CPRL Funded PhD Opportunities 2024

Over the last few years we have encouraged PhD-level study by part-funding students at the Open University on policing-related topics.  Since the start of the programme we have awarded studentships to 12 officers and staff. We are now able to fund two additional part-time students who are applying to OU Faculties for PhD study starting in October 2024 or February 2025. Studentships are limited to employees of Centre partner police forces and agencies only and can be awarded to those holding an offer of PhD study in one of the OU’s Faculties.

Studentships support research in any area relevant to the work of the Centre and its four research themes:

The Centre-funded studentship covers half the costs of the registration fees within the 8-year time limit for part-time PhDs.  Students will be required to fund the remaining fee themselves or obtain funding from another source. 

To discuss the possibility of a CPRL PhD studentship please contact Dr Paul Walley, who is the Centre’s Director of Learning via OUPC@open.ac.uk as soon as possible.  For an October 2024 start date you should be applying to a Faculty for your PhD place in early 2024, ideally before the end of February 2024.  It is up to you to meet the relevant application deadline applied by the Faculty.