| 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 Department of Social Policy and Criminology is recognised for its impact on policing policy and practice. Substantive areas of interest include but are not limited to:
- Police accountability and oversight
- Policing by consent
- Police corruption and misconduct
- Ethics in law enforcement
- Racial bias and discrimination in policing
- Technological advancements in policing and ethical implications
- Police culture and organisational ethics
- Ethical issues in undercover and covert operations
- Policing and drug enforcement
- Defunding the police and radical alternatives to policing and enforcement
Many staff are members of the Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative. Research students are encouraged to participate in the discipline's supportive and collegial research culture.
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 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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