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Teaching &supervision

Courses and lecture notes, doctoral and Master's research supervised, programmes directed, and current openings for students.

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18PhDs completedSince 2009
5PhDs ongoingTwo openings for 2027
9MPhil completedPlus 1 ongoing
60+Master's thesesAcross all cohorts
Supervision

Doctoral researchers

A selection of current and recent PhD students. 18 completed, 5 ongoing.

Ongoing

Heat stress and urban informal livelihoods

Farhana Islam
PhD2023 –
Ongoing

Groundwater salinity and household coping strategies

Arif Hasan
PhD2022 –
Ongoing

Glacial-lake risk governance in Nepal (co-supervised)

Maya Gurung
PhD2021 –
Awarded

Locally-led adaptation finance in coastal Bangladesh

Dr. Nusrat Akter
PhD2019 – 2024
Awarded

From early warning to early action

Dr. Tahmid Chowdhury
PhD2017 – 2022
Awarded

Rice–shrimp systems and social differentiation

Dr. Mahbub Hossain
PhD2015 – 2020

MPhil

9 completed, 1 ongoing
  • Sadia RahmanCommunity radio and cyclone preparedness
    Completed 2024
  • Rumana BegumWomen's participation in water user groups
    Completed 2022
  • Imran KabirClimate finance tracking at district level
    Ongoing, 2023 –

Master's theses

60+ across all cohorts
2025 – 20268 theses
  • Solar irrigation adoption in the north-west
  • Microinsurance for flood risk
  • Plastic waste and urban drainage
  • and 5 more
2023 – 202411 theses
  • Migration and remittance use in Satkhira
  • Mangrove restoration and fisher livelihoods
  • and 9 more
Earlier cohorts: 40+ theses, listed in the full CVOpen full CV
Teaching

Courses taught

Graduate, undergraduate and doctoral courses in the Department of Folklore & Social Development Studies.

  • FSD 501

    Folk Knowledge & Climate Adaptation

    Graduate, since 2006

    Graduate
  • FSD 512

    Community Institutions & Water Governance

    Graduate, since 2009

    Graduate
  • FSD 610

    Advanced Qualitative & Ethnographic Methods

    PhD seminar, since 2014

    Doctoral
  • FSD 430

    Research Methods for Social Development

    Undergraduate, since 2005

    Undergraduate
  • FSD 320

    Disasters, Culture & Society

    Undergraduate, since 2010

    Undergraduate

Lecture notes

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FSD 501: Folk Knowledge & Climate Adaptation, Full Lecture NotesPDF, 817 B, updated Jan 2026
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FSD 512: Water Governance Slide Deck (Weeks 1–12)PDF, 804 B, updated Aug 2025
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FSD 430: Research Methods Reading PackPDF, 791 B, updated Jan 2026
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Leadership

Programmes & groups directed

2010to present

Delta Adaptation Research Group

Director of a 15-member group of PhD students, postdocs and research assistants.

2018to 2023

MA in Climate & Society

Founded and directed the programme through its first five cohorts.

2018to present

BARD Network

Executive Director; runs the joint doctoral colloquium across 32 universities.

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For students

Templates & guides

Use these when preparing a proposal or starting fieldwork.

DOCX Thesis Proposal Template (MA / MPhil / PhD)DOCX, 1021 B DOCX Informed Consent Form for Field ResearchDOCX, 1013 B PDF Supervision Agreement & ExpectationsPDF, 789 B
Student voices

In their words

Share your experience
Professor Rahman taught me that rigour and empathy are not opposites. His supervision was demanding, generous and always focused on what the research could do for people.
Dr. Nusrat AkterFormer PhD student, now Associate Professor
The best teacher I've had. His classes made me want to work on climate adaptation for the rest of my career.
Tanvir ChowdhuryMA graduate, Climate & Society
Working in his research group was formative. He creates space for young researchers to lead while quietly making sure they succeed.
Dr. James LeeResearch Fellow, NUS (demo)
Openings for the 2027 intake

Two fully-funded PhD positions

Plus several MA thesis topics. Send a two-page concept note and CV using the proposal template.

Apply or enquire Get the template
Fully funded for 3 yearsTuition, stipend and fieldwork
Two-page concept noteUse the template in Student resources
Rolling reviewUntil positions are filled