Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
PhD
(MPhil also available) |
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years |
February and October |
January to April |
Qualifications
PhD (MPhil also available) |
Duration
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years |
Start dates
February and October |
Application period
January to April |
The Social Policy and Criminology discipline has extensive interests and an international profile in this field. It is engaged in a number of lived-experience, policy-, welfare- and criminologically related research projects.
Our substantive areas of interest include:
- transnational family and kinship networks
- migration in relation to care, health, and welfare provision
- migration of young people for work, education, or training
- refugees services, advocacy and activism
- criminalisation processes in relation to migrants and refugees (adults and children)
- borders and surveillance
Research students connected to this area are encouraged to participate in the supportive and collegial research culture in the department and the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies. Staff in this research area are members of the Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative and Innovation, Knowledge and Development.
Both of these research initiatives warmly welcome Postgraduate Student participation.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Potential research projects
We are open to receiving proposals on a wide range of research projects on this broad topic.
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
UK fee |
International fee |
Full-time: £4,786 per year |
Full-time: £12,146 per year |
Part-time: £2,393 per year |
Part-time: £6,073 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via 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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