MPhil/PhD Law
University of Chester
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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JAN-26

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Research activity in the School principally surrounds socio-legal research in the fields of:- Equality and diversity - Human rights- EU law- Legal history- The development of legal educationPrevious postgraduate work includes a study of the implementation of restorative justice within criminal justice systems, assessment experiences of undergraduate law students with specific learning difficulties, the impact of the introduction of positive action in relation to BME football coaches in the ...Read more

Research activity in the School principally surrounds socio-legal research in the fields of:

- Equality and diversity

- Human rights

- EU law

- Legal history

- The development of legal education

Previous postgraduate work includes a study of the implementation of restorative justice within criminal justice systems, assessment experiences of undergraduate law students with specific learning difficulties, the impact of the introduction of positive action in relation to BME football coaches in the UK.

Current postgraduate work includes assessment experiences of gendered experiences of lawyers in relation to the Shared Parental Leave legislation third party liability for harassment exploration of safeguarding under the FGM legislation.In addition, the Law School currently hosts a legal research forum: the Forum for Research into Equality and Diversity (‘FRED’).

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5/279
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71st
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74th
What students say
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Sophie
11 Oct 24

I am very impressed with the PAT (personal academic tutor) system at the university. This system works extremely well and has helped me through my three years of my degree. There..Read more

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Ebru
08 Feb 24

Best - the support has been unreal by the university, I believe it includes everyone under one umbrella even though every student is different and everyone has different needs...Read more

Entry requirements

To be eligible to apply for an MPhil or PhD programmes, applicants should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least an upper second class honours degree in a discipline appropriate to their intended area of research.

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£5,006 per year

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Accommodation - Grosvenor House - £179 per week

£15,084 per year

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Accommodation - Grosvenor House - £179 per week

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11 Oct 24
Law - LLB (Hons)
I am very impressed with the PAT (personal academic tutor) system at the university. This system works extremely well and has helped me through my three years of my degree. There...
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08 Feb 24
Law - LLB (Hons)
Best - the support has been unreal by the university, I believe it includes everyone under one umbrella even though every student is different and everyone has different needs....
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University of Chester
University of Chester , Chester

The University of Chester is a 21 st century university which traces its roots back to 1839, placing it among the oldest higher...

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University of Chester
University of Chester Parkgate Road Chester Cheshire CH1 4BJ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Bache  0.5 miles away
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