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital Economy and Extreme Politics Lab at University College Dublin.

  • Dr Noah Birksted-Breen