Prospective Students

We welcome applications in Social Policy and Criminology to study for an MPhil or PhD, as either a full-time campus-based student or a part-time student. We are particularly interested in proposals which fall within our existing research strengths. Find out more information about our current research expertise here.

Please visit the staff profiles for further information on staff research supervision interests. You can also search Open Research Online for full details of staff research publications as a guide to the research interests of departmental staff.

Read further information about Postgraduate Research in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

We welcome enquiries so please get in touch with Dr Rossana Perez del Aguila, Postgraduate Convenor.

Key dates

The application deadline for funded students is noon 7 January 2025 and for self-funded students the deadline is noon 31 March 2025. This is for all applicants wishing to begin their students on 1 October of that same calendar year.

For those wishing to begin their studies on 1 February, the application deadline is 31 August of the previous calendar year.

More information on the Postgraduate Research programme in Social Policy and Criminology can be found below

• FAQs
• Social Policy and Criminology Postgraduate Research Degree Prospectus

Research students

• Current research students
• Recently completed students