Regulation, Governance, Policy Process | Research Degrees

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Award Award	Duration Duration	Start dates Start dates	Application Application
PhD (MPhil also available) PhD (MPhil also available)	Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years	February and October February and October	January to April January to April

The Social Policy and Criminology discipline undertakes active and extensive research in this area. We have expertise in globalisation, transnationalism and social policy; the links between educational policy and society which deal with education, poverty, social class and/or identity; and particularly as examined through the lens of poverty and problematised spaces, racial and other forms of exclusion.

Substantive research interests include:

Many staff are members of the Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative and Innovation, Knowledge and Development (research centre). Research students are encouraged to participate in the supportive and collegial research culture in the discipline.

Minimum 2:1 (or equivalent); a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any of the four categories (or approved equivalent).

We are open to receiving proposals on a wide range of research projects on this broad topic.

UK fee UK fee	International fee International fee
Full-time: £5,006 per year Full-time: £5,006 per year	Full-time: £12,705 per year Full-time: £12,705 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year Part-time: £2,503 per year	Part-time: £6,353 per year Part-time: £6,353 per year

Some of our research students are funded via the The Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.

For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.

To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.

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